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

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Manu Dibango en 10 chansons

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Figure emblématique de la scène musicale africaine, Manu Dibango avait été testé positif au Covid-19. La star camerounaise s’est éteinte aujourd’hui à Paris.

« Papy Groove » comme on l’avait surnommé, avait célébré ses 60 ans de carrière l’an dernier avec son « Safari Symphonique », un spectacle mêlant  jazz et  musique classique.  Pour marquer cet événement, il avait fait une tournée en Afrique.

Au cours de sa brillante carrière artistique, Manu Dibango avait collaboré avec de grands noms de la musique africaine, parmi lesquels Grand Kallé, l’icône de la rumba congolaise qui l’avait intégré dans son orchestre African Jazz. Avec son projet Wakafrika, il avait réuni dans un album des musiciens comme Papa Wemba, Angélique Kidjo et Youssou N’Dour.

« Manu, tu as été un grand frère, une fierté pour le Cameroun et pour l’Afrique toute entière. Une immense perte. Adieu, le roi de makossa, génie de la saxo », a réagi le célèbre chanteur sénégalais, à l’annonce de son décès.

« Twist à Léo »

Méconnu du grand public, ce morceau a pourtant marqué la carrière de Manu Dibango, lors de son séjour au Congo-Kinshasa. Pour rappel, en 1961, le musicien était en tournée au pays avec Grand Kallé qui l’avait engagé dans son orchestre African Jazz. Une année plus tard, il sortait « Twist à Léo ».

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« Sneakin’ Home »

Le morceau fait partie du tout premier album de Manu Dibango Saxy Party produit en 1969 chez Mercury. Mélodie lente et inspirante, « Sneakin’ Home » vous fait plonger dans l’univers musical du célèbre saxophoniste.

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« Soul Makossa »

« Soul Makossa » reste de nos jours un des tubes africains de tous les temps. Sorti en 1972, la chanson a connu un vif succès aux Etats-Unis et dans le reste du monde, à tel point que Michael Jackson (une bataille judiciaire pour plagiat s’en était d’ailleurs suivi) et Rihanna l’avaient repris sur leurs titres respectifs à savoir « Wanna be starting something » et « Don’t stop the music ».

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« Pepe Soup »

Du saxo pimenté mixé aux rythmes afro punk, Manu avait le génie de produire des mélodies, qu’elles soient entrainant, doux ou lents, cela faisait plaisir de l’entendre jouer. Pepe Soup est issu de l’album Makossa Man publié en 1973.

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« Electric Africa »

Les albums de Manu Dibango contenaient une richesse musicale incroyable. Son leitmotiv : mettre en valeur la musique africaine, en la fusionnant avec d’autres sonorités comme le jazz, le blues, la rumba, le funk ou encore le disco.

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« Bayam Sellam »

« Baya Sellam » fait partie de l’album Seventie’s lancé en 1987. Le disque contient des titres à succès comme « Big blow », « Qui est fou de qui (chouchou) », « Baobad sunset ».

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« Mincalor (remix) »

Le musicien avait la capacité de s’adapter et d’adopter de nouveaux styles. Nous sommes au début des années 1990 où l’artiste dévoile l’opus « Polyphonik ». Il invite le jeune rappeur britannique MC Mell’o sur le morceau « Micanlor (remix), un concentré du jazz et du hip-hop.

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« Wakafrika »

Wakafrica fut un projet ambitieux qui avait permis de revisiter de gros tubes africains. L’album publié en 1994 avait rassemblé des ténors africains tels qu’Angélique Kidjo, Youssou N’Dour, Papa Wemba ou encore King Sunny Ade.

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« From Africa »

Nostalgique et méditatif, « From Africa », un chef-d’œuvre de Manu Dibango, le roi de l’afro jazz.

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« Soul Makossa 2.0 »

« Soul Makossa 2.0 », la version revisitée en collaboration avec le chanteur britannique Wayne Beckford. Le titre est un extrait de l’album Past Present Future sorti en 2011.

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