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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Sage Soldat, un destin Live pour une passion

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Né en 1987 loin de la capitale sur l’axe Niamey-Agadez, Sage Soldat se lance dans la musique quand il n’est encore qu’un jeune ado. Il ignore tout des codes et de la scène, mais quand la chance passe un jour à Tahoua, les occasions de s’y produire sont rares, il décide de foncer sans trop se poser de questions.

À l’époque, toujours plongé dans les bouquins, il se voit plutôt écrivain. Grâce au rap, il apprend vite à détourner ses textes pour leur trouver plus rapidement une audience, en ne comptant que sur lui-même.

Cette soif d’écriture le conduit à surpasser sa pudeur et une timidité naturelle. Ibrahim Oumarou Yacouba, dit Sage Soldat, est passionné d’art, amoureux des histoires, des poèmes, des proverbes, des mythes africains. Son public aime la force de ses textes, lui aime l’énergie que lui procure désormais chaque scène.

Depuis ses premiers titres diffusés à la radio, il affirme son style, sa personnalité, double son expérience de chanteur avec celle de comédien, jusqu’à épouser définitivement la cause de la culture après avoir obtenu son master de droit des affaires à Niamey.

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Inspiré par des grandes icones de la musique reggae, Bob Marley, bien sûr, Alpha Blondy, mais aussi Blacko,Takana et beaucoup d’autres grands artistes, c’est en 2009 que Ibrahim devient Sage Soldat. Depuis, son groove s’épanouit en toute liberté en fusionnant les styles.

Aujourd’hui Sage Soldat concilie son travail d’auteur et d’artiste avec un master en Arts et Culture créé dernièrement à l’Université de Niamey. Il compte à son actif plusieurs clips et un album de 13 titres, Ultime conviction. Il chante en français et dans sa langue maternelle, la plupart du temps en solo.

Investi dans une cause qui lui est chère, l’éducation artistique des orphelins, Sage soldat a aussi développé une compétence de médiateur auprès de différents publics pour animer des ateliers d’écriture, de technique vocale et de pratique de la scène.

Il conforte actuellement cette riche expérience qui l’a amené du Niger, en Côte d’Ivoire et au Sénégal, par une formation de six mois en France au Centre National Dramatique d’Aubervilliers et à l’Ecole des Actes. C’est là qu’il enregistre son nouvel EP, en vue d’un prochain album très attendu au Niger.

Sage Soldat sera présent au Festival L’Arbre qui marche du 17 au 19 août 2018, à St-Martin du Bois (entre Laval et Angers). Il y animera entre autre un atelier de chanson libre et de prestation scénique.

Sage Soldat se positionne d’ores et déjà comme l’initiateur d’un nouveau festival international au Niger, où les espaces d’expression restent encore limités malgré les efforts des acteurs de la filière musicale. C’est dans ce but premier, afin de servir la culture et la paix en ouvrant grand la porte à une multitude de talents, que l’étudiant Sage Soldat a fait ses choix et peut se féliciter de la qualité des expériences déjà acquises dans différents pays africains, ainsi qu’à Paris (France).

Voir le programme du festival L’arbre qui marche.

Entretien avec Sage Soldat publié en juillet 2017.

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