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SA: MPASA to host webinar on mental health in the music industry

SA: MPASA to host webinar on mental health in the music industry

Deezer to let users filter out fully AI-generated music

Deezer to let users filter out fully AI-generated music

ACCES unveils stellar programme for 2026 edition

ACCES unveils stellar programme for 2026 edition

SlikourOnLife to present Toss, Touchline and Mad Buddies at ACCES 2026

SlikourOnLife to present Toss, Touchline and Mad Buddies at ACCES 2026

Berlin’s HKW to host concert and discussion honouring Fela Kuti

Berlin’s HKW to host concert and discussion honouring Fela Kuti

Gambia: Suntou Susso announce UK tour for ‘The Path of a Griot’

Gambia: Suntou Susso announce UK tour for ‘The Path of a Griot’

Plea for support: Zim music studio damaged by hailstorm

Plea for support: Zim music studio damaged by hailstorm

Dlala Thukzin to make Ghana debut at Accra House Fest

Dlala Thukzin to make Ghana debut at Accra House Fest

Zimbabwean Afro-house artists unite for ‘Inner Visions’ compilation

Zimbabwean Afro-house artists unite for ‘Inner Visions’ compilation

CAPASSO backs global principles for fair generative AI music licensing

CAPASSO backs global principles for fair generative AI music licensing

SA: MUSA shares new album ‘UHAMBO’

SA: MUSA shares new album ‘UHAMBO’

SA: CAPASSO names 10 recipients of second CSI funding round

SA: CAPASSO names 10 recipients of second CSI funding round

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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DJ Cinch

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Kaduna, Nigeria

In operation since:

2010

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DJ Cinch

BIO

Fumen John Naye popularly known as Dj Cinch is a Kaduna based multi-talented songwriter, Recording and performing artiste and a multiple award winner, he's also a DJ, music producer, mixing and mastering sound engineer. DJ Cinch is a graduate of Kaduna State University with B.A in English and Drama. Born on the 29th July in the mid-80s to the family of Mr. and Mrs. John Kauno Naye of blessed memory.

His music career span over the period of 10 years and he has shared the stage with some of Nigeria's biggest and northern Nigeria's brightest stars ranging from 2Face Idibia, Sean Tizzle, Burna Boy, Terry Tha Rapman, Mi Abaga, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince, Davido among so many others. In 2018 he performed at Afropolitan vibes music festival in Lagos Nigeria where he shared the same stage with Bantu and his band, Johnny Drille, Omawumi, and Bright Chimeze.

The year 2017 has been one of his most successful year where he became the most trending artiste in Kaduna and environs following the success of his cover of Olamide's hit song "Wo" which he titled "Arewa Wo". He got six whooping award nominations from two independent award organizers Kaduna Entertainment Awards and Crockcity Awards respectively in Kaduna. He was also tipped as one of the next big thing from northern Nigeria after his exploits at a concert organised by Zanfada in 2017. According to Katung "If concerts like Black is Gold are meant to discover the next voice of Northern rap, then the biggest acts in coming years will be the talented three: Shama, Ibi and Cinch", as published in the article "Black is Gold concert soothes Kaduna" for Music in Africa.

Dj Cinch sings and raps fluently in both English and Hausa to the delight of his teaming fans and followers. He has equally through his songs and popularized the use of local slangs such as "harkan seniorman", "chasu zalla", "Ikon Allah", "Wanka", "wotoloi", "Saminaka" , Muna Waje. Dj Cinch was featured on Rugged Man's 2021 Situation EP on the song One Love (Wazobia), he also got featured on Leadership Newspaper LEVOGUE Magazine for 7th November 2021.

His song Saminka became an instant hit and became the fans favourite and also winning him more adult fans due to the rich content of the song. Leveraging on the success of Saminaka, Dj Cinch teamed up with some of the northern Nigeria's Hip Hop heads to come up with the Sami Naka remix featuring DIA, Nifty Breezy (Boi), Kevin Words and Pherowshuz which is arguably tipped as the best
Collaboration for the year 2018. He eventually emerged winner from two award categories at the 2019 edition of Kaduna Entertainment Awards , clinching the Artiste of the year and song of the year awards respectively amidst stiff competition. DJ Cinch dropped a motivational freestyle titled Be Yourself. Some of his recent hit songs are, That Hausa Rapper ft Boc , Wanka, Chigaba Da Gashi, Kayan Mata, Matso Kusa, Hayaki and most recently Credit Alert and Muna Waje.

Follow him @dijaycinch on all social media platforms.

Awards and
achievements

Best collaboration "Kd Boi 4life" (Kaduna Ent. Awards 2017)

Artiste of the year ( Kaduna Ent. Awards 2018)

Song of the year "Saminaka" (Kaduna Ent. Awards 2018)

Song of the year "Be Yourself" (Kaduna Ent. Awards 2019)

Winner Soundcity Chop The beat Challenge 2019

Entertainer of the year at the Kaduna Political Awards 2021

Participant at the Yes Academy Nigeria Virtual Music Course 2021

Performances and Appearances

Night of a thousand laugh Kaduna 2018

UBA Bank Leo Campus tour northern Nigeria 2018

Burna Boy Live in Kaduna 2018

Afropolitan Vibes Lagos 2018

Hip Samba 2018

Kaduna Entertainment Awards 2018

Graffiti Basketball And Music (GBAM) 2019

Vote Not Fight Kaduna peace concert 2019

Croccity Urban Pool Festival 2019

Icreate Skills Fest 2019

Kaduna Book and Art Festival 2019

Crack Ya Ribs with Julius Agwu 2019

Award Nominations

Producer of the Year - Kaduna Entertainment Awards 2016

Best collaboration (Kd Boi 4life ft IBI x DIA and BBK)- Kaduna Entertainment Awards 2017 (Won)

Song of the Year (Saminaka) - Kaduna Entertainment awards 2018 (Won)

Artist of the Year - Kaduna Entertainment Awards (Won)

Arewa most promising act of the year - City people Awards 2018 (nominated)

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