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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5 festivals africains de reggae

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Reggae Rock Festival – Côte d’Ivoire

La Côte d’Ivoire n’est pas seulement le pays d’Alpha Blondy et de Tiken Jah Fakoly, les deux icônes africaines du reggae ; elle est aussi la terre du Reggae Rock Festival.

Initié cette année seulement (2019), ce festival, appelé à se péréniser, a choisi de camper sur le site du Parker Place d’Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), une des places fortes du reggae ivoirien, fondée par feu Dez Parker, un passionné de reggae décédé en 2017. 

Pour sa première édition, le Reggae Rock Festival a convié de nombreux artistes, notamment Spyrow, Kajeem, Black Mojah, Ismael Isaac, Naftaly, Ras Goody Brown, Aiman Raad ou encore Malayky.

Mali Festi’Reggae – Mali

Cap maintenant sur Bamako, la capitale malienne, pour parler du Mali Festi’Reggae.

Avec ses 14 éditions, cette rencontre musicale fait partie des rendez-vous incontournables de l’agenda culturel malien.

Le Mali Festi’Reggae a été initié par Mariam Sangaré dite Sista, artiste chanteuse connue sur la scène locale, à la suite du 60e anniversaire de naissance du pape de la musique reggae, Nesta Robert Marley alias Bob Marley, le 6 février 2005 à Addis Abeba (Éthiopie), organisé par la fondation Bob Marley.

Chaque année, le festival invite les mélomanes maliens à mieux comprendre le message du reggae et la philosophie rasta.

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Reggae Top Fiesta – Sénégal

À l’instar des deux pays sus-mentionnés, le Sénégal est une véritable terre de reggae, qui compte de nombreux artistes évoluant dans ce genre.

Pour pallier au manque d’événement de grande envergure, qui soit entièrement consacré à ce genre, le promoteur sénégal Freeman Zion a lancé cette année, le Reggae Top Fiesta, pour dit-il : « Donner aux artistes reggae locaux, l’opportunité de s’exprimer sur de grandes scènes à l’échelle de ce qui se fait sur l’international.»

La première édition de l’événement, qui a réuni les artistes Makkan J, Mister Gass, Black Mojah ou encore Sangue Bi, a été couronnée de succès.

24h Reggae Festival Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire

Tenu pour sa première fois en décembre 2012,  le 24h Reggae Festival Abidjan est un spectacle initié par Dagry Marie Geneviève, responsable de General Modern Design et présidente-fondatrice de l’ONG N’klo Bakan.

Toutes les éditions sont placées sous le parrainage de Rita Marley, épouse du pape du reggae, Bob Marley. 

Le spectacle se fait en live et en continu pendant 24 heures, comme seules les grandes pointures du reggae savent en faire. 

Il faut surtout noter que tous les artistes qui participent au 24h Reggae Festival Abidjan, qui se veut un festival humanitaire, se produisent de façon bénévole. 

« Les fonds récoltés à toutes les éditions du 24h Reggae Festival Abidjan servent à aider les enfants déscolarisés et défavorisés de la Côte d’Ivoire et du village rasta », soutient l’initiatrice.

Festival Reggae Donn Sa – Île Maurice

C’est dans l’Océan Indien que nous achevons notre visite de 5 festivals africains consacrés au reggae, avec le Festival Reggae Donn Sa.

Lancé en 2005 dans le paradisiaque décor de l’île Maurice, cette importante rencontre musicale a accueilli des pointures mondiales du reggae comme Gentleman, Jason Heerah ou encore Tiken Jah Fakoly.

Figurant parmi les événements les plus populaires de son île hôte, le Festival Reggae Donn Sa a vu le nombre de ses participants s’accroître considérablement en une décennie. Pour cause, une programmation internationale bien fournie.

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