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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MC Baba : portrait d’un rappeur hors pair qui mise sur un flow non-verbal

Home/Non classé/MC Baba : portrait d’un rappeur hors pair qui mise sur un flow non-verbal

MC Baba est un phénomène unique dans le monde du rap. Il a su captiver l’attention et le cœur des mélomanes malgré son mutisme. Avec une peau d’ébène, des cheveux teints en blond, et des lunettes sombres, MC Baba dégage une présence scénique qui ne laisse personne indifférent.

Son talent réside dans sa capacité à exprimer sa musique de manière atypique. Utilisant le langage corporel et la maîtrise du rythme, il communique avec son public d’une manière qui transcende les mots. Ses flows improbables ont non seulement conquis les fans de rap en Afrique, mais aussi à travers le monde.

MC Baba a récemment fait sensation lors d’un freestyle où il a démontré un flow exceptionnel, gagnant rapidement en popularité sur les réseaux sociaux. Sa performance virale a mis en lumière l’importance de l’expression artistique au-delà des barrières traditionnelles de la communication.

Né dans les rues animées de Brazzaville, MC Baba a grandi dans un environnement où la musique était omniprésente. Malgré son incapacité à parler, il a trouvé dans le rap un moyen d’expression puissant. Ses premières apparitions sur scène étaient marquées par une présence magnétique, captivant le public avec des gestes rythmés et une communication non-verbale percutante.

Ce qui distingue MC Baba, c’est sa capacité à créer un dialogue avec son auditoire sans prononcer un seul mot. Il utilise le langage des signes, des expressions faciales et des mouvements corporels pour transmettre ses messages. Sa musique est un mélange de beats lourds et de mélodies captivantes, sur lesquels il danse et mime, créant une expérience immersive pour ses fans.

La carrière de MC Baba a pris un tournant décisif lorsqu’une vidéo de lui en train de performer dans un battle de rap est devenue virale en mai 2023. Sans dire un mot, il réussit à battre ses adversaires, prouvant que la passion et le talent peuvent transcender les barrières de la communication. Cette performance a ouvert les portes des collaborations.

Au-delà de son art, MC Baba est également connu pour son engagement social. Il utilise sa notoriété pour sensibiliser à la condition des personnes muettes et malentendantes.

Malgré son succès, MC Baba reste une énigme. Des rumeurs circulent sur son mutisme, certains suggérant que cela serait un choix artistique plutôt qu’une condition innée. Cependant, l’artiste n’a jamais confirmé ni infirmé ces spéculations, ajoutant une couche de mystère à son personnage déjà fascinant.

En définitive, il reste une figure inspirante, prouvant que l’art et la musique sont des langages universels puissants, capables de toucher les gens au-delà des mots prononcés. 

Il a non seulement changé la donne dans le monde du rap, mais a également inspiré une génération d’artistes à repenser les moyens d’expression. Son héritage est celui d’un pionnier qui a démontré que la musique peut être ressentie et vécue au-delà des mots.

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