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

EchoE

EchoE

DJs, Producers
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Nairobi, Kenya

In operation since:

2015

Contact person:

EchoE

BIO

EchoE ))) is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist working as a Sound designer, Dj ,visual expressionist, digital thinker and a beat maker. The nairobi based artist Dj loves to describe his musical style as "Wav surf" which is bending genres to create new experiences. Stamping his mark in the alternative nairobi music scene, the artist has been pushing musical boundaries through his original tracks, remixes and edits to give the EchoE bounce.

Nairobi Noise Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/nairobinoise

On the 14th of april 2020 the artist dj shared his debut EP "I WAITED PATIENTLY FOR THE LORD." Which premiered on Bandcamp, please support him
Debut Ep: https://echoe1.bandcamp.com/releases

" Inorder to understand what is to come, we must first appreciate what was."

This is opening the statement from this young artist about what inspired the EP, the sound texture of the compilaton shifts the listeners to a new sound dimension of zilizopendwa to a personal narrative of the artist. The artist has constantly been reimagining the kenyan sound which resulted to the creation of "kabaka" which is a remix poised as an ode to the twist legend Daudi Kabaka.

Listen to Kabaka - https://bit.ly/32FCqjS

Featured on Sound Safari Artist of the Month May 2019.
http://www.soundsafari.co.ke/mused-kevin-the-echoe-that-keeps-bouncing-back/

EchoE's 2019 has been graceful enough, which started off steadily with his Monthly Podcast to being featured as the Artist of the Month on Sound Safari Article in May. He has had the chance to open for International Acts such Big Bear, Mix Master Lenny, LA. Dave, DJ Hypnotic, DJ Kace, Bengali Artist H. Dhami in his current Residency at The BlueDoor Club House Westlands. He was also nominated as the Alternative Dj of the year 2019 alongside Taio, DJ Jack Rooster, Coco- Em and DJ G.I in the Cafe Ngoma Awards held at Mary Leaky auditorium and featured in the interactive Cafe Ngoma Social Seven at Micheal Joseph Centre.
https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17848761541753461/

We've seen him release chilled out tracks this last quarter of the year in an EP named Olympics 2020 which he said " Am aiming to be the first African Artist DJ to perform in the glorious Stage" With his first track honouring the legend world record holder Mr Eliud Kipchoge sampling his Havard Speech and infusing his vibe with the powerful message.
https://soundcloud.com/theechoe/sets/olympics-2020

First surfaced in the thing we call Internet with his debut Mixtape Series "Trapped in Nairobi" which was story narrated through Heavy Hip Hop beats and catchy Basslines Bounces and rhythms in 2014. He played the biggest Colour Festival in Eastern Africa in 2015.

In 2016 he became a Runner's Up in DJ competition organized with the aim to seek the best Underground DJ on the come up. I also had an online residency podcast at the Urban Contemporary Radio Station the What's Good Studio. The following years respectively 2017 through 2018 has been a musical adventure both production and gigs. Places I have played: The Alchemist Bar, TreeHouse Nairobi, The Domino Revolution, and the Internet!

To be in the know of what am upto next please follow me and my works on:
Music and sets - https://soundcloud.com/theechoe
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/echoe_k/
Book me - [email protected]

Music

THE SIMPLE IS GENIUS III - ECHOE

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THE SIMPLE IS GENIUS PODACST WEEK BY EchoE

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EchoE Cynaide

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Getting Out by Grace

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KAATI (Nairobi)

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BLSSD - EchoE ft 4046

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17 -YEaR Mix -18

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KAati// Kati

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IN THE MIDDLE ABOVE THE CENTRE OF EVERYTHING

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IN THE MIDDLE ABOVE THE CENTRE OF EVERYTHING(Opening Set At BAckYArd BASS)

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