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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Koffi Olomidé : 45 ans de carrière célébrés en 15 titres

Home/Non classé/Koffi Olomidé : 45 ans de carrière célébrés en 15 titres

Koffi Olomidé est l’un des artistes les plus populaires d’Afrique. Son style original, innovant et évolutif a su captivé le cœur de millions de mélomanes pendant plus de 4 décennies, à travers plusieurs styles musicaux, dont le Tchatcho (genre dérivé de la rumba) dont il est le précurseur.

Légende de la musique congolaise et africaine, il est le premier artiste d’Afrique sub-saharrienne à jouer et remplir la mythique salle de Bercy (France). Ce concert s’est produit à la suite de ses précédents concerts à guichets fermés, au Parc des expositions de la Porte de Versailles le 14 août 1993, à l’Olympia le 29 août 1998 et au Zénith de Paris le 7 novembre 1998. Sa chaîne YouTube, créée depuis octobre 2015, cumule à ce jour 513 millions de vues.

Pourtant durant sa jeunesse, le jeune Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba dit Koffi Olomidé rêvait plutôt de devenir footballeur. C`est vers les années 1978, durant ses vacances à Kinshasa (alors qu’il revenait d’une année d’études France), qu’il fut amené par son frère enregistré au studio Veve ses premières chansons « Asso » et « Princesse Ya Senza ». 

L’année 1983 marquera le début d`une aventure musicale qui commence avec la sortie de l`album Ngounda. Trois ans après, il crée un groupe, le Quartier Latin International. Ce choix s’est avéré déterminant au vu de l’immense carrière qu’il a bâtie avec son orchestre. Le nombre d’exemplaires vendus avec son album Noblesse oblige, sorti en septembre 1993 a dépassé les 100 000 exemplaires. Cela lui vaudra son premier disque d`or et une seconde consécration consécutive dans la catégorie Meilleur chanteur aux Africa Music Awards.

Durant sa carrière, il a été récompensé de 5 disques d’or (1994, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008), et de 6 Kora Awards dont 4 Koras rafflées en une soirée grâce à son album Effrakata (2002). Cet exploit lui vaudra le surnom de Quadra-Kora-man. Il est l’un des 12 artistes musiciens africains, le seul congolais, à avoir été cité dans les 1001 albums à ecouter avant de mourir (1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die), qui est un ouvrage de référence américain sur la musique, publié en 2006 sous la direction de Robert Dimery, écrivain et contributeur de nombreux ouvrages musicaux.

Depuis le début de sa carrière, vers la fin des années 70,  le chanteur congolais de 66 ans a enregistré un total de 29 albums studio dont 7 signés avec le Quartier Latin, 2 en collaboration avec Papa Wemba et King Kester Emeneya , 20 albums en solo pour un total de plus de 300 chansons et de nombreuses collaborations internationales. 

C’est donc un véritable défi de ne retenir que 15 titres pour célébrer ses 45 ans de carrière.

 

Koffi Olomidé & Josky Kiambukuta – « Ngounda »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0tYxf5vZUE&t=293s&pp=ygUNa29mZmkgbmdvdW5kYQ%3D%3D autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomidé – « Henriquet »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8hWjce4YLM&pp=ygUPa29mZmkgaGVucmlxdWV0 autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomodé Feat. Papa Wemba – « Wake Up »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcRbkpmtc_0&pp=ygUba29mZmkgZXQgcGFwYSB3ZW1iYSB3YWtlIHVw autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomidé – « Loi »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETzJwQlXTsE&pp=ygUKa29mZmkgbG9pIA%3D%3D autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomidé – « Effrakata »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-sg5KoYwdw&pp=ygURa29mZmkgZWZmcmFrYXRhICA%3D autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomidé feat. Coumba Gawlo – « Si si si »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvnhLCYHsRk&pp=ygUQa29mZmkgU2kgc2kgc2kgIA%3D%3D autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomide – « Fouta Djallon »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt_3qIs08x8&pp=ygUUa29mZmkgRm91dGEgRGphbGxvbiA%3D autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomidé feat. Youssou Ndour – « Festival »

[video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ACHQ4MWDxQ&pp=ygUTa29mZmkgeW91c3NvdSBuZG91cg%3D%3D autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomidé & Cindy – « Ikea »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmV8brumPOI&pp=ygULa29mZmkgSWtlYSA%3D autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomidé – « Selfie »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fYV6ul5Mrc&pp=ygUMa29mZmkgc2VsZmll autoplay:0]

Singuila feat Koffi Olomidé – « La femme de quelqu’un »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5LpMBVGx28&pp=ygUba29mZmkgbGEgZmVtbWUgZGUgcXVlbHF1J3Vu autoplay:0]

Majoos feat  Koffi Olomidé – « Ndoto »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=847SR2kHo9k&pp=ygUMa29mZmkgbWFqb29z autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomidé feat Charlotte Dipanda – « Mon amour »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bkFgnOWM0c&pp=ygUXa29mZmkgY2hhcmxvdHRlIGRpcGFuZGE%3D autoplay:0]

Felix Wazekwa feat. Koffi Olomidé – « Eau pure »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7dCuDlFKUs&pp=ygUpZmVsaXggd2F6ZWt3YSBmZWF0IGtvZmZpIG9sb21pZGUgZWF1IHB1cmU%3D autoplay:0]

Koffi Olomidé – « Pont Rouge »

[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45AyEWPOCJk&pp=ygUPa29mZmkgICBsZWdlbmRl autoplay:0]

 

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