Every year, the school hosts an initiative called "Swahili Encounters", matching well-known musicians hailing from Africa, the Middle East, Europe and North America with DCMA students to create original musical compositions within a week-long period.
A duk shekara, makarantar tana karɓar baƙuncin wani shiri da ake kira "Haɗuwar Swahili" inda ake haɗa makaɗa 'yan asalin nahiyoyin Afirka da Gabas ta Tsakiya da Turai da Amurka ta Arewa da ɗaliban DCMA don ƙirƙirar sababbin kaɗe-kaɗe da waƙe-waƙe a tsahon mako guda.