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

Ombre Zion
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Dakar, Senegal

In operation since:

1993

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Ombre Zion

BIO

OMBRE ZION est né à Pikine dans la banlieue dakaroise. Il a grandit dans un environnement de mélomanes qui écoutaient beaucoup de REGGAE! Très tôt attiré par le RAGGA MURFING, il a commencé à reprendre les hits jamaïcains de cette époque et s’est rapidement initié en chant et au toast. Ses influences viennent de là!

Ombre Zion débute la première partie de sa vie artistique au collège avec deux de ces amis. Ils formèrent le groupe Suprem Kaddu Magg (SKM) en 1998.

En 2005 Il se penche sur sa carrière solo et fait ses premières scènes. Son style particulier lui a valu de nombreux featuring et d’assurer les premières parties des groupes de renom. Il a participé à de multiples projets nationaux et internationaux.

- Compilation Séné-ragga produit par le studio Sankara de Didier AWADI (Sénégal)

- Compilation Dance hall Airlines produit par DJ Tarzan et Mani2 avec la participation

de Capleton, Tiken Jah Fakoly, entre autres (France)

- Compilation avec le Silly walksound system (Allemagne)

- Mix tape produite par Philippe Croll (Norvège)

- Compilation Love medley produit par Pierre Corron (Norvège)

- Mix tape produite par MCZ (France) avec des artistes tel que Sizzla, Tarrus Riley, Mister Vegas entre autres.

- Featuring au Sénégal avec presque toute la crème du Hip Hop Awadi, Thieuf, Gaston, Keur Gui, AlienZik, Bathaillons Blindé, PPS, Xuman, Mass, Akhlou Brick Paradise...

- Compilation New ERA produite par 2H Music (Sénégal).

- Compilation Evolution Project1 produite par Mkz

Ombre Zion a également participé au dernier album (MBALAKH) de

YOUSSOU NDOUR en tant que Co- Auteur d’un titre.

DISCOGRAPHIE :

- #2016DougnouLaalWethiet (Un album promo de 14 titres sorti en 2016)

- Rude Boy Inna Capital (Un Ep de 14 titres sorti en décembre 2020)

SCÈNES :

- 2010, il participa à l’atelier Mandinka Groove du festival Banlieue Rythme de Guédiawaye qui sera présenté au festival Pirineos Sure de Huesca en Espagne.

- 2004 Lauréat du festival Africa Keur

- 2010 Festival Mondial des Arts Nègres.

- 2012  Festival Africa Fête de Mamadou Konté

- 2012 Les Découvertes de l’Institut Français Léopold Sédar SENGHOR ex CCF

- 2013 Le BEMA SALAM MUSIC EXPO à la Maison de la culture Douta SECK (Sénégal)

- 2013 Djolof Reggae Festival au Grand Théâtre de Dakar en

- 2014 Festival Africa Fête pour la deuxieme fois

- 2014  Festival des vieilles Pirogues à Saly (Sénégal)

- Le Salon International de la Musique Africaine (SIMA) à la

- 2015 Maison de la Culture Douta SECK (Sénégal)

- 2015 Festival BOUBAKI en Guinée Bissau

- 2015 Festival GAMBOA au Cap Vert

- 2016 Festival ABI REGGAE en Cote d’Ivoire 2016

-       2016 Jury concours de chant et danse "Happy Vac" diffusé sur la chaîne RDV (Sénégal)

-       2017 Jury "Lns" compétition Hip Hop à la radio Vibe 103.2 diffusée sur la chaîne 2Stv

(Sénégal)

- 2017 Galsen Hip Hop à Paris

-2017 Live à l'Institut allemand de Dakar

- 2017 Live à l'Institut français de Dakar

- 2017 Première partie de Youssou Ndour à Bercy

-2018 Festival Sunu Folk à la Maison de la Culture Douta Seck (Sénégal)

- 2018 Jury ''Festival Hip Hop en Couleurs" diffusé sur la chaîne de télé Dtv (Sénégal)

- 2018 Jury "Lns" compétition Hip Hop à la radio Vibe 103.2 diffusée sur la chaîne 2Stv

(Sénégal)

- Décembre 2017 – Avril 2018 / Novembre 2018 – Juillet 2019 (Canada Tour)

- 2021 Reggae Abéné Festival (Casamance/Sénégal)

- 2022 Masa (Cote D’Ivoire)

NOMINATIONS ET TROPHÉES :

- 2021 Nomination dans la catégorie Artiste Africain de l’année aux Victoires du Reggae ( Reggae fr France)

- 2017 Trophée Référence Banlieue (Sénégal)

-2016 Nomination dans la catégorie meilleure vidéo de l’année au GALSEN HIP HOP AWARDS (Sénégal)

-2016 Nomination dans la catégorie meilleure vidéo de l’année au RAAYA

MUSIQUE AWARDS (Sénégal)

- 2016 Trophée de l’Artiste le plus innovant de l’année au RAAYA MUSIQUE AWARDS (Sénégal)

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