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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AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST
‘There’s a Fire’ – Bez (Nigeria)

“Girl, it’s written in the stars. You know you are the one” (C’est écrit dans les étoiles, tu es celle qui est faite pour moi), chante Bez. Ce morceau commence par des paroles banales d’un homme qui courtise une femme. Mais le refrain devient plus profond et mêle poésie et mysticisme  lorsque celui-ci chante: “There’s a fire, you can never kill with water. And the rainbow has no colour but the sunlight (…) You will understand” (Il y’a une flamme qu’aucune eau ne peut éteindre… et l’arc en ciel n’a pas de couleur mais le soleil brille … tu comprendras). Les paroles sont difficiles à comprendre mais on se dit que dans la musique ce sont les émotions et les sensations qui sont essentielles. Bez nous offre un son nigérian moins connu mais très authentique. Son premier album Super Sun (2011) a connu un succès relativement faible mais a servi à annoncer son arrivée sur la scène musicale. Ce second album consolide cette présence. Le clip vidéo de «There is a fire »,  qui en est le premier single est une succession d’images sans fil conducteur. Mais les mouvements gracieux de la danseuse, mêlés à ceux plus vifs du danseur ainsi que les couleurs sombres nous transportent dans cet univers poétique, mystique et pleins d’émotions.

AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST
‘L’amitié et la vérité’ – Cheikh Lô (Senegal) ft. Flavia Coelho & Fixi

Le lauréat du prix Womex Artist Award 2015, Cheikh Lô, accompagné de la belle Brésilienne Flavia Coelho et de l’excellent accordéoniste Fixi nous interpelle avec finesse sur ce magnifique morceau ” Degg gui ” ;  sa voix suave ici se mêlé à celle cristalline de Flavia et l’accordéon de Fixi apporte au final cette touche qui donne une  identité cosmopolite à la chanson qui traite d’un thème bien universel : l’amitié et la vérité.

AFRIQUE CENTRALE
‘T’aimer’ – Masning Princez (Cameroun)

Masning, la jeune chanteuse camerounaise sort un nouveau clip intitulé « T’aimer». Dans ce  clip vidéo elle clame son amour pour un être spécial.  Ce titre séducteur aux allures  Zouk parle d’amour et de sensualité. Le clip est à voir et à revoir sans modération.


 

AFRIQUE DE L’EST
‘Kuchu Kuchu’ – Bahati ft. Wyre & King Kaka (Kenya)

Ce clip vidéo a suscité la controverse dans l’industrie musicale kényane car il réunit l’artiste gospel Bahati (Kevin Kioko) avec Wyre (Kevin Wyre), artiste RnB et King Kaka (aka King Sungura), musicien de reggae. Cette chanson démontre la polyvalence de ces artistes. Pour les détracteurs, cette collaboration est considérée comme un moyen de ‘distraire les gens dont la foi n’est pas solide’. Néanmoins, malgré une critique négative de la part d’une partie des fans de gospel jugés conservateurs, on peut féliciter ces artistes pour cette collaboration audacieuse et réussie. La chanson  encourage les jeunes à aller de l’avant et à faire quelque chose de positif de leur vie.

AFRIQUE AUSTRALE
‘Best’ – Petite Noir (Afrique du Sud)

Yannick Ilunga (dont le nom de scène est Petite Noir) est un artiste basé à Cape Town. Il est encore relativement inconnu dans son pays bien qu’il voyage beaucoup à travers le monde pour sa musique. Son dernier clip vidéo, « Best », est un avant-gout de son premier album La vie est belle/Life is beautiful  qui sera une expression de ce qu’il appelle la ‘Noirwave’ (le phénomène Noir ou le mouvement Noir), un mouvement qui va introduire au public une nouvelle esthétique africaine (Sic). Petite Noir s’inspire de légendes telles que Fela Kuti, Tabu Ley et d’artistes innovateurs comme le rappeur Mos Def. C’est la 5ème vidéo lancée pendant ces 8 derniers mois. Celui-ci vient après  «Down», un clip qui a été tourné à Lubumbashi, en RDC. La musique est loin du son Afro-pop typique, mais on ne peut s’empêcher d’être captivé par la puissance et la succession des images symbolisant l’Afrique. Il a été dirigé par Trayvon Owens sous la direction artistique de Rochelle Nembhard, qui a récemment déclaré sur Stereogum : «Je voulais briser toutes les limites dans la façon dont  on dépeint notre continent et son peuple. La vidéo met en valeur la beauté du continent, la richesse de ses paysages, le caractère sacré de sa culture, l’immense diversité de ses tribus et la beauté inhérente naturelle et le style de son peuple.

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