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

Lydol

Lydol

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Yaoundé, Cameroon

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2016

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Lydol

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Finaliste au Prix Découverte RFI en 2019, Lydol, de son vrai nom Nwafo Dolly Sorel est la figure du Slam au Cameroun. Suivie par plus de 200.000 fans sur les réseaux sociaux, elle ne cesse d'arpenter les scènes africaines et européennes, tout en co-organisant le festival Slam'up lancé en 2018. Elle compte dans sa discographie, un album riche de 14 titres, Slamthérapie, et plusieurs singles.

Slamthérapie, car pour celle qui fut une gamine un brin introvertie, les premiers textes, écrits dès l'école primaire, ont joué le rôle d'antidouleurs pour mieux accepter les peines de cœur et les moqueries sur ses origines modestes. « Je mettais sur le papier ce que je n'avais pas la force de dire », concède-t-elle aujourd'hui.

À la faveur de rencontres, de compétitions (Challenge Vacances, Ressort jeunes talents, dont elle sera à chaque fois vainqueur national), la poésie se change en slam. Elle représente le Cameroun lors de plusieurs festivals prestigieux (Sauti za Busara en Tanzanie, Spoken Word Project en Angola, Poetry Africa Festival en Afrique du Sud, Printemps des Poètes en France...). C'est cependant sa prestation sur le plateau du télé-crochet « L'Afrique a un incroyable talent », qui la fait connaître du grand public. Avec ses paroles simples, d'amour, de solitude, la slameuse émerveille le jury - Angélique Kidjo, Claudia Tagbo, Fally Ipupa - et les spectateurs.

Artiste multicarte, elle mêle d'autres disciplines à ses spectacles. Elle incarne ses textes de manière théâtrale, les chante parfois, accompagnée de musiciens, et n'hésite pas à danser sur scène. Une manière de populariser le slam auprès d'autres publics et de sortir du cadre étroit des espaces intimistes réservés généralement à la poésie parlée.

Le Slamthérapie Africa Tour, accompagnant son album, lui a permis de défendre sa vision au Sénégal, au Tchad, au Gabon et au Congo.

Le festival Slam'up, mêlant slam et stand up dans quatre villes camerounaises, est une autre manière d'apprivoiser de nouveaux fans. Tout comme ses opérations poétiques sur les réseaux sociaux entre lives improvisés et rendez-vous poétiques (Les quatrains du mardi).

La démarche artistique de Lydol se double d'une ambition éducative. Doctorante en sciences économiques, l'artiste n'oublie pas les jeunes générations. Des ateliers d'écriture, des événements réguliers (Science slam Cameroun, Style haut à stylo, Slam school party) l'amènent à coacher de nouvelles plumes.

• Éxpériences internationales :

Vuga Festival _Burundi_Juillet 2019

Slamthérapie Africa Tour_Gabon_Mai 2019

Sauti za Busara Festival_Tanzanie_Fevrier 2019

Slamthérapie Africa Tour_Congo (Pointe Noire)_Décembre 2018

Coupe d'Afrique de Slam Poésie_Tchad_Novembre 2018

Festival Afropolitain Nomade_Sénégal_Aout 2018

Printemps des poètes_France_Mars 2018

Words n wine night_Afrique du sud_Mars 2018

Festival Ndjam s’enflamme en slam_Tchad_octobre 2017

Scènes expérimentales_Sénégal_Mai 2017

Festival babi slam_Cote d’ivoire_mars 2017

L’Afrique a un incroyable talent_Cote d’ivoire_Octobre 2016

Poetry Africa Festival_Afrique du Sud_octobre_2014

Spoken Word Project_Angola_2013

• Compétitions et récompenses :

Nominée Révélation de l'année aux Canal 2'or 2019

« AfriMusic Song Contest » candidate pour le Cameroun 2018

Participation à « L’Afrique a un incroyable talent » 2016

Vice champion catégorie Slam « Guinness Made Of Black Street Contest » 2015

Finaliste régional Challenge Vacances catégorie danse Hip-Hop avec le « Real g crew » 2014

Vainqueur national « The Spoken Word project » 2013

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Music

Lydol - Sans Garantie (Audio)

Lydol
02:56

Lydol - Mama Oh

Lydol
02:56

Lydol - Dont Come Back… Please

Lydol
02:16

Lydol - On Garde Le Sourire

Lydol
03:31

Lydol - OUI

Lydol
01:37

Lydol - Ya Kilane feat Donny Elwood

Lydol
03:14

Lydol - Afili feat Hendry Massamba

Lydol
03:51

14 - Amina

Lydol
04:19

9 - Comme toi

Lydol
04:26

6 - D'un autre

Lydol
04:30

4 - Feelings

Lydol
04:00

1 - Intro

Lydol
03:08
Lydol

Lydol

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