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Benin: SIMA to hold third edition in November

Benin: SIMA to hold third edition in November

Uganda: Afrigo Band co-founder Moses Matovu dies aged 77

Uganda: Afrigo Band co-founder Moses Matovu dies aged 77

South Africa to launch Creative Biz Fund for creative enterprises

South Africa to launch Creative Biz Fund for creative enterprises

SA: Bassline co-owner Paige Jean Holmes dies

SA: Bassline co-owner Paige Jean Holmes dies

Egypt: TUL8TE announces six-date North American tour

Egypt: TUL8TE announces six-date North American tour

Visa appoints Fally Ipupa as face of Visa Pay in Democratic Republic of Congo

Visa appoints Fally Ipupa as face of Visa Pay in Democratic Republic of Congo

African Muzik Magazine Awards 2026: Davido, Tems and Phyno among winners

African Muzik Magazine Awards 2026: Davido, Tems and Phyno among winners

London man jailed over UK’s largest counterfeit vinyl seizure

London man jailed over UK’s largest counterfeit vinyl seizure

Groove Biennale III to close with Joburg alternative culture showcase

Groove Biennale III to close with Joburg alternative culture showcase

Nigeria: Fireboy DML, JAZZWRLD and Thukuthela release ‘IMALI’

Nigeria: Fireboy DML, JAZZWRLD and Thukuthela release ‘IMALI’

Warner Chappell Music co-chair Carianne Marshall to leave company

Warner Chappell Music co-chair Carianne Marshall to leave company

CANEX WKND 2026 to bring Global Africa’s creative economy to Lagos in November

CANEX WKND 2026 to bring Global Africa’s creative economy to Lagos in November

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

Benin: SIMA to hold third edition in November

Benin: SIMA to hold third edition in November

Uganda: Afrigo Band co-founder Moses Matovu dies aged 77

Uganda: Afrigo Band co-founder Moses Matovu dies aged 77

South Africa to launch Creative Biz Fund for creative enterprises

South Africa to launch Creative Biz Fund for creative enterprises

SA: Bassline co-owner Paige Jean Holmes dies

SA: Bassline co-owner Paige Jean Holmes dies

Egypt: TUL8TE announces six-date North American tour

Egypt: TUL8TE announces six-date North American tour

Visa appoints Fally Ipupa as face of Visa Pay in Democratic Republic of Congo

Visa appoints Fally Ipupa as face of Visa Pay in Democratic Republic of Congo

African Muzik Magazine Awards 2026: Davido, Tems and Phyno among winners

African Muzik Magazine Awards 2026: Davido, Tems and Phyno among winners

London man jailed over UK’s largest counterfeit vinyl seizure

London man jailed over UK’s largest counterfeit vinyl seizure

Groove Biennale III to close with Joburg alternative culture showcase

Groove Biennale III to close with Joburg alternative culture showcase

Nigeria: Fireboy DML, JAZZWRLD and Thukuthela release ‘IMALI’

Nigeria: Fireboy DML, JAZZWRLD and Thukuthela release ‘IMALI’

Warner Chappell Music co-chair Carianne Marshall to leave company

Warner Chappell Music co-chair Carianne Marshall to leave company

CANEX WKND 2026 to bring Global Africa’s creative economy to Lagos in November

CANEX WKND 2026 to bring Global Africa’s creative economy to Lagos in November

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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Amerado

Amerado

Solo artists

Kumasi, Ghana

In operation since:

2015

Contact person:

Amerado

Contact:

+233266436224 +233543936497

BIO

Derrick Kwabena Safo Kantanka, known by his stage name Amerado (Amerado Burner), is a Ghanaian hip hop and hiplife artist from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The moniker "AMERADO" symbolises "A Master Every Rapper Always Dream Of." He was discovered by Azee Ntwene in 2015 during Solid FM's Freestyle Saturday initiative, where he emerged as the 2nd Runner-up. Initially associated with Rap Pagez, Amerado later became the flagship artist of MicBurnerz Music, transitioning from his former name after Strongman joined Sarkcess Music.

In January 2017, Amerado released his first major track under the label, titled 'I AM', produced by Azee Ntwene himself. This song was highly acclaimed in the hip-hop and hiplife genre, garnering over 40 000 downloads across music platforms. The track paid homage to hiplife pioneers and earned Amerado recognition from established musicians like Reggie Rockstone, Edem, Okyeame Kwame, and Stay Jay, who praised and collaborated with him.

Amerado is recognised for his signature attire: a black hoodie paired with distinctive African print designs. He goes by various monikers, including The Beast, The Hoodie Rapper, Twi Machine, Mogya Mono, Lyrical Bawumia, Beat Denkyem, among others. Notable for his dedication, growing fan base, and the achievements of his team, Amerado is often dubbed the king of puns. His popular tracks include 'Save My Soul', 'At My Back', 'Beast Attitude', 'Fatality Flow' and more.

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Music

The Price of Becoming (Mpaebor) (Intro)

Amerado

03:30

Chacha

Amerado

03:36

Return of the Lunatic 2

Amerado

02:50

Keteke

Amerado

02:52

Sika Mframa

Amerado

02:55

Wo Ex Bedwa

Amerado

02:21

Fortune or Flesh

Amerado

02:38

Return of the Lunatic

Amerado

03:19

Obiaa Nte Mase

Amerado

02:42

Kwaku Ananse (Remix) [feat. Fameye]

Amerado

03:23

Aseda (feat. Oseikrom Sikanii, Strongman, Kweku Flick, Okyeame Kwame, YPee, Kofi Jamar & Broda Sammy)

Amerado

06:34

Videos

When Ras Amerado meets Ras Kuuku 🔥🔥

When Ras Amerado meets Ras Kuuku 🔥🔥

September 2, 2026

Amerado – Sika Mframa (Official Video)

Amerado – Sika Mframa (Official Video)

September 1, 2026

Amerado – The Price Of Becoming (Mpaebor) [Audio Slide]

Amerado – The Price Of Becoming (Mpaebor) [Audio Slide]

August 28, 2026

Amerado – Sika Mframa [Audio Slide]

Amerado – Sika Mframa [Audio Slide]

August 28, 2026

Amerado – Pharaoh ft. Epixode & Ras Kuuku [Audio Slide]

Amerado – Pharaoh ft. Epixode & Ras Kuuku [Audio Slide]

August 28, 2026

Amerado – Return of the Lunatic 2 [Audio Slide]

Amerado – Return of the Lunatic 2 [Audio Slide]

August 28, 2026

Amerado – ChaCha [Audio Slide]

Amerado – ChaCha [Audio Slide]

August 28, 2026

Amerado – Keteke [Audio Slide]

Amerado – Keteke [Audio Slide]

August 28, 2026

Amerado – Fountain ft. Skales [Audio Slide]

Amerado – Fountain ft. Skales [Audio Slide]

August 28, 2026

Studio time with my bro @skales 🎶🔊#ThePriceOfBecoming

Studio time with my bro @skales 🎶🔊#ThePriceOfBecoming

August 23, 2026

Snippet: Sika Mframa off The Price of Becoming EP (Prod by MOG Beatz)

Snippet: Sika Mframa off The Price of Becoming EP (Prod by MOG Beatz)

August 19, 2026

Amerado - The Price Of Becoming || 28th August || EP Announcement

Amerado - The Price Of Becoming || 28th August || EP Announcement

August 17, 2026

Amerado – Return Of The Lunatic 2 (Performance Video)

Amerado – Return Of The Lunatic 2 (Performance Video)

August 12, 2026

Grab your dancing shoes let’s tease your ex! 😅🎶🎤

Grab your dancing shoes let’s tease your ex! 😅🎶🎤

Amerado - Wo Ex Bedwa (Lyrics Video)

Amerado - Wo Ex Bedwa (Lyrics Video)

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