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

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Ghana Entertainment Awards USA 2023: All the winners

04 Jul 2023 - 08:48

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The winners of the 2023 Ghana Entertainment Awards USA (GEA-USA) were announced in Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center, New York, on 1 July.

Rapper Black Sherif was the biggest winner of the night after scooping two awards.

Now in its fifth year, the Ghana Entertainment Awards (GEA) honour notable accomplishments of Ghanaian creatives in Ghana, the United States and Canada, celebrating outstanding feats across music, dance, media, poetry and comedy, among others.

Rapper Black Sherif was the biggest winner of the night after scooping honours in Album of the Year, for The Villian I Never Was, and Entertainer of the Year categories. Other musicians who triumphed include Stonebwoy, who was adjudged Best Music Act (Male), Sista Afia, who was named Best Music Act (Female) and M.O.G Beatz, who took home the gong for Producer of the Year.

Below is the full list of winners

Best Music Act Male

  • Black Sherif
  • Camidoh
  • Stonebwoy
  • Sarkodie
  • Shatta Wale
  • Medikal
  • Epixode
  • King Promise
  • Fameye
  • Kwabena Kwabena

Best Music Act Female

  • Gyakie
  • Sista Afia
  • Piesie Esther
  • Amaarae
  • MzVee
  • Wendy Shay
  • Wiyaala

Best Music Group

  • DopeNation
  • Keche
  • ZeeTM
  • R2Bees

Discovery of the Year

  • Malcom Nuna
  • Vanilla
  • Djay
  • Gambo
  • Lasmid
  • Photocopy
  • Dj Azonto
  • Maya Blu
  • Achiaa Music

Producer of the Year

  • Killbeatz
  • Liquid Beatz
  • Street Beatz
  • M.O.G Beatz
  • A Town
  • Phantom
  • Nacee

Best Gospel Act GH

  • Perez Music
  • MOG
  • Piesie Esther
  • Joe Mettle
  • Scott Evans
  • Kobby Psalm
  • Celestine Donkor
  • Diana Hamilton

Best Record Label

  • Highly Spiritual
  • Lynx Entertainment
  • Ruff Town Records
  • Life Living Records
  • GB Records
  • Sultan inc.

Entrepreneur of the Year

  • John Dumelo – Melo Farms
  • Yvonne Nelson – JLM Daycare
  • Shatta Wale – Shaxi
  • Lackie Lawson – Mangoes
  • Delay – Delay Mackerel
  • DBlack – Black Avenue Group
  • Reggie Rockstone – Rockstones Waakye

Best Entertainment Blog

  • Ameyaw Debrah
  • Nkonkonsa
  • GH Hyper
  • RonnieIseverywhere
  • Zionfelix
  • Yemmey Baba
  • BlacVolta
  • GhKwaku

Best Comedy Act

  • SDK
  • Clemento Suarez
  • General Ntatia
  • Made In Ghana
  • OB Amponsah
  • Comedian Waris
  • Jacinta
  • Dr Likee
  • DKB

Best Music Video Director

  • Babs Direction
  • Xbillz
  • Skyface
  • Snarez
  • Abdul Hafiz
  • Rex
  • Director Abass
  • JWillz

Best Movie Act

  • Gloria Sarfo
  • Jeffery Nortey
  • Anthony Woode
  • Lydia Forson
  • Roselyn Ngissah
  • Akabenezer (Dr. Likee)
  • Salma Mumin
  • Adjetey Annang

Best Radio Personality Male

  • Andy Dosty (Hitz FM)
  • Nana Romeo (Accra FM)
  • NY DJ (Yfm)
  • DJ Slim (ABN)
  • Hammer Nti (ABN)
  • Okyeame Quophi (Angel FM)
  • Fiifi Pratt (Kingdom FM)

Best Radio Personality Female

  • Naa Adjele Doku (Hitz FM)
  • Naa Ashorkor (Asaase FM)
  • Doreen Avio (Hitz FM)
  • Ohemaa Woyeje (Angel)
  • Akosua Hanson (yfm)
  • AJ Sarpong (3FM)

Best TV Personality

  • Giovanni Caleb
  • Kafui Dey
  • Berla Mundi
  • Nana Ama McBrown
  • MzGee
  • Serwaa Amihere
  • Delay
  • Jackie is everywhere
  • Jay Folley

Best DJ Act Ghana (DJ Rab Bakari Memorial Award)

  • DJ Loft
  • DJ Vyrusky
  • DJ MicSmith
  • DJ Sleek
  • DJ Ganj
  • AD DJ
  • DJ Pizarro
  • DJ Toryor

Best Hypeman/MC

  • MC Jerome
  • Ogee the MC
  • Berima Sean Bills
  • Sheldon the Turn Up
  • Mensah Jnr
  • MC Kojo Manuel
  • Miguel

Best Entertainment TV Show

  • United ShowBiz
  • Culture Daily
  • Showbiz 360
  • Metro TV Entertainment Review
  • Date Rush
  • Sammy Baah Flex

Best Dance Act

  • Incredible Zigi
  • DanceGod Lloyd
  • Rachel
  • Afronita
  • Lisa Quarma
  • Endurance
  • Afrobeast

Best Stylist

  • Tribe of God
  • Free The Youth
  • Kula Perry
  • Trendy Rail
  • Quophi Akotuah
  • Kelvin Vincent
  • Chocolate Clothing
  • Ashanti beads

Entertainer of the Year

  • Black Sherif
  • Stonebwoy
  • Dr Likee
  • Shatta Wale
  • Sarkodie
  • Nana Ama McBrown
  • Delay
  • Kudus Mohammed

Best Album

  • King Promise – 5 Star
  • Black Sherif – The Villian I Never Was
  • Fameye – Songs of Peter
  • Sarkodie – Jamz
  • Kwesi Arthur – Son of Jacob
  • Wendy Shay – Enigma
  • Smallgod – connecting the dots

Best Music Act GH/USA

  • Archipalago
  • JayHover
  • Nana NYC
  • Angla Boy
  • Jr Beatz
  • Jay Aura
  • Jameela Music
  • Vintage Papi
  • Dreamz
  • Rison Anthony
  • 6FO

Best Gospel Act GH/USA

  • Kwabena Boateng
  • Fritz Oakley
  • Millicent yankey
  • Humphrey Tetteh
  • Sarah Sings
  • Nana Adwoa

Best Diaspora Act

  • Michaela Coel
  • Michael Blackson
  • Jeremiah Asiamah
  • Blitz The Ambassador
  • DJ Brooke Bailey

Best DJ Act GH/USA

  • DJ RB Nyce
  • DJ Akuaa
  • DJ YungKofi
  • DJ Atomix
  • DJ Hollywood
  • DJ Big TBee
  • DJ Fada Fada

Best Africa DJ USA

  • DJ Tunez
  • DJ ECool
  • DJ Buka
  • DJ Nani
  • DJ Prince
  • DJ Birane
  • DJ AQ

Best Online Radio/TV Show

  • Adinkra Radio
  • Sankofa Radio
  • iRap TV
  • Joba Aba TV
  • HRETV
  • Highlife Radio

Best Event Promoter GH/USA

  • Big Five
  • Safo
  • Ak24
  • Coaches
  • Shutdown

Best GH/Canada Act

  • Quabena Maphia
  • Slim Flexx
  • Kofi Mante
  • AO
  • Mr S
  • GH Cali
  • Silla

Best GH/US MC

  • Obaa
  • Ogee
  • Clifford Owusu
  • MC Papa Link
  • Glitterati
  • MC Flipman
  • MC Abeiku
  • MC Peekay

Entertainer of the Year GH/USA

  • Achipalago
  • Fritz Oakley
  • DJ Akuaa
  • Charlie Dior
  • Naana Donkor Arthur
  • Glitterati

Discovery of the Year GH/USA

  • Ebo
  • Dede Speaks
  • Toowan8
  • Manny Valentine
  • Paapa
  • Ama Kutin
  • Nana Adom Jr
  • QPee Vibes
  • Kojo Efson
  • Tagoe The Poet

Special Recognition Award: Nathan Kwabena Anokye-Adisi (Bola Ray)

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