ACCES adds more top music industry pros to 2022 edition

Registrations for ACCES 2022 are now open on a first-come, first-served basis. African delegates register for free.

ACCES will bring a diverse cohort of music industry players together under one roof, including talent manager and the founder of Stargaze Company Limited, Sandra Brown (Tanzania), and the founder of talent management company and record label Vth Season, Raphael Benza (South Africa), who manages a number of big names in the South African music space including AKA, Ami Faku, Manu WorldStar and Benny Afroe, among others.

The speakers will be joined digital music professionals including The Orchard’s artist and label relations executive for East Africa, Beth Achitsa (Kenya), and Byta founder Marc Brown (Sweden), whose platform specialises in audio sharing.

IKS Consulting managing director Andre le Roux (South Africa) is another highly respected industry player confirmed for ACCES 2022. Le Roux is a leading consultant and operator in the African cultural and creative industries, boasting more than 20 years’ experience in arts management and administration. He was the managing director of the SAMRO Foundation under the Southern African Music Rights Organisation and is currently implementing Concerts SA, a joint South African/Norwegian project working with musicians, promoters, venues and institutions to grow a viable live music circuit in southern Africa.

Meanwhile, record producer Stephan Eicke (UK/Germany) will make his return to ACCES to lead a workshop on film in music, TV and other media. ACCES will announce more details about Eicke’s workshop soon.

Featuring a dynamic pool of local and international speakers, businesses and showcasing artists, ACCES offers a strong conference programme that includes industry talks, pitch and networking sessions, workshops, exhibitions, awards and music performances.

Nine showcasing acts have been announced to date, including SinaUbi Zawose (Tanzania), Oumar Konaté (Mali), Flying Bantu (Zimbabwe), Joyce Babatunde (Cameroon), Naïnako (Madagascar), Vitali Maembe & Watupa Mawe (Tanzania), TaraJazz Zanzibar (Tanzania), Tofa Jaxx (Tanzania) and Kalam La Reine du Kundé (Burkina Faso).

Previously announced ACCES 2022 speakers:

• Godwin Tom – managing director, Sony Music Publishing Nigeria (Nigeria)
• Abigail – singer and multi-instrumentalist (Tanzania)
• Eric Soul – DJ, event producer, radio and TV host (Rwanda)
• Elisabeth Stoudmann – Vibrations Magazine founder (Switzerland)
• David Tinning – co-founder, Santuri East Africa (Kenya)
• Chioma Onuchukwu – head of TuneCore for West and East Africa (Nigeria)
• Natasha Stambuli – general manager, Boomplay Tanzania (Tanzania)
• Jusnah Gadi – founder, Young Music Boss (UK)
• Sevi Spanoudi – CEO, Black Major (South Africa)
• Karabo Senna – sales and licensing general manager, Southern African Music Rights Organisation (South Africa)
• Baraka Issadu – director, Action Music Tanzania (Tanzania)
• Thando Makhunga – managing director, Sheer Publishing Africa (South Africa) 
• Yusuf Mahmoud – festival director, Sauti za Busara (Tanzania)
• Gareth Wilson – A&R exec, Electromode/Ingrooves (South Africa)
• Islam Elbeiti – musician and cultural curator (Sudan)
• Ghita Khaldi – production director, EAC L'Boulvart (Morocco)
• Ade Bantu – founder, Afropolitan Vibes (Nigeria)
• Eddie Hatitye – director, Music In Africa Foundation (South Africa)

Register for ACCES 2022 here. 

About ACCES

ACCES is a pan-African trade show for music industry players to exchange ideas, discover new talent and create business linkages. ACCES is held in a different African city every year, attracting active music industry players from across the globe. ACCES is organised by the Music In Africa Foundation, a non-profit pan-African organisation, in partnership with Siemens Stiftung, Goethe-Institut, the Tanzanian Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports and Alliance Française.

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