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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

SA: Mjolisi releases new album ‘Kuphelele’

SA: Mjolisi releases new album ‘Kuphelele’

Nigeria: Davido announces three-night Lagos residency at National Theatre

Nigeria: Davido announces three-night Lagos residency at National Theatre

Uganda: Nyege Nyege returns to the Nile for 11th edition with Wakaliwood collaboration

Uganda: Nyege Nyege returns to the Nile for 11th edition with Wakaliwood collaboration

Burna Boy to headline halftime show at NFL’s first Paris game

Burna Boy to headline halftime show at NFL’s first Paris game

Suno faces another class-action lawsuit over alleged 2025 data breach

Suno faces another class-action lawsuit over alleged 2025 data breach

SA: Mawhoo to bring Secret Garden live experience to Durban in November

SA: Mawhoo to bring Secret Garden live experience to Durban in November

Pax Nicholas of Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 returns with ‘Mind Your Business’

Pax Nicholas of Fela Kuti’s Africa 70 returns with ‘Mind Your Business’

British-Ghanaian rapper Sway DaSafo dies aged 44

British-Ghanaian rapper Sway DaSafo dies aged 44

Long Story Short named Apple Music’s Up Next artist for South Africa

Long Story Short named Apple Music’s Up Next artist for South Africa

SA: SOL Distro marks first year with more than 1,000 artists, R1m in royalty payouts

SA: SOL Distro marks first year with more than 1,000 artists, R1m in royalty payouts

Spotify adds control to exclude kids’ music from personalised recommendations, Wrapped

Spotify adds control to exclude kids’ music from personalised recommendations, Wrapped

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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Nkossi Konda

Nkossi Konda

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Kinshasa, Congo (Kinshasa)

In operation since:

1992

Contact person:

Nkossi Konda

BIO

Nkossi KONDA a.k.a Alain Nkossi KONDA is a Recording Artist/ Multiple Award Winning Songwriter/ Music Producer & UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador who was born in Kinshasa (DR of Congo), raised in New York for 30 Years and presently resides in Southern Germany (2 hours from Munich).
He is the Founder of AFRIKOOL Entertainment with his partner Jim SAVITT and their soon to be launched Kinshasa based Production Label AfricArt AGENCY in partnership with the MD of ATON CONGO Willy MANZAMBI & Journalist/ Writer Mr. Herman BANGI BAYO.

NKOSSI which stands for "Lion" in the African language of Kikongo has accepted the invitation by Association NSD President and founder of the Festival du Film Pan Africain in Cannes to serve as Artistic Director for the next 3 Years, at the 16th Edition which will take place from Apri 17th to April 21st 2019. Nkossi who was the first Artist signed by "World music" and Calypso Legend Harry BELAFONTE for his then label Niger Records/ Palm Pictures (in partnership with Island Records Founder Chris BACKWELL) will help launch the new Congolese "World music" label AfricArt AGENCY by releasing his latest Album BANDA LELO = "From this day forth" to announce his arrival on the scene where he plans to support and collaborate in a "Win, win" manner with the next Generation of Young deserving local Talents & those of the Congolese diaspora.

The Main Goal of AfricArt AGENCY is to ensure the revalorization of the Music, Arts & Culture from what many consider to be the craddle of civilization by securing the rights to unpublished songs from Congolese Legends in order to create a Mutiple Compilation series to be called MIGHTY CONGO RIVER VOL1 - Music from our past, our present & our future... Which will be Promoted and released and distributed Physically & Digital (G.A.S. Territories) by the German Label GALILEO Music Commnunication GmbH for the Territories of Germany & Austria, Kdigital MEDIA (Territories of Asia) and through AFRIKOOL/ Orchard for Digital Distribution (for the rest of the World). More details will be available through their I AM SOMEBODY Portal www.iamsomebody.de which is in Construction and will launch in Mid March 2019.

Nkossi is currently Sponsored by Yamaha, Beyerdynamic, Behringer, Red Bull

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Music

Pema Nionso Every Breath U Take_NKOSSI Guide DEMO June 2019

Afrikool Entertainment
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NKOSSI Mokili Kitoko Wonderful World DEMO By Nkossi KONDA Afri - SOUNZZ 2019

Afrikool Entertainment
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Broken glass by NKOSSI

Afrikool Entertainment
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Redemption Song by Bob MARLEY feat NKOSSI

Afrikool Entertainment
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Glow featuring Jim SAVITT

Afrikool Entertainment
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Mulher Bonita Não Chora by Tatiana Araujo a.k.a. Monaxi

Afrikool Entertainment
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Kandando by Tatiana Araujo a.k.a Monaxi

Afrikool Entertainment
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Ton Paradis_Song demo 2018 by NKOSSI

Afrikool Entertainment
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Mboka ya by Koko_Instrumental by NKOSSI

Afrikool Entertainment
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Every Road I take_Nazali Nanu Awa by NKOSSI

Afrikool Entertainment
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Only for a moment by NKOSSI

Afrikool Entertainment
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Motoki Na Elongi by NKOSSI

Afrikool Entertainment
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