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UMG sues DistroKid over alleged copyright infringement, deceptive practices

UMG sues DistroKid over alleged copyright infringement, deceptive practices

SA: Free the Jazz to showcase emerging talent on Heritage Day

SA: Free the Jazz to showcase emerging talent on Heritage Day

SA: Bontle Modiselle, Robot Boii and Baba Mthethwa to host Scorpion Kings Live

SA: Bontle Modiselle, Robot Boii and Baba Mthethwa to host Scorpion Kings Live

Sun-El Musician confirmed for ACCES 2026 in Joburg

Sun-El Musician confirmed for ACCES 2026 in Joburg

Nigeria: Yemi Alade drops ‘IT’S YEMI ALADE’ album

Nigeria: Yemi Alade drops ‘IT’S YEMI ALADE’ album

Linda Sikhakhane announces South Africa, US tour for fifth album

Linda Sikhakhane announces South Africa, US tour for fifth album

Nigeria: Rema releases new single ‘Oh No’ ahead of new project

Nigeria: Rema releases new single ‘Oh No’ ahead of new project

SA: Tumi Musiq prepares new single ‘Many Phases’

SA: Tumi Musiq prepares new single ‘Many Phases’

UMG, ElevenLabs announce AI music licensing partnership

UMG, ElevenLabs announce AI music licensing partnership

Sean Paul to perform in Pretoria in December

Sean Paul to perform in Pretoria in December

SA: Khuzani receives Cultural Icon Award at Oxford leadership summit

SA: Khuzani receives Cultural Icon Award at Oxford leadership summit

SA: Digital Maskandi compilation brings established and emerging artists together

SA: Digital Maskandi compilation brings established and emerging artists together

NEFCISA

NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud of its partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a Strategic Implementing Partner (SIP) for its Social Employment Fund (SEF). Through this collaboration, MIAF is running a national programme that is creating jobs, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening South Africa's creative industries — in line with the SEF's overarching goal to generate work for the common good and build community value through employment, social contribution, and inclusive economic participation. Operating under the banner NEFCISA (National Employment Facility for Creative Industries in South Africa), the initiative is recruiting and training participants, matching them with host organisations, and has already placed 1 500 workers across the country — surpassing its original target of 1 000. NEFCISA is delivered through a network of 20 host organisations spanning five provinces, who are actively hosting participants and contributing to work for the common good across South Africa's creative and cultural industries. Key Objectives: Support employment and entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Offer skills development and training programmes. Foster partnerships between public and private creative sectors. Promote South African creativity at both provincial and national levels Foster community development through social contribution.

ACCES

ACCES

ACCES Conference and Showcase Festival is Africa's leading music industry gathering, bringing together the people shaping the future of the continent's music business. Artists, entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policymakers and cultural leaders from across Africa and around the world come to ACCES to build partnerships, exchange ideas, discover talent and create new business opportunities. Since its launch in 2017, ACCES has become the continent's premier platform for professional exchange and music market development. Combining a high-level conference with a curated showcase festival, networking, exhibitions and industry programmes, ACCES offers a unique space where creativity meets business and where African music connects with the global industry.

Gender@Work

Gender@Work

Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a three-year training programme aimed at upskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector. Launched by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) in April 2019, the programme is connected to the MIAF’s ACCES music conference – a pan-African event held in a different African country every year. This connection enables the programme to reach new participants in a different African country every year. The programme marks the beginning of a more concerted effort by the Foundation to support the participation and inclusion of women in all facets of its programmes and the music sector in Africa as a whole. Over the three years, the programme will aim to address gender imbalances in the sector through training, lobbying, facilitating knowledge exchange and dialogues that foster the interest of women. The broader objectives of the programme are to: Provide industry training for women on critical music industry skills, focusing on: Stage management Electronic music production and recording Music business management Technical knowledge Provide an opportunity for both professional and aspiring women to benefit from the Music In Africa network and its broad range of activities in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Provide a solution-based platform in the form of a round table at ACCES with a view to identify challenges, discuss opportunities and lobby for the interests of female practitioners. Offer participants the opportunity to benefit from programmes offered by MIAF’s partners. Increase access to educational materials. Integrate participants in the broader ACCES programme to maximise experience and exposure to the industry. Record and present training materials on the www.musicinafrica.net, including but not limited to tutorials, templates and other best-practice materials. Communicate women-based themes that support the initiatives and messages of the programme. MAIN TRAINING ACTIVITIES Training in first country (Ghana): In the first year, participants will be trained on all aspects of stage management by a team of experienced stage managers from 10 to 17 November 2019. The programme will offer robust classroom training as well as practical, hands-on training in which participants will also be given the opportunity to manage various aspects of the ACCES performance programme. Training in second country: The second training iteration will take place at ACCES 2020 when the programme will diversify its course to include music production lessons and training on other music business topics. A round-table platform will also be introduced to coincide with the ACCES programme. Training in third country: The third training iteration will take place at ACCES 2021 in a different country, offering an advanced course. HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED? As a participant, facilitator or trainer: The programme enrolls up to 12 trainees every year. All opportunities are advertised publicly on this website, and will be added to this page. Please keep checking this page for new calls (below under UPDATES & CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES). As a partner Please contact Claire Metais at [email protected]. APPLY The call for applications for 2020 will be announced soon. The Music In Africa Gender @ Work programme is made possible with the support of the Prince Claus Fund, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut.

Sound Connects Fund

Sound Connects Fund

For cultural and creative practitioners and organisations operating in southern Africa, access to funding remains a major challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a massive impact on government policy, spending and the economy in general, and has seen spending on culture being moved further down the list of priorities. Further, the cultural and creative industries repeatedly cite four main areas where investment is needed for growth, which are increased visibility, mobility including access to new markets, finance and support structures.

Instrument Building And Repair Project

Instrument Building And Repair Project

Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

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Composers, arrangers & songwriters

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News Reviews Features Themes Gig Guide

UMG sues DistroKid over alleged copyright infringement, deceptive practices

UMG sues DistroKid over alleged copyright infringement, deceptive practices

SA: Free the Jazz to showcase emerging talent on Heritage Day

SA: Free the Jazz to showcase emerging talent on Heritage Day

SA: Bontle Modiselle, Robot Boii and Baba Mthethwa to host Scorpion Kings Live

SA: Bontle Modiselle, Robot Boii and Baba Mthethwa to host Scorpion Kings Live

Sun-El Musician confirmed for ACCES 2026 in Joburg

Sun-El Musician confirmed for ACCES 2026 in Joburg

Nigeria: Yemi Alade drops ‘IT’S YEMI ALADE’ album

Nigeria: Yemi Alade drops ‘IT’S YEMI ALADE’ album

Linda Sikhakhane announces South Africa, US tour for fifth album

Linda Sikhakhane announces South Africa, US tour for fifth album

Nigeria: Rema releases new single ‘Oh No’ ahead of new project

Nigeria: Rema releases new single ‘Oh No’ ahead of new project

SA: Tumi Musiq prepares new single ‘Many Phases’

SA: Tumi Musiq prepares new single ‘Many Phases’

UMG, ElevenLabs announce AI music licensing partnership

UMG, ElevenLabs announce AI music licensing partnership

Sean Paul to perform in Pretoria in December

Sean Paul to perform in Pretoria in December

SA: Khuzani receives Cultural Icon Award at Oxford leadership summit

SA: Khuzani receives Cultural Icon Award at Oxford leadership summit

SA: Digital Maskandi compilation brings established and emerging artists together

SA: Digital Maskandi compilation brings established and emerging artists together

Projects

NEFCISA

NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud of its partnership with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) as a Strategic Implementing Partner (SIP) for its Social Employment Fund (SEF). Through this collaboration, MIAF is running a national programme that is creating jobs, addressing skills gaps, and strengthening South Africa's creative industries — in line with the SEF's overarching goal to generate work for the common good and build community value through employment, social contribution, and inclusive economic participation. Operating under the banner NEFCISA (National Employment Facility for Creative Industries in South Africa), the initiative is recruiting and training participants, matching them with host organisations, and has already placed 1 500 workers across the country — surpassing its original target of 1 000. NEFCISA is delivered through a network of 20 host organisations spanning five provinces, who are actively hosting participants and contributing to work for the common good across South Africa's creative and cultural industries. Key Objectives: Support employment and entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Offer skills development and training programmes. Foster partnerships between public and private creative sectors. Promote South African creativity at both provincial and national levels Foster community development through social contribution.

ACCES

ACCES

ACCES Conference and Showcase Festival is Africa's leading music industry gathering, bringing together the people shaping the future of the continent's music business. Artists, entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policymakers and cultural leaders from across Africa and around the world come to ACCES to build partnerships, exchange ideas, discover talent and create new business opportunities. Since its launch in 2017, ACCES has become the continent's premier platform for professional exchange and music market development. Combining a high-level conference with a curated showcase festival, networking, exhibitions and industry programmes, ACCES offers a unique space where creativity meets business and where African music connects with the global industry.

Gender@Work

Gender@Work

Music In Africa Gender @ Work is a three-year training programme aimed at upskilling and increasing the participation of female professionals in the African music sector. Launched by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) in April 2019, the programme is connected to the MIAF’s ACCES music conference – a pan-African event held in a different African country every year. This connection enables the programme to reach new participants in a different African country every year. The programme marks the beginning of a more concerted effort by the Foundation to support the participation and inclusion of women in all facets of its programmes and the music sector in Africa as a whole. Over the three years, the programme will aim to address gender imbalances in the sector through training, lobbying, facilitating knowledge exchange and dialogues that foster the interest of women. The broader objectives of the programme are to: Provide industry training for women on critical music industry skills, focusing on: Stage management Electronic music production and recording Music business management Technical knowledge Provide an opportunity for both professional and aspiring women to benefit from the Music In Africa network and its broad range of activities in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Provide a solution-based platform in the form of a round table at ACCES with a view to identify challenges, discuss opportunities and lobby for the interests of female practitioners. Offer participants the opportunity to benefit from programmes offered by MIAF’s partners. Increase access to educational materials. Integrate participants in the broader ACCES programme to maximise experience and exposure to the industry. Record and present training materials on the www.musicinafrica.net, including but not limited to tutorials, templates and other best-practice materials. Communicate women-based themes that support the initiatives and messages of the programme. MAIN TRAINING ACTIVITIES Training in first country (Ghana): In the first year, participants will be trained on all aspects of stage management by a team of experienced stage managers from 10 to 17 November 2019. The programme will offer robust classroom training as well as practical, hands-on training in which participants will also be given the opportunity to manage various aspects of the ACCES performance programme. Training in second country: The second training iteration will take place at ACCES 2020 when the programme will diversify its course to include music production lessons and training on other music business topics. A round-table platform will also be introduced to coincide with the ACCES programme. Training in third country: The third training iteration will take place at ACCES 2021 in a different country, offering an advanced course. HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED? As a participant, facilitator or trainer: The programme enrolls up to 12 trainees every year. All opportunities are advertised publicly on this website, and will be added to this page. Please keep checking this page for new calls (below under UPDATES & CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES). As a partner Please contact Claire Metais at [email protected]. APPLY The call for applications for 2020 will be announced soon. The Music In Africa Gender @ Work programme is made possible with the support of the Prince Claus Fund, Siemens Stiftung and Goethe-Institut.

Sound Connects Fund

Sound Connects Fund

For cultural and creative practitioners and organisations operating in southern Africa, access to funding remains a major challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic has also had a massive impact on government policy, spending and the economy in general, and has seen spending on culture being moved further down the list of priorities. Further, the cultural and creative industries repeatedly cite four main areas where investment is needed for growth, which are increased visibility, mobility including access to new markets, finance and support structures.

Instrument Building And Repair Project

Instrument Building And Repair Project

Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

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Kearoma Rantao

Kearoma Rantao

Solo artists, Composers, arrangers & songwriters, Bands /groups

Gaborone, Botswana

In operation since:

1999

Contact person:

Kearoma Rantao

Email

[email protected]

Contact:

+26775194284 +26775194284

BIO

Kearoma Rantao (born in Lobatse) is an artist from Gaborone, Botswana. Her parents are originally from South Africa.

Rantao's unique and exciting sound has earned her fans in the region. She draws influence from her family whose members are mostly musicians. Rantao's love for music started when she was taught hymns at the age of seven. She later began to sing as a soloist in church, school and community choirs until the age of twelve.

Rantao released her debut album titled 'When the Music plays' at Botswana Craft Marketing, in 2012. That same year she was part of a collaborative album 'Tales from Botswana' which features German and Irish artists.

In 2016, she performed at the Boston Africa Festival in the US. Rantao has also performed in such countries as Germany, Asia, Japan, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. She has shared the stage with such artists as Stimela, Hugh Masekela, Freshlyground, Mahotela Queens and Banjo Mosele.

In 2014, Rantao was among Botswana artists who were first nominated in Best Female Southern Africa category at the Africa Music Magazine Award in Dallas.

Besides music, Rantao is a philanthropist who strongly believes and advocates for the protection and empowerment of young girls and women. She sits on the steering committee for UNICEF Botswana #EsengMoNgwaneng campaign against sexual exploitation and abuse of children.

Live performances
https://youtu.be/Bl8DSlUjil4
https://youtu.be/l3TPKPZdbHY
www.reverberation.com/KearomaRantao
https://youtu.be/0N7ILTLgvoA
https://youtu.be/3ChLyZfiROs
https://youtu.be/QjevksRn_Fc

Interviews:
https://youtu.be/cDQ9RozeAPs
https://youtu.be/QxxshF3Ypuc
https://youtu.be/Ai21PIXjey8

Photos

Kearoma Rantao

Kearoma Rantao

Kearoma Rantao

Kearoma Rantao

Kearoma Rantao

Kearoma Rantao

Music

Mama's Eye - Kearoma Rantao & Daniele Truocchio (48 - 24)[1]

Kearoma Rantao

03:09

01 Makgabisanaga.mp3 From Kalahari Roses Collaboration Band : Album : Tales from Botswana

Kearoma Rantao

03:23

When the music plays .mp3

Kearoma Rantao

04:54

06 MATSOALE

Kearoma Rantao

03:41

Track 6 Matsoale

Kearoma Rantao

03:41

Africa

Kearoma Rantao

05:28

Meropa...

Kearoma Rantao

04:15

04 WHEN THE MUSIK PLAYS

Kearoma Rantao

04:54

WHEN THE MUSIK PLAYS

Kearoma Rantao

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05 Track 5

Kearoma Rantao

05:12

Videos

Listen to Zambezi Soul _New 8 track album by Kearoma Rantao #newalbum #newmusic #afrosoul #jazz

Listen to Zambezi Soul _New 8 track album by Kearoma Rantao #newalbum #newmusic #afrosoul #jazz

August 25, 2026

Rre Johny Mokhaki doing his best at Rhythnm through the Ages Gala”Kearoma’s 27th Anniversary

Rre Johny Mokhaki doing his best at Rhythnm through the Ages Gala”Kearoma’s 27th Anniversary

August 19, 2026

Zambezi Soul Launch trailer vid... At Avani Gaborone Hotel & Casino resort -08-08-2026

Zambezi Soul Launch trailer vid... At Avani Gaborone Hotel & Casino resort -08-08-2026

August 18, 2026

KRH27 27th Anniversary Gala concert at Avani - Kearoma Rantao Live!!

KRH27 27th Anniversary Gala concert at Avani - Kearoma Rantao Live!!

August 17, 2026

I am free by Kearoma Rantao - A song for my father #zambezisoulalbum #iamfree #newsong

I am free by Kearoma Rantao - A song for my father #zambezisoulalbum #iamfree #newsong

August 17, 2026

Monate ' from 2008 with @veemampeezy7300 live at RHYTHM THROUGH THE AGES Gala

Monate ' from 2008 with @veemampeezy7300 live at RHYTHM THROUGH THE AGES Gala

August 17, 2026

#Rhythmthroughtheages - Kearoma Rantao Zambezi Soul Album Launch & 2th Anniversary in music Gala

#Rhythmthroughtheages - Kearoma Rantao Zambezi Soul Album Launch & 2th Anniversary in music Gala

August 15, 2026

@nnunumusic rocking Aluta Continua ‘ the house was on fire !!! At RHYTHM THROUGH THE AGES GALA

@nnunumusic rocking Aluta Continua ‘ the house was on fire !!! At RHYTHM THROUGH THE AGES GALA

August 15, 2026

@nnunumusic Takes it on honoring Mariam Makeba’ Aliya Continua- at RHYTHM THROUGH THE AGES GALA !!

@nnunumusic Takes it on honoring Mariam Makeba’ Aliya Continua- at RHYTHM THROUGH THE AGES GALA !!

August 15, 2026

RHYTHM THROUGH THE AGES-Kearoma celebrates and honours @lettambulu1411 Music in the air KRH27

RHYTHM THROUGH THE AGES-Kearoma celebrates and honours @lettambulu1411 Music in the air KRH27

August 14, 2026

@kearomarantao4264 @KearomaRantaoOfficial presents her all time fav cover by @naraleao5624 - Manha

@kearomarantao4264 @KearomaRantaoOfficial presents her all time fav cover by @naraleao5624 - Manha

August 13, 2026

Mother & Daughter Live at Rhythm through the ages Gala - @KearomaRantaoOfficial @ThutoRantao

Mother & Daughter Live at Rhythm through the ages Gala - @KearomaRantaoOfficial @ThutoRantao

August 12, 2026

@MosikoSetlhake joined on Mmamodisana live performance at Rythm through the ages KRH27 gala

@MosikoSetlhake joined on Mmamodisana live performance at Rythm through the ages KRH27 gala

August 12, 2026

@nnunumusic Nnunu Ramogotsi was on fire honoring @Miriam_Makeba At Rhythm through the Ages KRH27

@nnunumusic Nnunu Ramogotsi was on fire honoring @Miriam_Makeba At Rhythm through the Ages KRH27

August 12, 2026

Song : TSATSI LE TLHABILE- Zambezi Soul Album Launch by Kearoma Rantao Hams

Song : TSATSI LE TLHABILE- Zambezi Soul Album Launch by Kearoma Rantao Hams

August 12, 2026

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