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Fally Ipupa dévoile « Ami chéri » et « Bonheur parfait », deux extraits de XX Delirium

Fally Ipupa dévoile « Ami chéri » et « Bonheur parfait », deux extraits de XX Delirium

Angélique Kidjo réunit Pharrell Williams et Quavo dans le clip de « Bando »

Angélique Kidjo réunit Pharrell Williams et Quavo dans le clip de « Bando »

SoundCloud permet aux artistes de vendre directement leur musique aux fans

SoundCloud permet aux artistes de vendre directement leur musique aux fans

Appel ouvert : Beyond Music Jams réunit musiciens et professionnels à Johannesburg, Afrique du Sud

Appel ouvert : Beyond Music Jams réunit musiciens et professionnels à Johannesburg, Afrique du Sud

Salif Keïta annule ses concerts en Afrique du Sud pour dénoncer les violences xénophobes

Salif Keïta annule ses concerts en Afrique du Sud pour dénoncer les violences xénophobes

Appel ouvert: Jusqu’à 50 000 € pour soutenir les festivals d’Afrique de l’Ouest

Appel ouvert: Jusqu’à 50 000 € pour soutenir les festivals d’Afrique de l’Ouest

Appel ouvert : CIMFEST 2026 lance un appel aux artistes, DJ et danseurs

Appel ouvert : CIMFEST 2026 lance un appel aux artistes, DJ et danseurs

Angélique Kidjo entre dans l’histoire sur le Hollywood Walk of Fame

Angélique Kidjo entre dans l’histoire sur le Hollywood Walk of Fame

Appel à candidatures : les villes africaines invitées à se porter candidates pour accueillir ACCES en 2027 et 2028

Appel à candidatures : les villes africaines invitées à se porter candidates pour accueillir ACCES en 2027 et 2028

Appel ouvert : le Festival INSTANT TOGO II recherche des programmateurs et diffuseurs

Appel ouvert : le Festival INSTANT TOGO II recherche des programmateurs et diffuseurs

Appel à projets : Connect & Create soutient la circulation des spectacles vivants et de la musique entre l’Afrique et l’Europe

Appel à projets : Connect & Create soutient la circulation des spectacles vivants et de la musique entre l’Afrique et l’Europe

Appel ouvert : le programme She Got Game ouvert aux créatrices de jeux vidéo africaines

Appel ouvert : le programme She Got Game ouvert aux créatrices de jeux vidéo africaines

NEFCISA
NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud to announce 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 launching a new national programme designed to create jobs, address skills gaps, and strengthen 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 will recruit and train participants, match them with host organisations, and place a minimum of 1 000 workers across the country. 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

Chaque année, nous fournissons des informations générales afin de guider les participants dans la préparation de leur voyage. En plus de ce site, des mises à jour importantes seront envoyées par e-mail à tous les délégués inscrits. Assurez-vous de vous inscrire dès que possible. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter [email protected] Continuez à consulter cette page pour plus d'information.  

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

Pour les praticiens et les organisations culturels et créatifs opérant en Afrique australe, l’accès au financement reste un défi majeur. La pandémie de COVID-19 a également eu un impact massif sur les politiques gouvernementales, les dépenses et l’économie en général, et a vu les dépenses consacrées à la culture reléguées plus bas dans la liste des priorités. De plus, les industries culturelles et créatives citent régulièrement quatre domaines principaux où l’investissement est nécessaire pour la croissance : une visibilité accrue, la mobilité incluant l’accès à de nouveaux marchés, le financement et les structures de soutien.

Music In Africa Live
Music In Africa Live

MUSIC IN AFRICA LIVE Lancé en 2020 pour une durée de 3 ans, Music In Africa Live est une initiative visant à soutenir l'écosystème de la musique africaine face aux contraintes imposées par la pandémie de COVID-19 ; le projet a été lancé par la Fondation Music In Africa (MIAF) en partenariat avec le ministère fédéral allemand des Affaires étrangères, Siemens Stiftung et le Goethe Institut. Plus de 30 aides sont disponibles dans le cadre de la troisième édition de Music In Africa Live, dans 3 catégories :  showcases, renforcement des compétences et plaidoyer, en conformité avec les modalités énoncées.

Instrument Building And Repair Project
Instrument Building And Repair Project

The overarching objective of Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair (IBR) project is to encourage the formalisation and professionalisation of instrument-making and repair in Africa, especially in relation to indigenous African instruments. Background In 2014, the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) identified as one of its focus areas for development the need to encourage young people from music and music-related sectors to consider instrument-making as a career. This need extended itself from the recognition that the making of traditional African instruments is not a widely practiced skill and seems to be limited to the older generation. Traditional African instrument makers are also few and far between, making communication and logistics between teachers and learners an obstacle. When instrument building workshops take place, budgetary constraints do not allow teachers or learners the time to explore the finer details of an instrument. Based on these observations, the MIAF designed and piloted the first IBR workshop at the Dhow Countries Music Academy (DCMA) in Zanzibar in February 2015. In 2016, the foundation received funding from the South African National Lotteries Commission to implement a much bigger version of the project in Johannesburg. The project drew participants from five African countries. 25 students from South Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Kenya and Ethiopia were trained on how to build and repair musical instruments. The instruments that they made were: Traditional Instruments: Umakhweyana and Marimba Conventional Instrument: Dulcimer guitar The workshop culminated in a traditional instruments concert at the Wits Theatre in Johannesburg. It is the MIAF’s aim to roll out similar workshops in as many African countries as possible over the next few years. Objectives Developing awareness of musical instrument makers in Africa with a view to promote their work to a wider global audience. Facilitating the sharing and transfer of skills in indigenous instruments between countries on the continent. Encouraging the formalisation and professionalisation of instrument-making and repair in Africa, especially in relation to indigenous instruments. Helping instrument makers develop their careers. Fostering the rapid monetisation and sustainable development of instrument-making and repair in Africa. Promoting constant exchange of ideas, expertise, experiences and know-how among instrument makers in Africa. Facilitating the identification of existing gaps in the field with a view to contribute new solutions. Facilitating the transfer of knowledge and skills of indigenous instruments between younger and older generations. 2020 edition The MIAF has also announced that multi-instrumentalist and instrument maker Joe Makhanza will facilitate one of the workshops on the building of the kamale ngoni instrument. Kamale ngoni is a kora-like, stringed instrument that originated in West Africa. The instrument contributed to the rise of Wassoulou music in the 1970s and 1990s. Makhanza was born in Giyani in South Africa's Limpopo province. He completed a bachelor of music degree and a post-graduate diploma in arts marketing from Wits University. He is currently completing his masters in ethnomusicology and is a part-time lecturer in African music studies at Rhodes University. He plays the kora, mbira, valiha, masenqo, xiwewe, ngoni ba and xizambi, among others. He also manufactures the aforementioned instruments. The MIAF will confirm more trainers who will join the workshops as well as the other instruments that will be featured in the 2020 IBR programme.  Apply to participate here. Connect with us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, and subscribe to our monthly newsletter. The Music In Africa Instrument Building and Repair project is funded by the National Lotteries Commission. It is implemented in partnership with Siemens Stiftung, Goethe-Institut, Wits Theatre and Kaya FM.

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Ami Faku: I'd love to work with Black Coffee

Accueil/Non classé/Ami Faku: I’d love to work with Black Coffee

Born Amanda Faku, the 27-year-old singer credits The Voice as a launch pad for her career. Faku emerged in the top 16 at the 2017 edition of the TV show and later landed an impressive deal with local entertainment agency The Vth Season.

Ami Faku debuted in 2017 with the ‘Ndikhethe Wena’ single. Her other single, ‘Into Ingawe’, which features Sun-EL Musician, was certified gold. In October, Apple Music featured the singer as part of the streaming platform’s New Artist Spotlight series. This was shortly after the release of Faku’s debut album Imali. In 2019, she topped Deezer’s list of the most streamed South African female artists.

Ami Faku has undoubtedly become a force to be reckoned with. In February, ahead of Valentine’s Day, Deezer curated her personalised playlist, which featured the singer’s favourites.

Music In Africa caught up with Ami Faku ahead of her performances at Untitled Basement in Johannesburg on 12 and 13 March.

MUSIC IN AFRICA: How does it feel to be one of the most talked about singers in South Africa?

AMI FAKU: It feels great and like a dream come true. It has always been my dream to be appreciated for the music I do, so I am very grateful and happy about that.

Who was Ami Faku 10 years ago?

I was Amanda, I was a student and I was recording music in the community I used to live in. I was travelling around Port Elizabeth, I had never recorded music professionally and it’s a recent thing that I decided to actually do as a profession.

When was your breakthrough?

I would say there was no specific breakthrough but I guess it all started when I auditioned for The Voice and I managed to get in there. I made contacts within the show because I never won. I was in top 16 but no one knew me when I got eliminated. The contacts I created at The Voice helped me to be introduced to Benza, the co-founder of The Vth Season. That’s how it started, so creating contacts at the show was a breakthrough for me.

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Most of your songs are about love. Why does love take centre stage in your music?

I feel like it explains the kind of person I am because I love love. My songs are not romantic but there is love involved when I write and I guess it’s something that reflects what I feel most of the time.

Which artists did you look up to when you were growing up?

I never really. The thing with me is that I am never obsessed with one person; I love all people that are equally talented. So I never had someone whom I was obsessed with. All I could think of was me listening to different genres so I could take inspirational elements. I remember listening to Chronixx, Caiphus Semenya, Brandy. I am even inspired by Drake.

How is your album Imali doing in terms of streaming and sales?

My album is doing great. It was No 3 recently on iTunes. Even on Deezer I just found out that I am the most streamed female artist in the country. The support is there and I am so grateful. I never thought it was possible and I am very happy about it.

You have collaborated with some of the top artists in the country. Who do you dream working with for your upcoming projects?

I would say Black Coffee is someone who I would love to work with locally. He has been consistent for many years and I feel like he has a lot to teach upcoming artists like me.

Would you collaborate with artists from any genre?

You definitely have to have a list. Even before my album, I had a list of people whom I wanted to work with. You can’t just work with anyone just because they can sing. You have to find people that make you better and complement your work.

What challenges did you face to be where you are today?

I would say getting people to give me advice and knowing when to not take advice. People come and tell you and pretend they know what’s good for you and all that. The challenge for me was knowing when to take advice from someone. Thinking of the right people to work with was challenging but thankfully I managed to find good people.

Should fans expect any collaborations at the Untitled Basement?

They should come and see for themselves. It will be a surprise, but it will be a very emotional moment for a lot of people who know the songs.

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