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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Appel à candidatures : Chansons Sans Frontières

Home/Non classé/Appel à candidatures : Chansons Sans Frontières

Chaque année, CSF propose un concours international d’écriture de chansons en français, dans 130 pays à travers le monde, autour des droits de l’homme et de la liberté d’expression. À chaque édition, un thème nouveau est choisi.

Pour le compte de cette année, 2019, le sujet retenu est : « L’eau ».

Quelques conseils pour écrire votre chanson :

  • Prenez en compte le thème du concours, sans aucune obligation d’utiliser le ou les mots du thème, mais en respectant la proposition, l’idée du thème.
  • Respectez la forme d’une chanson (pas de textes de slam ou de rap). Les couplets peuvent être irréguliers, plus ou moins nombreux. Le refrain est important dans une chanson, ne l’oubliez pas !
  • Essayez de garder une forme similaire entre chaque couplet avec le même nombre de vers ou de syllabes si possible.
  • Pensez que votre texte est un texte de chanson, qu’il est écrit pour être chanté, mis en musique, essayez de sentir la musicalité des mots et le rythme du texte en l’écrivant.
  • Parlez de ce qui vous tient à cœur, de ce qui vous touche et que vous souhaitez partager, partez de votre expérience, de vos ressentis;   la liberté d’expression c’est aussi cela.
  • N’oubliez pas de donner un titre à votre chanson. Le titre est l’identité de votre chanson, il  la résume ou la présente, fait partie de son originalité, il est important.

Modalités 

Pour déposer votre texte, ouvrez le formulaire d’inscription ici. Remplissez et envoyez votre chanson en un clic. Vous recevrez un message automatique de CSF qui confirmera votre inscription.

Il y a 3 possibilités de participation :

  • 1er et 2e prix : si vous avez plus de 20 ans et qu’aucun de vos parents n’a le français comme langue maternelle, vous concourez dans cette catégorie.
  •  Prix jeune public : si vous avez moins de 20 ans, vous concourez dans cette catégorie.
  • Prix Français langue maternelle : si vous avez plus de vingt ans et qu’au moins un de vos parents a le français comme langue maternelle, vous concourez dans cette catégorie.

NB : Le concours n’est pas ouvert aux personnes résidant en France. La date limite de soumission de candidature est fixée au 22 décembre 2019.

Les récompenses 

  • Pour le premier prix, un séjour d’une semaine en France sera offert au lauréat. Le séjour inclut les transports internationaux et nationaux, les visas, l’hébergement et les repas, l’organisation de visites. La venue du lauréat est organisée au moment de la soirée de remise de prix et sa présence est indispensable.
  • Pour le 2e Prix, une enveloppe de 500 euros sera remise au lauréat.
  • Le gagnant du prix jeune public empochera la somme de 300 euros.
  • Le lauréat du prix français langue maternelle recevra la somme de 150 euros.

Vous pouvez lire l’appel original et consulter toutes les modalités de participation au concours ici.

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