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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Midem Artist Accelerator 2016 : 12 artistes africains présélectionnés

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Le Midem, est sans doute le plus grand marché de la musique du monde. Cette année l’évènement célébrera sa 50ème édition à Cannes en France, du 3 au 6 Juin 2016. Dans ce cadre, la deuxième édition du Midem Artist Accelerator annuel vise à identifier et développer les talents émergents.

Douze artistes africains sont parmi les 62 artistes présélectionnés qui viennent de partout dans le monde, 12 finalistes seront sélectionnés début Avril, puis invités au Midem en Juin.

Sur les 12 artistes africains sélectionnés, cinq sont Sud-Africains : la pop star Toya Delazy, et le prometteur chanteur Moonchild Sanelly, le rappeur Dr. Bone et deux groupes originaires de Cape Town Abavuki et Al Bairre.

Les représentants du Sénégal sont le populaire Faada Freddy et le groupe Sahad & Patchwork Nataal.

Pour le Ghana, on retrouve les artistes hiplife Koo Ntakra et le rappeur Blitz the Ambassador. On retrouve également parmi les 12 finalistes Blick Bassy du Cameroun, le groupe électro malien Midnight Ravers et la nigérianne Simi.

L’artiste sud-africain Dr Bone a confié à Music In Africa l’importance de l’événement et sa joie de faire partie des présélectionnés pour le programme MAA avant la sortie prochaine de son premier album Lindelani en Avril : “Midem est ma Mecque. Mon premier contrat d’enregistrement est arrivé parce que mon manager était au Midem et a rencontré l’une des personnes les plus influentes dans l’industrie de la musique à l’échelle mondiale, Seymour Stein. J’étais déjà très excité à l’idée de voir mon album sur le marché, alors cette présélection me rempli encore plus de joie, je suis aux anges, c’est encore plus fort »

Voir ci-dessous pour une compilation des vidéos de chacun des 62 finalistes.

Sur ces 62 candidatures enregistrées, 12 vont maintenant être choisis comme finalistes par le Comité Artistique du Midem et l’annonce sera faite au début du mois d’Avril. Ces 12 finalistes se produiront en live au Midem et bénéficieront d’un programme professionnel sur mesure, y compris une participation aux conférences sélectionnées, des séances de coaching avec des mentors de l’industrie et des occasions de réseautage avec des acteurs clés de la communauté internationale du Midem.

Parmi les séances offertes aux finalistes un atelier des bonne partiques sur Internet pour une meilleure monétisation de leurs musiques, cet atelier sera présenté par BandPage. Les participants bénéficieront également de conseils juridique de l’Association internationale des avocats de divertissement (IAEL) et d’un accès privilégié au Global Sync & Brands Summit.

Metropolis, un studio de production de premier plan en Europe doté d’une installation professionnelle à la pointe de la technologie organisera un atelier autour de la musique de synchronisation et de placements. L’équipe d’ingénieurs et de A & R de la société se joindra également à l’atelier des experts pour aider les artistes dans leur parcours professionnel.

Sur les 12 finalistes, le gagnant sera choisi lors d’un « vote communautaire » en ligne qui aura lieu au début du mois de mai prochain. L’artiste gagnant se produira non seulement à la soirée d’ouverture du Midem le Vendredi 3 Juin, mais sera également récompensé par une journée complète d’enregistrement et de mastering d’un album au studio Metropolis à Londres.

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