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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Mémoires d’une diva engagée

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Angélique Kidjo sort ce 30 août 2017, aux éditions Fayard, son deuxième livre après My Life, My Music paru en janvier 2014.

En 288 pages, ce livre raconte le long parcours d’Angélique. Depuis son enfance à Cotonou, la capitale du Bénin à ses débuts dans la troupe théâtrale dirigée par sa mère. À l’époque, influencée par des artistes tels Johnny Hallyday, la jeune femme savait qu’elle aimait l’art, mais ignorait véritablement comment manifester son potentiel artistique.

Il y eut aussi Angélique l’adolescente, qui sortit l’album Pretty contenant quelques titres lui ayant permis d’aller chanter dans la sous-région ouest-africaine.

Le livre prend des airs de cahier d’un départ du pays natal en évoquant l’année 1983. L’arrivée à Paris en France, la première maternité, les petits boulots, les cours de chant au Centre d’Informations Musicales (CIM). Les piges en tant que choriste sont évoquées au fil des pages tout comme les deux rencontres qui réorientèrent la vie de l’artiste : Jean Hebrail son mari et Chris Blackwell producteur d’Island Records.

La voix est le miroir de l’âme – Mémoires d’une diva engagée, permet de comprendre l’influence du vécu d’Angélique la parisienne, sur ses engagements caritatifs futurs. Vivre dans le monde, aimer, décrire son environnement, dénoncer les abus, mais surtout agir pour changer ce qui peut l’être.

Angélique l’Américaine, explique avoir écouté son cœur en refusant de vivre enfermée dans la tour d’ivoire qu’auraient pu constituer ses multiples récompenses. Oui, il est possible de se soucier de la souffrance humaine quand on a gagné trois Grammy Awards ; que l’on a été classée par BBC parmi les cinquante icônes du continent africain ; que l’on est encensée par Forbes, The Guardian, Times Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Paris Match et quelques autres magazines prestigieux.

Dans une société où, trop souvent, la part d’ombre est valorisée, l’ouvrage La voix est le miroir de l’âme – Mémoires d’une diva engagée, présente la part d’humanité d’une artiste qui aime et souffre en chœur avec ses pairs.

L’ambassadrice de l’UNICEF et créatrice de la Fondation Batonga promouvant la scolarisation des filles en Afrique sera sur scène le 6 septembre prochain. Elle donnera un concert hommage à Celia Cruz pendant le festival Jazz à la Villette.

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