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Ghana: Mr Eazi and MOLIY’s ‘Comfort’ earns Urban Music Awards nomination

Ghana: Mr Eazi and MOLIY’s ‘Comfort’ earns Urban Music Awards nomination

Nigeria: CANEX WKND unveils 2026 programme

Nigeria: CANEX WKND unveils 2026 programme

Lance Stehr brings decades of South African music to ‘Spinners’ Season 2 soundtrack

Lance Stehr brings decades of South African music to ‘Spinners’ Season 2 soundtrack

ACCES unveils stellar programme for 2026 edition

ACCES unveils stellar programme for 2026 edition

R&B collective Both Worlds targets SA market

R&B collective Both Worlds targets SA market

SA: Lelow B explores commitment, loyalty on new single ‘Imizwa’

SA: Lelow B explores commitment, loyalty on new single ‘Imizwa’

Beat FM marks 17th anniversary with industry brunch in Lagos

Beat FM marks 17th anniversary with industry brunch in Lagos

Music Business Awards Africa to honour industry professionals in November

Music Business Awards Africa to honour industry professionals in November

SA: MPASA to host webinar on mental health in the music industry

SA: MPASA to host webinar on mental health in the music industry

Deezer to let users filter out fully AI-generated music

Deezer to let users filter out fully AI-generated music

SlikourOnLife to present Toss, Touchline and Mad Buddies at ACCES 2026

SlikourOnLife to present Toss, Touchline and Mad Buddies at ACCES 2026

Berlin’s HKW to host concert and discussion honouring Fela Kuti

Berlin’s HKW to host concert and discussion honouring Fela Kuti

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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Franco et le Tout Puissant Ok Jazz en 15 chansons

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Le « Grand Maître » Franco (comme on l’avait surnommé) débute sa carrière artistique quand il co-fonde avec le saxophoniste du Congo-Brazzaville Jean-Serge Essous, l’orchestre Tout Puissant Ok Jazz, le 6 juin 1956.

La nouvelle formation musicale propose sur le marché du disque, un nouveau style inédit. Des chansons inspirées du vécu quotidien : amour, politique, histoires de mœurs, le tout dans un langage familier et populaire.

Mais le succès viendra dans les années 1970. Ses compositions et celles des autres musiciens du Tout Puissant Ok Jazz comme Lutumba Simaro, sont de plus en plus suivies.Des chansons comme « Azda », « Mabélé », « Kinsiona », « Ebale y’a Zaïre » et bien d’autres deviennent des tubes.

En 1974, Franco et son groupe se produisent dans le cadre du Festival Zaïre 74 à Kinshasa en prélude au « combat du siècle », le combat de boxe opposant Mohammed Ali à George Foreman. Manu Dibango, Rochereau Tabu Ley, James Brown et Myriam Makeba, avaient également pris part à cet événement.

Dans les années 1980, Franco est à l’apogée de sa carrière. Il décide d’installer son quartier général en Europe. Lui et son orchestre font des allers-retours entre Paris et Bruxelles et enregistrent des titres comme « Mamou », « Mario », « Très impoli » qui deviendront rapidement des tubes. Le Tout Puissant Ok Jazz ira jusqu’à se produire aux États-Unis en 1983.

Le 12 octobre 1989, au sommet de sa gloire et quatre ans après son plus grand succès « Mario », Franco décède dans un centre hospitalier à Mont-Godinne en Belgique.

En 2019, le compositeur et pianiste congolais Ray Lema lui rend un bel hommage en reprenant ses plus grands succès lors du Festival Jazz Kif à Kinshasa.

À l’occasion de l’anniversaire de sa mort, Music In Africa vous propose une sélection de 15 compositions de Franco et de son orchestre Tout Puissant Ok Jazz. Une compilation de chansons sorties entre 1970 et 1987.

« Napesi yo kobima »

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« Azda »

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« Mabele »

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« Ebale y’a Zaïre »

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« Kinsiona »

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« Mambu Ma Miondo »

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« Youyou »

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« Propriétaire »

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« Non »

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« Très fâché »

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« Mamou »

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« Makambo ezali bourreau »

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« Très impoli »

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« Lettre à Mr le DG »

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« Mario »

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Bonus – « Hommage à Franco Luambo Makiadi » par Ray Lema

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