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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Galsen Hip Hop Awards 2020 : le palmarès complet

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 « Après l’effort, le réconfort » ! Au terme d’une saison difficile, marquée par la grande crise sanitaire du coronavirus, quelques-uns des artistes qui se sont le plus illustrés sur la scène hip hop sénégalaise ces derniers mois, se sont vu décerner des récompenses à l’occasion du gala des Galsen Hip Hop Awards.

Y Dee, patron du label Point Blank Prod et iniateur de l’événement, était accompagné pour la présentation de Fatim, rappeuse et animatrice radio, ainsi que de Daniel Gomes, président de l’Association des Métiers de la Musique du Sénégal (AMS).

Il fallait vraiment de la résilience pour organiser cette édition des GHHA, alors que la tenue des manifestations culturelles est à nouveau menacée par la recrudescence de la maladie du coronavirus au pays de la Teranga. Mais Point Blank Prod a organisé son gala à hui-clos, en veillant au strict respect des mesures barrières pour la poignée de participants, essentiellement constituée d’artistes nominés.

Pour Y Dee, le patron de l’agence sénégalaise, ce succès est à mettre au crédit des fidèles partenaires de l’événement :  « Je tiens à remercier tous ceux qui de près ou de loin ont contribué au succès de cette édition, qui a lieu cette année dans un contexte bien particulier ».

Le 6e gala des GHHA a été diffusé sur la DTV et la 2STV, ainsi que sur les pages Facebook et Instagram dédiées.

Le prix de la meilleure révélation de l’année, décerné par un jury spécial, est revenu cette saison au prodigieux Ash The Best, également désigné artiste de l’année et lauréat du meilleur EP de l’année pour son opus Million flow delux.

En dehors du prix de la révélation, toutes les autres catégories étaient soumises au vote du grand public. Voici la liste des lauréats.

Meilleur album solo

  • LNN – Dip Doundou Guiss

  • Millions flow premium – Ash The Best

  • Ninki Nanka – PPS

  • Loundoul Yalla Neenla – Cool 10

  • Xalat yu berou – B Close

Meilleur album groupe

  • Yama Tele – Daara J Family
  • 4 Thr buzz 4 – Buzzlab
  • Convoi fantôme – Talenteur
  • Namel wetal nama – XDX
  • Nofore – Foire Family

Meilleur EP/Maxi

  • Million flow delux – Ash The Best
  • DNKN (Dolel nit kounioul) – Man G
  • Xar Kanam – Akbess
  • Before the album – Jay
  • Untitled – Illegal

Meilleure mixtape

  • Outiko – Dizzy Kha
  • Back to the roots – Floodz Loodupz
  • Bala bene guiss guiss – Rifou
  • DK Drill – Amiral Lyon
  • Oby – Fire man

Meilleur beatmaker

  • 1 Da Beat
  • Karabalik Beat
  • Zizkiller Beat
  • Passa Beatz
  • Omzo Beats
  • K-ID

Meilleur featuring

  • « Fou ler lako tek » – Karabalik featuring Rept’yle Music
  • « Ndogal » – Ash The Best featuring Dip 
  • « Kou Meun Na Def » (KMND) – Dip Doundou Guiss featuring Lefa
  • « Les mizerables » – PPS featuring Bouba Kirikou
  • « Lolou kesse » – Dizzy Kha featuring Dip
  • « Pull up » – Tee featuring Samba Peuzzy
  • « Xar Kanam » – Akbess featuring Dip Doundou Guiss
  • « Do it like that » – Flooz Loodupz featuring Baryo & Koza Nostra

Meilleur Lyriciste 

  • PPS
  • Daara J Family 
  • Dip Doundou Guiss
  • Ash The Best
  • Flooz Loodupz

Meilleure vidéo

  • « Tchekoule » – Daara J Family
  • « Bou bakh bi la » – Buzzlab
  • « Yalla Balniou » – Ngaaka Blindé
  • « Great mother » – Stéphane Kabou
  • « Freedom » – Taiji Scin
  • « KMND » – Dip Doundou Guiss
  • « Ndogal » – Ash The Best
  • « Coulisses » – Elzo Jamdong

Meilleure émission Hip-Hop Radio

  • Hip Hop Flava – DJ Mef
  • Galsen Power – Djily Der
  • Tal Rek Show – DJ Tal
  • Galsen Academy – DJ Bara
  • Black label – Doff job & Tchiekh

Meilleur(e) artiste chant 

  • Aida Sock
  • Admow Flow
  • Mao Sidibé
  • Jeeba
  • Carlou D

Meilleur(e) artiste de l’année

  • Ash The Best
  • Dip Doundou Guiss
  • Akbess
  • PPS
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