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Tycoon releases ‘Art of Love III’ ft. Kabza De Small, Kelvin Momo

Tycoon releases ‘Art of Love III’ ft. Kabza De Small, Kelvin Momo

Morocco: ElGrandeToto expands ‘SALGOAT Vol. 2’ with extended edition, new international collabos

Morocco: ElGrandeToto expands ‘SALGOAT Vol. 2’ with extended edition, new international collabos

Kabza De Small tops 2026 SAMAs nominations

Kabza De Small tops 2026 SAMAs nominations

Deezer launches Remix Lab, allowing fans to create authorised song remixes

Deezer launches Remix Lab, allowing fans to create authorised song remixes

SA: Iphakadelihle releases seven-track maskandi EP ‘Omahosha’

SA: Iphakadelihle releases seven-track maskandi EP ‘Omahosha’

SA: Umzulu Phaqa releases faith-inspired single ‘Unlimited Budget’

SA: Umzulu Phaqa releases faith-inspired single ‘Unlimited Budget’

SA: Digital Sangoma to release debut album on 40th birthday

SA: Digital Sangoma to release debut album on 40th birthday

SA: The Joy release new single ‘Precious’

SA: The Joy release new single ‘Precious’

Open call: Cape Maclear International Film Festival 2026

Open call: Cape Maclear International Film Festival 2026

SA: Shimza releases three-track Sunset in Pretoria EP

SA: Shimza releases three-track Sunset in Pretoria EP

Additional 5 000 tickets to be released for Scorpion Kings Live at FNB Stadium

Additional 5 000 tickets to be released for Scorpion Kings Live at FNB Stadium

SAI HLE performs at Red Bull Symphonic as duo prepares new music release

SAI HLE performs at Red Bull Symphonic as duo prepares new music release

NEFCISA
NEFCISA

The Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) is proud to announce 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 launching a new national programme designed to create jobs, address skills gaps, and strengthen 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 will recruit and train participants, match them with host organisations, and place a minimum of 1 000 workers across the country. 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.

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 claire@musicinafrica.net. 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

Music In Africa
Instrument Building And Repair Project
Instrument Building And Repair Project

Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

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Experience the Vibrations African Instruments Exhibition online in 3D

The formalisation and professionalisation of instrument-making in Africa

The overarching objective of Music In Africa Foundation’s Instrument Building and Repair (IBR) project is to encourage the formalisation and professionalisation of instrument-making and repair in Africa, especially in relation to indigenous African instruments. This project has enabled the Foundation to train young people to make instruments, while providing online tutorials to a wider audience across the continent. The programme also includes performances and public dialogues around African instruments.

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Samthing Soweto and Dizu Plaatjies.
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Samthing Soweto and Dizu Plaatjies to headline special Music In Africa concert

August 7, 2020
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Music In Africa Foundation

Watch | How to make Sudanese bongos

August 7, 2020
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Music In Africa Foundation

Watch | How to make a Sudanese banimbo

August 7, 2020
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Music In Africa Foundation

Watch | How to make a Nigerian oja

August 7, 2020
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Music In Africa Foundation

Watch | How to make a Tunisian guombri

August 7, 2020
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Music In Africa Foundation

Watch | How to make a Cape Verdean cimboa

August 7, 2020
Buhlebendalo, Pops Mohamed, Sibusile Xaba and Morena Leraba.
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Butchie Seroto

Watch Music In Africa's Vibrations concert

August 7, 2020
An IBR workshop in 2016. Photo: Music In Africa
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Music In Africa Foundation

Call for applications: Instrument building and repair training in SA

August 7, 2020
Multi-instrumentalist and instrument maker Joe Makhanza will facilitate the kamale ngoni workshop this September.
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Music In Africa Foundation

Call extended – apply for instrument building workshops in SA

August 7, 2020
A participant watches a trainer crafting a dulcimer guitar during the first Instrument Building and Repair workshop in 2016. Photo: Music In Africa
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Music In Africa Foundation

Call for applications: Instrument building workshop trainers

August 7, 2020
Bavikile Ngema shows workshop participants how to play an umakhweyana.
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Music In Africa Foundation

WATCH | How to build an umakhweyana

August 7, 2020
A student stringing his newly built dulcimer.
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Music In Africa Foundation

WATCH | How to build a dulcimer guitar – part 4 of 4

August 7, 2020
Workshop participants building a dulcimer.
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Music In Africa Foundation

WATCH | How to build a dulcimer guitar – part 3 of 4

August 7, 2020
A student works meticulously to build a dulcimer guitar.
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Music In Africa Foundation

WATCH | How to build a dulcimer guitar – part 2 of 4

August 7, 2020
Participants hard at work crafting dulcimers.
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Music In Africa Foundation

WATCH | How to build a dulcimer guitar – part 1 of 4

August 7, 2020
Trainees hard at work to build a marimba.
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Music In Africa Foundation

WATCH | How to build a marimba – part 4 of 4

August 7, 2020
The workshop was attended by participants from across Africa.
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Music In Africa Foundation

WATCH | How to build a marimba – part 3 of 4

August 7, 2020
Workshop participants building a marimba
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Music In Africa Foundation

WATCH | How to build a marimba – part 2 of 4

August 7, 2020
World-renowned South African musician Dizu Plaatjies. Photo: Music In Africa
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Music In Africa Foundation

Music In Africa Foundation’s traditional instruments concert a hit

August 7, 2020
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