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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

SA: Ndlovu Youth Choir earns five-star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe debut

SA: Ndlovu Youth Choir earns five-star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe debut

Suno launches v6 AI music models with new editing and creation tools

Suno launches v6 AI music models with new editing and creation tools

Believe partners with Suno months after blocking AI-generated music

Believe partners with Suno months after blocking AI-generated music

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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Artists (48,122) Organizations, Networks & Associations (4,622) Artist Service Providers (4,427) Music Education (3,169) Archives & Media (518) Events & Venues (227)

Composers, arrangers & songwriters

Session artists

Choirs, orchestras & ensembles

Magazine

News Reviews Features Themes Gig Guide

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

SA: Ndlovu Youth Choir earns five-star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe debut

SA: Ndlovu Youth Choir earns five-star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe debut

Suno launches v6 AI music models with new editing and creation tools

Suno launches v6 AI music models with new editing and creation tools

Believe partners with Suno months after blocking AI-generated music

Believe partners with Suno months after blocking AI-generated music

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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Nyawĩra

Nyawĩra

Solo artists, Composers, arrangers & songwriters, Sound artists

Nairobi, Kenya

In operation since:

2012

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Nyawĩra

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BIO

Nyawĩra is a singer and songwriter from Kenya. She is fondly referred to as "Nyawĩra Siren", because of the rare texture of her voice, and her inclination towards the water element.

Her music is the fusion of Gĩkũyũ folk sound, Reggae, Afro-House and Jazz. She writes and sings in Gĩkũyũ, Swahili and English.

Nyawĩra began her music career in 2012, when she took part at an African musical TV show called Tusker Project Fame, where she came second.
In the same year, she wrote her debut singles 'Blaq Cinderella' and 'Mũciari'.

She has since written, produced and performed her music on numerous stages, and is one of the most sought after live performers in and from Kenya.

In 2016, she founded Blue Motion, an ensemble that now accompanies her on her performances. Her music is created to share love, heal & for self-awareness.

“Music is not what I do, it is who I am” - NYAWĨRA

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Nyawĩra

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Njata

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

08:35

Njata - Athamaki Atatũ

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

07:56

Njata - Mwana Aciarwo

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

03:22

Blaq Cinderella (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 1)

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

04:18

The Weakness In Me

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

04:57

IHENYA (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 2)

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

04:18

Fast Car

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

04:46

Love Song (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 3)

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

04:03

Too Much

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

04:14

KUMĨRĨRA (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 4)

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

06:22

Beautiful Night

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

02:24

Love Song

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN

03:35

Videos

MAA IITŨ - Live at KLS (More Than Friends Edition)

MAA IITŨ - Live at KLS (More Than Friends Edition)

September 9, 2026

INSIEME - Maiden performance at iTOKA - The Crossing 🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

INSIEME - Maiden performance at iTOKA - The Crossing 🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

September 3, 2026

KUMĨRĨRA - Live At TŨRĨ A MŨMBI on Aug 1, 2026. 🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

KUMĨRĨRA - Live At TŨRĨ A MŨMBI on Aug 1, 2026. 🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

NDAMŨRIRIKANA - Live At IN HER HONOR, on August 1, 2026. 🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

NDAMŨRIRIKANA - Live At IN HER HONOR, on August 1, 2026. 🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

MŨCIARI by NYAWĨRA ♥️🛖 #newmusic

MŨCIARI by NYAWĨRA ♥️🛖 #newmusic

NIĨ NDĨ MŨGĨKŨYŨ ♥️🛖 #newmusic

NIĨ NDĨ MŨGĨKŨYŨ ♥️🛖 #newmusic

MŨCIARI by NYAWĨRA (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 5)

MŨCIARI by NYAWĨRA (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 5)

ŨKA MŨRATA, TWARANĨRIE (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 5)

ŨKA MŨRATA, TWARANĨRIE (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 5)

NJATA - OUT NOW!💜🌍💫 SOUL MAGICK for you - being of utter cosmic magnificence✨🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

NJATA - OUT NOW!💜🌍💫 SOUL MAGICK for you - being of utter cosmic magnificence✨🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

February 17, 2026

🔥🐎 - 💫 Purified by 🔥 - Have the most beautiful year, yet! 🎊🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔

🔥🐎 - 💫 Purified by 🔥 - Have the most beautiful year, yet! 🎊🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔

February 17, 2026

🔥🐎 Alignment - Now is the time…Embrace beginnings, however uncertain…🌑🌕🎊 🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

🔥🐎 Alignment - Now is the time…Embrace beginnings, however uncertain…🌑🌕🎊 🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫

February 17, 2026

🔥🐎 In very few words - have the most beautiful year, yet! 🎊🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔

🔥🐎 In very few words - have the most beautiful year, yet! 🎊🙌🏾💜🧜🏾‍♀️🎵🌍💫 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔

February 17, 2026

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN & THE BLUE MOTION ENSEMBLE - live at KLS, Catching Feelings Edition

Ms. NYAWĨRA SIREN & THE BLUE MOTION ENSEMBLE - live at KLS, Catching Feelings Edition

BLAQ CINDERELLA by NYAWĨRA (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 1)

BLAQ CINDERELLA by NYAWĨRA (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 1)

THE WEAKNESS IN ME (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 1)

THE WEAKNESS IN ME (Live on Soul Survivor Sesh 1)

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