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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Chronique de film : Mali Blues

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Ahmed Ag Kaedi est une des victimes, une expédition punitive a fait irruption dans son domicile. Les haut-parleurs qu’Ahmed raccordait à ses guitares ont été brisés. Les guitares ont échappé à la destruction parce qu’elles se trouvaient avec Ahmed au moment où les extrémistes religieux ont pris d’assaut la maison familiale où logeait l’artiste.

Les parents d’Ahmed Ag Kaedi ont compris l’ampleur de la menace et transmis le message. Le chanteur a été obligé de fuir le nord du Mali pour éviter d’être tué lors de la prochaine visite des brigades anti-musiciens. Ahmed vit douloureusement son exil à Bamako. Les grands espaces et le désert manquent au chanteur touareg. Selon Ahmed, Bamako est une ville trop bruyante pour les personnes nées dans le désert où l’on peut vivre 20 jours seul. Ahmed Ag Kaedi ne parvient pas à comprendre que des extrémistes religieux soient prêts à tuer simplement à cause d’un concert où des hommes et des femmes dansent ensemble.

Comme pour faire un clin d’œil désapprobateur à ce refus de la mixité, c’est avec la chanteuse Fatoumata Diawara, qu’Ahmed Ag Kaedi déplore la violence et l’intolérance érigées en règle de vie au nord du Mali. Puis les deux artistes jouent à la guitare. Leur duo égrène des notes imbibées de tristesse et d’espoir : le Mali retrouvera son unité, les intolérants seront vaincus.

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Ce sont des groupes d’intérêts obscurs et étrangers à l’Afrique qui entrainent et arment ces extrémistes accuse Cheick Chérif Ousmane Madani Haidara. Le guide religieux est formel, les occupants qui sèment la terreur dans le nord du Mali n’ont rien compris à l’Islam car cette religion n’interdit pas la musique. Mieux, l’Islam est une religion de paix. Pendant son sermon dans une mosquée protégée par des vigiles et des policiers, Cheick Chérif Ousmane Madani Haidara prie pour que Dieu guide tous les musulmans et musulmanes réunis dans le lieu de culte afin qu’ils pratiquent le vrai Islam, synonyme de paix.

« Je ne reconnais plus mon pays » lâche Bassekou Kouyaté. L’artiste issu d’une longue lignée de griots estime que ces artistes peuvent contribuer à calmer les troubles régnant au nord du Mali. « En tant que maîtres de la parole, les griots ont leur mot à dire » le gouvernement doit créer des espaces d’échanges pour que le peuple malien entende ces appels à l’apaisement et au retour à l’orthodoxie islamique qui s’oppose à l’intolérance.

« Ce gouvernement est trop occupé à se remplir les poches » dénonce Master Soumy. Le rappeur est catégorique : le chef de l’État malien a échangé le riz pouvant nourrir le peuple contre un avion présidentiel. Ce refrain d’une chanson scandé à tue-tête est une invitation à la prise de conscience et pourquoi pas, à l’élection de gouvernants plus soucieux des intérêts des 17 millions d’habitants du Mali.

Mali Blues est un documentaire musical dans lequel des musiciens parlent de leur art, de leurs blessures superficielles et secrètes. Côté art, Bassekou Kouyaté explique les origines maliennes du blues. Autre information : le Ngoni, la petite guitare traditionnelle malienne est l’ancêtre du banjo. Côté douleur, Fatoumata Diawara évoque son combat contre l’excision, une de ses douleurs secrètes mais profondes.

Mali Blues montre aussi le blues psychologique, la grosse dépression dont souffre le Mali, l’épuisement psychique d’un pays amputé d’une partie de sa liberté, de sa souveraineté. Pour soigner ce blues, ce vague à l’âme, rien de tel que la musique blues teintée d’influences locales. Les chants et danses ouvrent et ferment le documentaire de 90 minutes réalisé par Gregor Lutz.

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