OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN MUSIC PROFESSIONALS

Call for entries: Dubai gig competition for SA producers
Registration deadline: 18 November

Acclaimed South African dance duo Major League DJz, in partnership with cognac brand Rémy Martin, is calling on local beat makers to enter its producers' competition for a chance to perform alongside them in Dubai, UAE, in March 2023. READ MORE

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Call for applications: For the Public Good arts programme in the UK​​​​​​​
Registration deadline: 9 November

For the Public Good (FTPG) is calling on artists interested in how technology could be used to benefit their communities to generate climate change solutions to apply for its programme. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Music In School Project in SA
Registration deadline: Ongoing

Downtown Music Hub in South Africa is calling on professional musicians around Johannesburg to submit applications for its Music In School Project. READ MORE

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Call for registration: Elevating the Art of Music Discovery webinar ft. Saidah Blount 
Registration deadline: 1 November 

Not-for-profit organisation Byta is inviting interested participants to register for its webinar titled Transforming Audio Culture: Elevating the Art of Music Discovery with Sonos senior manager Saidah Blount. The event will take place on 1 November. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Into The Metaverse competition for performing musicians
Application deadline: 30 November

Amplify is calling on artists to enter its Into The Metaverse competition for a chance to win their own live virtual concert, a music video and a sponsored trip to the UK, among other prizes. READ MORE 

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Call for registration: Nyanga Arts Festival music business workshop in Zim
Application deadline: Ongoing 

The organisers of the inaugural Nyanga Arts Festival are inviting artists and music stakeholders to register for a music business workshop that will be held in Nyanga, Zimbabwe, on 26 October. READ MORE

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Call for registration: Sing Out! choral singing course in Nairobi
Application deadline: 12 October

The Kenya Conservatoire of Music is calling on interested participants to register for the Sing Out! choral singing course in Nairobi. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Zaratan AIR residency programme in Lisbon
Application deadline: 30 September

Emerging musicians, professional artists, performers, curators, writers and other cultural agents around the world are invited to submit applications for a Zaratan AIR residency programme in Lisbon, Portugal. READ MORE 

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Call for submissions: Climate Story Lab residency for Southern African creatives
Application deadline: 7 October

Climate Story Lab South Africa (CSL ZA) is inviting Southern African creatives and storytellers to submit works that are designed to address the climate crisis. READ MORE 

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Call for auditions: The Lion King singers in SA
Application deadline: Ongoing

South Africa's theatrical casting company Word of Mouth Pictures is calling on interested singers to audition for the latest run of the hit musical The Lion King. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: MASA 2024
Application deadline: 30 August 2023

The organisers of the Market for African Performing Arts (MASA) is inviting artists to submit applications to perform at the 13th edition of the festival in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in 2024. READ MORE 

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Call for volunteers: Visa For Music 2022
Application deadline: 15 October

VISA For Music (VFM) is inviting volunteers to submit applications ahead of the ninth edition of its event in Rabat, Morocco, from 16 to 19 November. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Black Academy Creative Contest 2022
Application deadline: 2 October

MeineWelt in collaboration with PLACE for Africa is inviting interested parties to participate in the Creative Contest 2022. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Music performance and business training in Cameroon
Application deadline: 25 September

The Lionn Academy for Arts and Entertainment in Cameroon is inviting applications for the first cohort of its music performance and music business training programme. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: ACCES 2022 Assistant Project Officer
Application deadline: 28 September

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) seeks an Assistant Project Officer for the 2022 ACCES music conference taking place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 24 to 26 November 2022. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Fak'ugesi Digital Creativity Awards in SA
Application deadline: 21 September

African creatives are invited to submit entries for the inaugural Fak'ugesi Digital Creativity Awards in Johannesburg, South Africa. READ MORE 

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Call for scores: Ensemble Modern compositions
Application deadline: 23 September

Non-profit organisation NewMusicSA and the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), in partnership with German platform for adventurous music Zentrum für Aktuelle Musik (ZAM), are inviting project proposals for a concert of innovative transcultural music with Germany’s Ensemble Modern (EM). READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Trace Studios voice-over artists
Application deadline: Ongoing

TV network Trace Studios is seeking English-speaking voice-over artists from Africa to work with the company. READ MORE 

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Call for entries: Hi-Life Fest music competition in Nigeria
Application deadline: 14 September

Registration is currently ongoing for this year’s edition of the annual Hi-Life Fest music competition in Nigeria. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Pro Helvetia grant for African musicians
Application deadline: 10 October

Pro Helvetia Johannesburg has launched an open call for the co-creation of new work between musicians based in the region and Switzerland. READ MORE 

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Call for participation: YouthX Awards in SA
Application deadline: Ongoing

Nedbank is inviting young South Africans to submit works for the second edition of the YouthX Awards. READ MORE 

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Call for proposals: Interactive DJ presentations at ACCES 2022
Application deadline: 25 September

The Music In Africa Conference for Collaborations, Exchange and Showcases (ACCES) invites African DJs based on the continent to apply for an opportunity to curate and deliver an interactive musical presentation at ACCES 2022 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 24 to 26 November. READ MORE 

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Call for submissions: Ghana DJ Awards 2022
Application deadline: 6 September

Submissions are currently ongoing for the 2022 Ghana DJ Awards which are slated for November in Accra. READ MORE 

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Call for nominations: Africa Event Awards 2022
Application deadline: 30 August

Nominations are currently ongoing for the 2022 Africa Event Awards slated for Accra later this year. READ MORE 

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Call for registration: Music Producer Empowerment workshop in Nigeria​
Application deadline: 20 August

Registration is currently ongoing for this year’s Music Producer Empowerment workshop in Lagos, Nigeria, on 20 August. READ MORE 

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Call for entries: DJ competition in Ghana
Application deadline: 9 September

The organisers of the Ghana DJ Awards have announced a call for entries for its Greatest Playlist Contest. READ MORE 

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Call for submissions: UNESCO MONDIACULT 2022
Application deadline: Ongoing

Artists, cultural professionals, arts organisations, networks, academia and all who care about the future of arts and culture are invited to share their contributions to a global cultural policy dialogue and share their reflections as part of the preparations for UNESCO’s World Conference on Cultural Policies – MONDIACULT 2022. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Female-only stage management training in Tanzania
Application deadline: 04 September

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) invites aspirant female stage managers based on the African continent to apply for an opportunity to participate in a week-long stage management training programme at ACCES 2022 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. READ MORE 

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Call for submissions: NGOIFF Art Installation 2022 in Nairobi
Application deadline: 20 August

The NGO International Film Festival (NGOIFF) is inviting African artists to send submissions for an art installation project to be showcased during the 2022 festival in Nairobi, Kenya, from 19 to 21 October. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Building Bridges internship programme in SA and Germany
Application deadline: 20 August

The South African Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA) and Paradise Worldwide in Germany are inviting graduates to apply for three internship positions in Johannesburg and Berlin, Germany. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Creative Business Cup Nigeria
Application deadline: 21 August

Creative Business Cup Nigeria is inviting applications for its 2022 edition. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: MTNF-MUSON Music Scholars Programme for Nigerians
Application deadline: 21 August

The MTN Foundation, in conjunction with the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON), is inviting applications for the 16th set of the MTN/MUSON diploma course in music. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Cabaret and Beyond Festival mentorship programme in SA​
Application deadline:14 August

The Centre for Creative Arts (CCA) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal, in partnership with Mandela Bay Theatre Complex, is inviting composers and musical theatre creatives to apply for a three-month writing collective and mentorship programme ahead of the Cabaret and Beyond Festival (CAB Festival) in 2023. READ MORE 

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Call for applications: Bali Arts Market in Cameroon
Application deadline:10 September

Applications are ongoing for this year’s edition of the Bali Arts Market (BALAMA) trade fair in Douala, Cameroon, from 8 to 11 December. READ MORE

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Call for proposals: 2022 Africa Culture Fund
Application deadline: 16 September

Africa Culture Fund (ACF) is inviting individuals and organisations with projects dedicated exclusively to African cultural operators to submit proposals with a view to supporting them. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Women's World Music Fest Ghana 
Application deadline: 30 September.

Female musicians or bands can now apply to showcase at this year’s International Women’s World Music Festival at Alliance Française in Accra, Ghana. READ MORE

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Call for registrations: FAME Week Africa 2022
Application deadline: Registrations are ongoing

FAME Week Africa(link is external) is calling on all creatives to register to attend the trade show at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 24 to 26 August. READ MORE

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Call for applications: OneBeat music residency in the US
Application deadline: 24 August

Applications are open for the 2023 OneBeat music residency programme in the US. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Institute for Creative Arts researcher in SA
Application deadline: 24 August

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is seeking to appoint a Regional Coordinator for the Sound Connects Fund. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Institute for Creative Arts researcher in SA
Application deadline: 24 August

The Institute for Creative Arts (ICA) in South Africa is inviting experienced candidates to submit applications for a researcher vacancy in Cape Town. READ MORE

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Call for proposals: 2023 Spier Light Art festival in SA
Application deadline: 22 August

Performing and visual artists working with sound, light, and video are invited to submit proposals for the fifth edition of the Spier Light Art festival in Cape Town, South Africa, from 11 March to 10 April 2023. READ MORE

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Call for submissions: Sounds of Muziki 2022 compilation
Application deadline: 04 August

Creative conference FAME Week Africa is calling on emerging music makers in Africa to submit music for the Sounds of Muziki 2022(link is external) compilation EP powered by Paradise Sound System. READ MORE

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Call for papers: SA Cultural Observatory Conference 2022
Application deadline: 14 August

The South African Cultural Observatory (SACO) is inviting the public to submit abstracts, presentations or proposals for consideration at its fourth international conference in Pretoria, South Africa, on 9 and 10 November. READ MORE

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Call for registration: DJs Battle in Rwanda
Application deadline: 06 August

Registration is ongoing for the DJs Battle in Kigali, Rwanda, which seeks to identify and celebrate the best disc jockeys in the country while promoting local music. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Culture Connects storyteller
Application deadline: 30 September

The British Council is seeking an experienced person to work as a storytelling lead delivery partner for its Culture Connects programme in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). READ MORE

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Call for nominations: Crown Gospel Awards 2022 in SA
Application deadline: 30 September

Artists, recording companies, producers, engineers, composers and promoters are invited to submit entries for the Crown Gospel Music Awards ahead of the 15th edition of the event later in 2022. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Moleskine Foundation Creativity Pioneers Fund
Application deadline: 12 August

The Moleskine Foundation in Milano, Italy, is inviting creative organisations working around the world to apply for its Creativity Pioneers Fund. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Joburg City Theatres CEO
Application deadline: 4 August

Experienced candidates are invited to apply for the CEO position at Joburg City Theatres in South Africa. READ MORE

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Call for applications: TikTok music content partnerships lead in Joburg 
Application deadline: Applications are ongoing

Chinese short-form video platform TikTok is seeking a content partnerships lead for its music division in Johannesburg, South Africa. READ MORE

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Call for submissions: Goethe-Institut Nairobi curatorial concepts​ 
Application deadline: 31 July

Goethe-Institut Nairobi is seeking innovative curatorial concepts for exhibitions to be held in 2023. READ MORE

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Call for submissions: MTN Liberia Music Awards 2022
Application deadline: 31 July

The organisers of the annual MTN Liberia Music Awards (MLMAs) are inviting submissions ahead of the 2022 edition slated for later this year. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Sony Music Entertainment Africa label manager in SA​​
Application deadline: Applications are ongoing

Sony Music Entertainment Africa (SME Africa) is inviting experienced candidates to apply for the label manager position at its offices in Johannesburg, South Africa. READ MORE

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Call for applications: South African State Theatre sound technician
Application deadline: 15 July 

The South African State Theatre is inviting experienced candidates to apply for the sound technician position at its offices in Pretoria. READ MORE

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Call for applications: K3 residency for choreographers
Application deadline: 11 August 

Applications are now open for the 2023-24 K3 Residency Programme in Hamburg, Germany. READ MORE

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Call for entries: Felabration 2022 art and dance competitions
Application deadline: 31 July 

Submissions are ongoing for the 2022 edition of the Felabration art and dance competitions ahead of the annual music festival later this year. READ MORE

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Call for applications: University of Johannesburg Artists in Residency programme​​​
Application deadline: 15 July 

The University of Johannesburg (UJ) in South Africa is inviting artists around the globe to submit applications for its Artists in Residence Programme in 2023. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Goethe-Institut Project Space fund 2023
Application deadline: 12 September 

Goethe-Institut in South Africa is inviting artists to submit proposals for the 2023 Goethe-Institut Project Space (GPS) fund. READ MORE

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Call for nominations: 2022 Forty Under 40 Awards in Ghana​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 13 August

Nominations are open for this year’s Forty Under 40 Awards in Ghana, ahead of the awards ceremony in the capital Accra on 1 October. READ MORE

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Call for scores: International composition competition in South Korea
Application deadline: 29 July

Composers around the world are invited to submit scores for the second edition of K'ARTS International Composition Competition. READ MORE

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Call for scores: Fresh Squeezed Opera in New York​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 29 July

Fresh Squeezed Opera is inviting composers around the world to submit chamber operas to be performed in New York in 2024. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Cape Town Opera tutor
Application deadline: 15 July

Cape Town Opera is seeking an experienced tutor/coach to work at its Artscape Theatre Centre offices in the foreshore area of Cape Town, South Africa, from September. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Researcher and Writer for Sound Connects Fund​​​
Application deadline: 25 July

The Music In Africa Foundation and Goethe-Institut are looking to contract the services of a qualified and suitable freelancer or company to provide the concept, writing and design services for the Sound Connects Fund’s three Good Practice Reports. The first Good Practice Report must be delivered in 2022 with the next two reports delivered in the first and last quarter of 2023. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Landr collaborative music challenge​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 30 June

Music creation platform Landr is encouraging interested participants to enter its free music-making contest called Landr Challenges for a chance to win a co-release with producer, songwriter and online educator LXGEND. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Cape Town Opera head vocal coach
Application deadline: 15 July

Cape Town Opera is inviting applications from experienced candidates to fill in the position of head vocal coach. READ MORE

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Call for applications: British Council country director for Ghana, Cameroon and Sierra Leone
Application deadline: 19 July

The British Council is inviting applications for the post of country director for Ghana, Cameroon and Sierra Leone.​​​ READ MORE

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Call for entries: AFRIMAs 2022
Application deadline: 05 August

African music professionals from across the continent and diaspora can now submit entries for this year’s edition of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMAs) ahead of the presentation ceremony from 3 to 6 November.​​​​​​​ READ MORE

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Call for entries: The Mic: Africa Season 3
Application deadline: 30 June

The Mic: Africa is calling for registrations ahead of the third season of the hip hop competition, which will be held on the Take Back the Mic (TBTM) digital platform. READ MORE

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Call for applications: ACCES 2022 Logistics Coordinator​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 15 July

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) seeks to contract a Logistics Coordinator for the 2022 ACCES music conference taking place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 24 to 26 November 2022. READ MORE

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Call for nominations: Ghana Outstanding Women Awards 2022
Application deadline: 30 June

The organisers of the Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWAs) are inviting nominations ahead of this year’s edition scheduled for 3 September at Tang Palace Hotel in Accra, Ghana. READ MORE

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Call for proposals: 2022 Korea Electro-Acoustic Music Society conference
Application deadline: 30 June

Korea Electro-Acoustic Music Society (KEAMS) is inviting artists around the world to apply for the 2022 edition of KEAMS Annual Conference (KEAMSAC) in Seoul, South Korea, from 14 to 16 October. READ MORE

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Call for applications: 2023 International Hanns Eisler Scholarship​
Application deadline: 06 July

Composers around the world are invited to apply for the 2023 edition of the International Hanns Eisler Scholarship in Leipzig, Germany, from May to October 2023. READ MORE

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Call for proposals: Queer Encounters in African Feminisms​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 14 July

The Goethe-Institut network in sub-Saharan Africa invites African artists, collectives and creative practitioners from the continent to create digital creative projects that can be displayed on the House of African Feminisms (HoAF) website and resource. READ MORE

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Call for remixes: Rave the Planet Parade Berlin anthem​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 30 June

Paradise Worldwide, in partnership with Music In Africa, is calling on African artists and producers to remix the anthem of Rave the Planet Parade, which takes place in Berlin, Germany, on 9 July. READ MORE

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Call for registration: Songtrust music sync webinar
Application deadline: 30 June

Global digital rights management platform Songtrust is calling on interested participants to register for its webinar titled Sync Crash Course: Everything You Need to Know on 30 June. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Business and Arts South Africa membership officer
Application deadline: 15 June

Business and Arts South Africa (BASA) is inviting suitably qualified candidates to apply for its membership officer vacancy at the organisation’s offices in Johannesburg. READ MORE

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Call for applications: 2023 Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival in SA​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 12 July

The Baxter Zabalaza Theatre Festival in Cape Town is inviting applications from musicians, theatre makers, directors, scriptwriters, community groups and theatre companies ahead of the event in March 2023. READ MORE

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Call for applications: 2023 International Hanns Eisler Scholarship​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 06 July

Composers around the world are invited to apply for the 2023 edition of the International Hanns Eisler Scholarship in Leipzig, Germany, from May to October 2023. READ MORE

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Call for proposals: 2022 Korea Electro-Acoustic Music Society conference​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 30 June

Korea Electro-Acoustic Music Society (KEAMS) is inviting artists around the world to apply for the 2022 edition of KEAMS Annual Conference (KEAMSAC) in Seoul, South Korea, from 14 to 16 October. READ MORE

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Call for participation: Discussion on factors limiting creator earnings in Africa​​​​​​​​​

TechCabal is inviting interested participants to take part in its live panel discussion titled How can African creators make more money? on 24 June. READ MORE

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Call for applications: National School of the Arts music teacher in SA​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 20 June

The National School of the Arts (NSA) in Johannesburg, South Africa, seeks to employ a full-time music teacher to teach piano and fulfil the responsibilities of an accompanist. READ MORE

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Deadline looming: Sauti za Busara 2023​​​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 31 July

Sauti za Busara is urging artists to apply for a chance to perform at the festival’s 20th edition in Stone Town, Zanzibar, from 10 to 12 February 2023. READ MORE

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Call for applications: International music conference in New York​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 17 June

Independent Music Exporters South Africa (IMEXSA) is accepting submissions for participation at the 2022 Mondo.NYC International Music Conference in the US from 11 to 14 October. READ MORE

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Call for proposals: 2022 Pa Gya! Literary Fest in Accra​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 17 June

The organisers of Pa Gya! A Literary Festival in Accra, Ghana, are inviting proposals ahead of the sixth edition of the event taking place from 14 to 16 October 2022. READ MORE

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Call for nominations: Ghana Outstanding Women Awards 2022​​​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 30 June

The organisers of the Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWAs) are inviting nominations ahead of this year’s edition scheduled for 3 September at Tang Palace Hotel in Accra, Ghana. READ MORE

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Call for applications: TED Fellows 2023​​​​​​​
Application deadline: 30 June

Applications are ongoing for the TED Fellows Programme 2023, which is geared toward innovators on the rise in their respective fields who are doing bold, original work.​​​​​ READ MORE

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Call for applications: Vilcek Creative Promise Prize in Music
Application deadline: 10 June

The Vilcek Foundation in the US is inviting applications for its three Creative Promise Prizes of $50 000 each to young, immigrant musicians who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in music. READ MORE

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Call for submissions: Ghana National Gospel Music Awards 2022
Application deadline: 30 June

Organisers of the annual Ghana National Gospel Music Awards (GNGMAs) have opened nominations ahead of this year’s edition scheduled for August. READ MORE

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Call for applications: 2022 National Arts Council project funding in SA
Application deadline: 17 June

The National Arts Council (NAC) South Africa is inviting individual arts practitioners, registered arts organisations and community centres to submit applications for project funding. READ MORE

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Call for applications: Platoon head of Africa
Application deadline: 30 June

Apple-owned artist services and music distribution company Platoon is seeking an interested candidate for the role Head of Africa and Services based in Nigeria, South Africa, or London, UK. READ MORE

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