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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Awa Ly : « Je suis heureuse d’avoir chanté à Saint-Louis »

Home/Non classé/Awa Ly : « Je suis heureuse d’avoir chanté à Saint-Louis »

Awa Ly, comment avez-vous vécu votre première sur la scène du Festival International de Jazz de Saint-Louis ?

Avec beaucoup d’émotion. Ma première ici a été une expérience unique et je dois admettre que j’étais un peu tendue. Mais je suis heureuse d’avoir chanté dans la ville de Saint-Louis et devant un si beau public.

Vous êtes peu connue au Sénégal, que devraient savoir les mélomanes de ce pays à votre sujet ?

Je suis d’origine sénégalaise, car mes parents sont d’ici. C’est vrai que j’ai surtout grandi à Paris (France), mais je revenais quelques fois au Sénégal dans mon enfance. Désormais je suis installée à Rome (Italie) et c’est dans cette ville que je vis ma passion musicale.

Je suis certes établie en Occident, mais dans le cœur, je demeure très proche de ma terre. J’ai travaillé avec de nombreux artistes du Sénégal comme Faada Freddy ou encore Ndongo D et chaque venue ici au pays de la Teranga est pour moi exceptionnelle.

Quand avez-vous commencé à faire de la musique ?

La genèse de mon amour pour la musique remonte à plus d’une décennie déjà, mais c’est depuis 5 ans seulement que j’ai commencé à vivre véritablement de cet art. Avant j’allais à des jam-sessions avec mes amis artistes, mais j’étais beaucoup plus préoccupée par mes études de commerce international. Seulement un beau jour, j’ai décidé de me donner corps et âme à la musique et de tout abandonner à côté.

Je me suis forgée un style très éclectique que vous avez pu découvrir ce soir. Il n’est ni vraiment du jazz, ni vraiment de l’afro pop ou du blues, mais il est un mélange cohérent de tout cela.

J’ai récemment sorti un premier album titré Five and Feather et je prépare le second. Comme on dit en anglais « work in progress », pour signifier que le travail est en cours, donc je ne voudrais pas me presser de vous dévoiler des détails sur l’oeuvre.

Quelles sont les thématiques majeures que vous abordez dans Five and Feather ?

L’amour avec grand « A » ! Que ce soit dans le cadre conjugal, filial ou fraternel, l’amour est un sentiment précieux, qui devrait être mis à l’avant par les hommes, pour créer au quotidien, un monde encore plus beau.

Ainsi dans mon opus, je parle de cet amour que l’on vit en couple, mais j’en appelle aussi à plus d’amour pour ces milliers d’immigrés dans le monde, qui sont victimes d’exclusion.

Un petit témoignage sur le regretté Habib Faye qui vient de nous quitter si brusquement ?

Je n’oublierai jamais ce musicien exceptionnel, avec qui j’ai eu la chance de collaborer en Allemagne. J’ai été séduite par sa maîtrise musicale et par tout ce qu’il est capable de faire sur sa basse. C’est bien dommage qu’il soit parti…

Awa Ly, un dernier mot ?

Juste redire tout mon plaisir d’avoir chanté devant le public de Saint-Louis et annoncer que je serai demain en live à l’hôtel le Djoloff de Dakar.

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