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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Avec Sahel, Bombino resigne pour une nomination aux Grammy Awards

Home/Non classé/Avec Sahel, Bombino resigne pour une nomination aux Grammy Awards

Quelques mois après la sortie de l’album Sahel, le premier artiste du Niger nominé aux Grammy Awards se réjouit d’entamer une nouvelle tournée européenne. Au Sahel justement, le contexte de tensions n’entame pas le succès d’estime qui place Bombino et sa musique sur orbite.

Comme Deran, enregistré au Maroc en 2018, les dix titres de Sahel ont été immortalisés dans leur version digitale à Casablanca dans d’excellentes conditions de studio.

Bombino chante pour son public, toutes nationalités confondues, et pour son peuple, les Kel tamaskeqs. Il n’a jamais trop eu le temps de se poser pour savoir ce qu’il aurait choisi comme chemin si, adolescent, il n’avait pas réussi à troquer un accordéon ramené par un de ses oncles contre une guitare acoustique, le Saint Graal à ses yeux.

Bombino s’étonne encore. Il n’aurait jamais imaginé que son travail se verrait récompensé par un tel engouement sur la durée. Il vit comme un privilège, un honneur et une responsabilité le fait de pouvoir porter sa propre parole.

Vivre au désert, y fêter ses 20 ans en l’an 2000, ne favorise pas l’accès aux instruments, à la formation musicale, aux grandes maisons de production, sésame de toute carrière professionnelle. Mais cela nourrit une vie entière.

L’artiste aimerait que la nouvelle génération rencontre moins de difficultés à exprimer son talent, à faire voyager la richesse culturelle du peuple touareg. Cette culture de tradition orale est menacée d’extinction, là où elle s’est pourtant transmise pendant des millénaires malgré un environnement hostile à l’homme.

A Los Angeles, lors de la cérémonie des Grammy, Bombino se revendique plus berger que star du Niger aux côtés de célébrités aussi brillantes que l’univers dans lequel le culte de l’image, de l’argent et de l’accessoire les confond avec des produits sophistiqués d’une société avide de spectacle, de technologie, d’abondance, de zapping permanent.

Pour le chanteur d’Agadez, la musique est et doit rester ce moment de partage et d’intimité telle qu’elle se vit dans un bivouac autour d’un feu sous les étoiles. Avec pour tout projecteur, les phares d’un 4/4.

Si vous demandez à Bombino ce qui fait sens dans son geste artistique, il vous répondra « la vérité ». Si vous demandez à ses musiciens, dont Corey Wilhelm, batteur américain, pourquoi ils sillonnent le monde entier depuis tant d’années avec la même envie, la même passion, ils vous répondront : parce que « Bombino ».

Music in Africa vous invite à regarder les dates de la nouvelle tournée coordonnée par Azimuthprod et à relayer ce message. Bombino cherche des partenaires pour l’aider à créer un studio à Niamey. Le projet était sur le point d’aboutir quand la Covid a stoppé net tout espoir d’ouvrir ce lieu.

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