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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« Jamais sans toi » - la sublime touche kompa de Stelle Natty...

Home/Non classé/« Jamais sans toi » – la sublime touche kompa de Stelle Natty…

Quand on entre le nom de Stelle Natty sur YouTube en ce moment, la toute première suggestion de la plateforme américaine, c’est son clip kompa « Jamais sans toi », mis en ligne il y a quelques jours.

Le morceau offre un groove puissant et attachant, sublimé par la voix mezzo-soprano de la musicienne, qu’elle déploie avec passion et maîtrise. Il faut le dire, Stelle Natty est une artiste complète, qui est au four et au moulin sur ses créations qui fusionnent zouk, rnb, soul, afrobeats et mbalakh.

Sur les 4 titres de Jamais sans toi, le tout premier opus de sa carrière, elle a assuré à la fois, l’écriture des textes, la composition des mélodies, une partie de l’arrangement, et même des lignes de guitare acoustique et de basse.

Contactée par notre rédaction, elle a affirmé : « J’ai toujours écrit des chansons, mais jusque-là elles étaient dans mon tiroir. Avec cet EP, j’ai pris la résolution de donner une vie et une âme à mes créations. J’ai décidé de les assumer enfin, et de laisser parler ma polyvalence. »

Dans Jamais sans toi, Stelle Natty aborde des sujets variés tels que l’amour ou encore la reconnaissance, mais chacune des thématiques s’articule autour de sa foi chrétienne, qui est, dira-t-on, la sève de son écriture.

La belle histoire de la jeune artiste avec la musique débute dès sa jeunesse, dans son Congo natal où elle s’initie à la basse et en joue pour la chorale de son église.

Mais Stelle Natty fait ses premiers pas en tant que professionnelle du 4e art au Sénégal, le pays où elle réside, en jouant pour de nombreux artistes dont la chanteuse pop Aida Sock, le batteur et chanteur non-voyant Pape Niang, l’Orchestre Jigeen Ni, Sister LB, Mina la voilée et celle qu’elle considère comme sa soeur, Korka Dieng.

C’est en indépendante, sous la signature de MCT Label, qu’elle présente son premier EP, pour lequel elle a travaillé avec un musicien chevronné : « J’ai travaillé en étroite collaboration avec Stéphane Pambou aka Steady Key pour la réalisation du projet. J’ai eu les premières inspirations, mais je me suis souvent rapprochée de lui pour peaufiner les oeuvres et leur donner exactement la forme que j’envisageais.»

Créatrice polyvalente et talentueuse, longtemps restée à l’arrière des scènes, Stelle Natty bénéficie du précieux soutien de son entourage, qui la motive sans cesse à assumer les différentes facettes de son art. Jamais sans toi marque donc le départ d’une grande aventure pour une âme débordante d’ambitions et définitivement affranchie de la peur.

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