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

COUMBIS SORRA

COUMBIS SORRA

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Dakar, Senegal

In operation since:

2016

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COUMBIS SORRA

BIO

BIOGRAPHIE :
Coumbis Sorra, auteur, compositrice et interprète, est née d’une famille griotte de la Casamance, toute son enfance a été bercée par la musique traditionnelle mandingue et la culture musicale internationale de son père. Son goût pour la musique va la pousser hors des sentiers battus. Un itinéraire marqué par le sceau de l’abnégation, de volonté et de rigueur.

Auteur de plusieurs singles dans le milieu Hip Hop, avec "Mister Président", en 2006, ‘’Jajeuf’’ en 2008, "Niité" en 2010. Coumbis Sorra a participé à plusieurs festivals de musique urbaines et à des compilations avec de grands acteurs du Mouvement Hip Hop Sénégalais .Devenue l’une des rares femmes reconnue dans le milieu du Rap sénégalais, Coumbis Sorra ne se repose pas pour sur ses lauriers et poursuit une formation en Chant et en vocalises élargissant ainsi le champ de sa création au-delà des musiques urbaines. Après sa participation remarquée à la 3éme Edition du Festival Mondial des Arts Négres FESMAN à Dakar en 2012, elle pose la casquette de Sister Coumbis et dévoile Coumbis Sorra.

Sa voix magnifique pleine de tensions nous fait toujours voyager à travers le temps, développant une technique unique mélangeant musique mandingue colorée de ressentis occidentaux qui nourrissent fort bien son imagination et sa créativité.

« BANDIRABE », son tout dernier album international, dans les bacs depuis Mars 2018, vous dévoile tout son univers musical : musiques aux parfums et influences afro/mandingue/blues/mbalakh, des textes inventifs et engagés.
Elle nous invite à travers sa musique à pénétrer dans un ailleurs, un paysage sonore propre à sa création, une musique, de caractère très personnel, dans sa liberté de construction et dans l’évolution d’un nouveau style qu’elle nous fait découvrir.
Une musique d’une sobriété chaleureuse, qui pour transmettre ce qui à ses yeux fait sens : amener à réfléchir, rêver et danser, non sans jamais se départir de l’élégance et de l’humilité
En digne ambassadrice, elle parcouru le Sénégal et le monde, et crée souvent la surprise lors des festivals parmi les plus prestigieux.

On retiendra sa participation remarquée aux FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL SAINT-LOUIS JAZZ 2018 (Avril 2018), le NDAKARU FESTIVAL 2018 (Mai 2018), la 5éme Édition du FESTIVAL AFRICABOK 2018 (Octobre 2018), au Sénégal (Novembre 2018).
Toujours, en Juillet 2018 à Dakar dans le cadre d’une journée d’Echanges ou elle a accueilli l’Orchestre National des Iles du Canaries, plus d’une centaine de spectateurs ont ovationné, et salué à l’unanimité sa belle prestation.
Dernière bonne note à son palmarès : sa brillante prestation à la 11éme Edition du FIMA : FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE LA MODE EN AFRIQUE (Dakar, Octobre 2018).
Coumbis Sorra représentera la culture Casamançaise et sénégalaise au BOUKOUT FESTIVAL MARSEILLE (Marseille - Novembre 2018), elle participera au DAKAR MUSIC FESTIVAL (Dakar, Novembre 2018), au FESTIVAL METISSONS (Saint-Louis, Décembre 2018), entre autre.

Coumbis Sorra nourrit de très grandes ambitions pour sa musique, et son FESTIVAL COULEURS MUSIQUES qui aura lieu pour sa 1ére Edition du 27 au 29 Décembre 2018 à Dakar
Pour cela, elle lance un grand appel aux producteurs, promoteurs et opérateurs culturels à venir travailler avec elle, car elle a encore beaucoup de choses à montrer sur la scène musicale nationale et internationale.

Avec sa voix unique et l’immense énergie qu’il déploie sur scène, Coumbis Sorra est de ceux qui aiment vous faire bouger, danser, et passer une bonne soirée.
Et quel que soit son public, elle trouvera toujours un langage commun pour partager sa passion.
COUMBIS SORRA
Coumbis Sorra compte plusieurs sorties live à son actif.

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