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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RDC : 5 chansons à écouter absolument avant la rentrée

Home/Non classé/RDC : 5 chansons à écouter absolument avant la rentrée

Mohombi – « Mr Loverman »

Le chanteur congolais Mohombi fait son retour avec un nouveau single, « Mr Loverman ». Ce titre intervient un mois après la sortie de « Dinero » composé par Mohombi et interprétée par la chanteuse américaine Jennifer Lopez. Je vous recommande « Mr Loverman », merveilleuse chanson à écouter sans modération.

Avant de poursuivre une carrière solo en 2008, Mohombi faisait partie du groupe Avalon, formé avec son frère Djo Moupondo. La carrière de Mohombi décolle vraiment avec le succès planétaire de son premier single « Bumpy Ride ». La même année, il sort en Europe, un autre single « Dirty Situation » en collaboration avec le rappeur américain d’origine sénégalaise Akon.

MoveMeant, son premier album studio est publié en février 2011 suivi d’un deuxième opus Universe paru en 2014. En novembre 2017, Mohombi collabore avec Fally Ipupa sur un morceau intitulé « Zonga Mama ».

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Fally Ipupa – « École »

« École » est le premier extrait du prochain album 100% rumba de Fally Ipupa. Le chanteur revient sur la scène locale, une année après son album Tokooos destiné à un public international. De nombreux artistes avaient collaboré sur cet opus, entre autres le rappeur franco-guinéen MHD, la chanteuse d’origine malienne Aya Nakamura ainsi que la star américaine du RnB, R. Kelly.

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Alesh – « Biloko ya boye »

Le rappeur Alesh fait parler de lui avec son titre « Biloko ya boye » qui se rapproche de « This is Nigeria », le tube du rappeur nigérian Falz qui dénonce la misère et la violence qui gangrènent son pays.

Alesh avait signé son retour en 2017 avec « Mokonzi O’a motemba ». Artiste engagé, dépeint avec humour le quotidien des Kinois, les habitants de la capitale congolaise.

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Innoss’B – « Lelo Lelo »

Après le succès de son clip « Ozo beta mabe » vu plus d’un million de fois sur YouTube, le chanteur Innoss’B signe un nouveau single « Lelo Lelo ». Cette vidéo dansante vous fera vibrer cet été.

Innoss’B commence sa carrière après sa victoire à Vodacom superstar, télé-crochet sponsorisé par un opérateur de téléphonie mobile en RDC. En 2014, il sort son premier album Innocent Vol. 1. Le morceau « Up and Way » en collaboration avec Akon figure parmi les titres de l’opus.

Le jeune chanteur enchaîne ensuite des singles « Pola » (2015), « Pepele » (2016), « Logik » (2017). Il collabore avec Werrason sur « Eloko » en 2015, Koffi Olomidé sur le titre « Elengi », ainsi que le groupe camerounais X-Maleya avec qu’il a interprété deux titres : « First Lady » (2016) et « Dans l’os » (2017).

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Ferré Gola – « Première Classe »

Ferré Gola revient avec le clip « Première Classe » qui va vous régaler cet été. Le single est certainement un prélude de son prochain album alors que QQJD paru en 2017 connaît encore un succès.

Ancien sociétaire de Wenge Musica Maison Mère, Ferré poursuit une carrière solo avec un premier album Sens Interdit publié en 2007. Chanteur de rumba congolaise, sa chanson « 100 kilos » est considérée comme un des meilleurs titres de sa carrière musicale.

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