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Sun-El Musician confirmed for ACCES 2026 in Joburg

Sun-El Musician confirmed for ACCES 2026 in Joburg

Nigeria: Yemi Alade drops ‘IT’S YEMI ALADE’ album

Nigeria: Yemi Alade drops ‘IT’S YEMI ALADE’ album

Linda Sikhakhane announces South Africa, US tour for fifth album

Linda Sikhakhane announces South Africa, US tour for fifth album

Nigeria: Rema releases new single ‘Oh No’ ahead of new project

Nigeria: Rema releases new single ‘Oh No’ ahead of new project

SA: Tumi Musiq prepares new single ‘Many Phases’

SA: Tumi Musiq prepares new single ‘Many Phases’

UMG, ElevenLabs announce AI music licensing partnership

UMG, ElevenLabs announce AI music licensing partnership

Sean Paul to perform in Pretoria in December

Sean Paul to perform in Pretoria in December

SA: Khuzani receives Cultural Icon Award at Oxford leadership summit

SA: Khuzani receives Cultural Icon Award at Oxford leadership summit

SA: Digital Maskandi compilation brings established and emerging artists together

SA: Digital Maskandi compilation brings established and emerging artists together

SA: Ndlovu Youth Choir earns five-star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe debut

SA: Ndlovu Youth Choir earns five-star reviews at Edinburgh Fringe debut

Suno launches v6 AI music models with new editing and creation tools

Suno launches v6 AI music models with new editing and creation tools

Believe partners with Suno months after blocking AI-generated music

Believe partners with Suno months after blocking AI-generated music

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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Arno Carstens

Arno Carstens

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Cape Town, South Africa

In operation since:

1994

Contact person:

Arno Carstens

BIO

Arno Carstens is an award-winning singer-songwriter and fine-artist based in Cape Town, South Africa.

During his career as the lead singer of The Springbok Nude Girls, and subsequently as a solo artist, Arno has released multiple albums in both English and Afrikaans, with a string of successful singles & awards including Best Rock Album, Best Alternative Album & Song of the Year.

Arno has headlined every major South African music festival and performed at the Isle of Wight Festival, Glastonbury, V Festival, T in the Park and Hard Rock Calling. He has also performed with The Rolling Stones, U2, and The Police on their European tours. Arno also features as lead vocalist and co-writer on three tracks on the Mike + The Mechanics 2011 album The Road.

He’s been called “The godfather of South African Rock” by Mail & Guardian & Sunday Times have hailed him as “One of the most prolific songwriters & performers of our time”

Arno is also a celebrated fine artist who paints in oils or acrylic on canvas and draws with charcoal on paper. His work can be viewed and purchased online at www.arnocarstensfineart.com or in person via appointment in Simonstown, Cape Town at his homebased studio and gallery.

To discover more about Arno please visit The Arno Carstens Store at www.thearnocarstensstore.com

FINE ART GALLERY www.arnocarstensfineart.com
THE ARNO CARSTENS STORE www.thearnocarstensstore.com

STREAM https://li.sten.to/sZP7bVi
BANDCAMP https://arnocarstens.bandcamp.com
SOUNDCLOUD https://soundcloud.com/arnocarstensmusic
PATREON https://www.patreon.com/arnocarstens
GIG GUIDE https://www.facebook.com/arnocarstensmusic/events
MONTHLY ART AUCTION https://airauctioneer.com/arnocarstens
AUDIUS https://audius.co/arnocarstens
TWITTER https://twitter.com/ArnoCarstens
INSTA https://www.instagram.com/arnocarstensmusic
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/arnocarstensmusic
YOUTUBE https://www.youtube.com/user/arnocarstensmusic
MY FAN PARK https://myfanpark.com/arnocarstens

 

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Arno Carstens

Music

Lightning Prevails

Arno Carstens
04:24

Slum

Arno Carstens
03:15

Another Universe

Arno Carstens
06:24

Bubblegum On My Boots

Arno Carstens
04:13

Little Evil

Arno Carstens
03:51

Rely On

Arno Carstens
04:22

Highway To Hell

Arno Carstens
04:36

Hold On

Arno Carstens
04:30

Goodmorning Sunshine

Arno Carstens
03:34

Wake Up

Arno Carstens
04:01

Evidence

Arno Carstens
02:48

Empire Of The Night

Arno Carstens
03:38
Arno Carstens

Arno Carstens

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Videos

AC/ES - Holiday for Gangsters (Official Music Video)

AC/ES - Holiday for Gangsters (Official Music Video)

April 17, 2026
Arno and Albert Summer Rain Tour

Arno and Albert Summer Rain Tour

March 19, 2026
Arno Carstens & Albert Frost - Summer Rain - Live in St Francis Bay

Arno Carstens & Albert Frost - Summer Rain - Live in St Francis Bay

March 17, 2026
Arno Carstens & Albert Frost – Summer Rain – Knysna

Arno Carstens & Albert Frost – Summer Rain – Knysna

March 16, 2026
Arno Carstens & Albert Frost — Summer Rain Tour | Somerset West

Arno Carstens & Albert Frost — Summer Rain Tour | Somerset West

March 16, 2026
Arno Carstens & Albert Frost — Fan Q&A | Summer Rain Tour

Arno Carstens & Albert Frost — Fan Q&A | Summer Rain Tour

March 15, 2026
Arno Carstens & Albert Frost — Summer Rain Tour | Pretoria

Arno Carstens & Albert Frost — Summer Rain Tour | Pretoria

March 13, 2026
Arno Carstens & Albert Frost — Summer Rain Tour | Johannesburg

Arno Carstens & Albert Frost — Summer Rain Tour | Johannesburg

March 11, 2026
Arno Carstens and Albert Frost | Storms are Breaking

Arno Carstens and Albert Frost | Storms are Breaking

March 9, 2026
Arno Carstens & Albert Frost on their best tour memories

Arno Carstens & Albert Frost on their best tour memories

March 8, 2026
Arno Carstens & Albert Frost answer fan questions | Summer Rain Tour

Arno Carstens & Albert Frost answer fan questions | Summer Rain Tour

March 4, 2026
Solar (2023) | Arno Carstens Fine Art

Solar (2023) | Arno Carstens Fine Art

February 24, 2026
Arno Carstens & Albert Frost | Summer Rain Tour 2026

Arno Carstens & Albert Frost | Summer Rain Tour 2026

February 18, 2026
Emergence — Original Oil Painting by Arno Carstens

Emergence — Original Oil Painting by Arno Carstens

February 17, 2026
Go Easy Love (Acoustic) | Live in White River & Potch

Go Easy Love (Acoustic) | Live in White River & Potch

February 15, 2026

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