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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Port Harcourt, Nigeria

In operation since:

2018

Contact person:

Chris Soulbliss

BIO

Chris Soulbliss (Gospel Musician)

Chris Chigozie Okor (Born 24th October, 1995) is an Igbo Nigerian Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter – Graphics Designer-Blogger-Website designer and recording artist from Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

SOULBLISS
Birth Name Chris Chigozie Okor
Also Known As Chris Soulbliss (Soulbliss)
Born 24th October, 1995
Origin Ebonyi State, Nigeria, Africa
Genres Christian Hip Hop / Urban Contemporary Gospel / Gospel / Rap / worship music

Occupation Musician / Graphic Designer and Tutor / Blogger and Website Designer
Producer / I.C.T instructor

Instrument Keyboard / Vocals
Year Active 2018 till present
Labels None
Website https://xclusivenaija.com/chrissoulbliss

BIOGRAPHY
Early Life
Chris Soulbliss was born into a family of eleven. His birth name is Chris Chigozie Okor. He was born in Ebonyi State of Nigeria. Through many circumstances surrounding his birth, he had to move to Port Harcourt Rivers State with his father (Mr Okor Ajali) at a very young age where he then furthered his education and started his music career. He began singing at a very tender age. In his teenage age, he became a born again Christian and began serving God in church.

ACADEMIC CAREER
Chris Soulbliss after relocating from the village where he had a very tough life and so many educational barriers, moved to Port Hrcourt with his Dad and had to repeat many classes since he wasn’t too acquainted with English Language then. Due to financial challenges from his parents, he had to go to three different schools to complete his primary education. In 2009 he got admission into Community Comprehensive Secondary School Rumuokwurusi Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Where he completed his secondary school education.
He also went to several school where he acquired many skills like Computer Operating, graphics Designing and Website designs too.

MUSIC CAREER
Soulbliss is versatile in music, though his main genre of music is worship music.
He has been singing in the under root at a very tender age, but took the music ministry very serious in 2017 after releasing his second studio song TWALE which made him known and had a wild range of fan base.
In secondary school he was popularly known as the dancer/singer. He had this music band of Rap Artists where he also learnt how to Rap. And after his secondary school he left music for a while, since He didn’t have people to motivate or inspire him.
He had the first opportunity to do a studio song in 2014 when he finally met a good friend and producer who has always has been an inspiration and motivator to him, Celestine Amadigwe (known as Ceeblaze)who featured him in his first official single titled NA YOU BE BOSS, which received many bad comments on social medias and the listeners, which almost made Soulbliss gave up the music career. In 2016, he decided to do a song I CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS and this time had a little favorable comment.

IN 2017 Soulbliss officially released his first single TWALE which went viral and earn him the name Mr Twale by his fans.
In 2018 Soulbliss released his second official single LOVE SONG which is still making wave around the city and beyond.
He anticipated the Love Song single for nine months and it was produced by one of Port Harcourt/Lagos best producer Fritzi for Demon Tunes Record which also earned him the name Mr Love Song. And currently has been featured in several songs by other gospel artist.

In 2019 he did another breath taking hit single titled I'm A King and another Amen in 2020 which is still making major waves worldwide.

Soulbliss is also the pioneer for a yearly music concert titled GOSPEL GAT SWAG.

CHURCH LIFE
Before Chris Soulbliss gave his life to Christ, He has been on a tour with his father going to different churches looking for solution to different family problems. In 2010 he gave his life to Christ in Heavens Diplomat Ministries in Port Harcourt Rivers State. After he met Ceeblaze who introduced him to Christ Embassy where he was a part time member for a while, and later joined the Church Zonal Headquarters in Port Harcourt, Rivers State were is currently serving as an LMAM Star and Chorister.

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Im A King

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Love Song | (Prod. BY Fritzi)

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TWALE(PROD BY C-NOTICE)

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I CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS

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