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

#AppropriationCulturelle

Vampire Weekend ou l’appropriation américaine de la musique africaine

09 Feb 2018 - 14:38

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Fanta Sylla, fille du producteur sénégalais Ibrahim Sylla, critique l’appropriation par l’occident de la musique africaine du groupe musical américain Vampire Weekend.

Ibrahima Sylla (Photo) : upload.wikimedia.org

Ce dernier revient sur scène cette année : d’une part avec deux concerts le 30 août et le 2 septembre 2018. D’autre part avec un 3e album dont a sortie est annoncée avant la fin de cette année.

Dans l’article « Vampire Weekend, une part de l'héritage de mon père », publié par le site internet Pitchfork, Fanta Sylla rappelle que le premier album de Vampire Weekend sorti en 2008 a été composé par des africains.

« Je me souviens de quelques réunions ayant abouti à cet album, des séances de travail auxquelles j’ai assisté quasiment de façon clandestine » écrit-elle.

L’interview donnée par Fanta Sylla survient en cette année était le marquant le 10e anniversaire du groupe Vampire Weekend.

« Dans Vampire Weekend leur premier album, ma sœur et moi reconnaissons des voix de parents et d’artistes proches de la famille. Certaines de ces personnes sont encore en vie » précise Fanta Sylla.

Toute la musique de ce groupe est africain explique la jeune femme. Par exemple : le titre « Mansard Roof » est inspiré d’une mélodie de tambours traditionnels sénégalais communément appelée sabar. C’est du mbalax mélangé à d’autres influences sonores.

Toujours sur ce premier album de Vampire Weekend, le titre « Bryn » qui est également une appropriation de la musique africaine répond en écho à la mélodie « One (Blake's Got a New Face) »

Dans certaines chansons de l’opus du groupe, le titre de certaines chansons reprend carrément des noms de rythmes africains sans jamais citer la provenance exacte de ces sonorités.

C’est le cas du titre « Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa » contenant dont les deux derniers mots sont le nom d’un rythme qui a fait fureur il y a 37 ans dans les deux Congo et plus globalement dans toute l’Afrique au sud du Sahara.

En fait le principal problème c’est que pour décrire son style musical, le groupe de rock indépendant américain, originaire de New York a utilisé l’expression « Upper West Side Soweto » dont une des traductions possibles en français serait « Soweto au-delà de la côte ouest des USA »

« Pourquoi aller situer les influences musicales de ce groupe à Soweto, une zone d’habitation située à la périphérie de Johannesburg la capitale de l’Afrique du Sud ? » s’interroge Fanta Sylla.

« Il y a une hiérarchie cachée dans cette juxtaposition des townships sud-africains et des quartiers chics de New York. Pourquoi Soweto et non Kinshasa, la ville congolaise qu'on devrait associer au soukouss et à la rumba? »

Pour rappel, le son singulier du groupe Vampire Weekend a été désigné 56e meilleur album de la décennie par le magazine Rolling Stone.

A deux reprises, l’œuvre de Vampire Weekend a retenu l’attention du jury des prestigieux Grammy Awards. L’album Contra sorti en 2009 a été nommé en 2011 dans la catégorie « Meilleure musique alternative »

Quant à l’album Modern Vampires in the city sorti en 2013, il a reçu en 2014 le Grammy Award du meilleur album de musique alternative.

Fanta Sylla est la fille d’Ibrahima Sylla le fondateur du label SyllArt qui a produit plusieurs générations d’artistes africains à succès.

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