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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Sénégal : ARTivist annonce la 6e Coupe d'Afrique de Danses Urbaines

Home/Non classé/Sénégal : ARTivist annonce la 6e Coupe d’Afrique de Danses Urbaines

C’est sur la place de la nation de Dakar que l’artiste sénégalais Dopeman, champion d’Afrique en titre, remettra sa ceinture de « Supreme Dancer » en jeu. Les prétendants au sacre viendront des 4 coins du continent, s’affronter dans des battles relevés.

En 5 saisons, la Coupe d’Afrique de Danses Urbaines a su s’imposer comme une plateforme respectable, résolument dédiée à la promotion des cultures urbaines sur le continent.

Ses objectifs spécifiques sont : encourager l’expression artistique des danseurs hip hop africains, promouvoir la diversité culturelle dans la pratique du breakdance, mais aussi créer des espaces de formation et d’échange.

En marge du spectacle, seront organisés des ateliers de danse pour professionnels, des workshops grand public et des panels de discussions sur des thèmes liés à la pratique des danses urbaines. 

Avec sa vocation panafricaine, la compétition veut aussi faire du Sénégal, son pays hôte, une des plaques tournantes des danses urbaines sur le continent. Cette année d’ailleurs, elle réunira un minimum de 5 nationalités différentes, pour offrir encore plus de sensations au public et permettre aux invités de découvrir la scène hip hop sénégalaise. 

Pour favoriser une meilleure exposition des candidats, ARTivist entend renforcer la couverture médiatique de son événement cette année. L’association sénégalaise lance un appel aux potentiels partenaires à soutenir l’initiative fortement.

Elle sollicite un appui logistique et technique (scène, matériel son et lumières, tapis de danse adéquat, spots publicitaires radio et TV, lots pour vainqueur et finalistes), mais aussi financier (cachet des groupes invités, prize money, cachet régisseurs, frais logistique de formation, location matériels techniques, hôtel, billets d’avion).

La Coupe d’Afrique des Danses urbaines est soutenue par ADAFEST et Arterial Network. Le Sénégal est le pays le plus titré de la compétition (3 sacres en 2013, 2015 et 2018), juste devant la Guinée Conackry et le Liberia qui comptent un titre chacun.

À propos d’ARTivist

ARTivist est une association à but non lucratif, officiellement reconnue et soutenue par l’État du Sénégal à travers le ministère de la culture.

Elle œuvre pour la promotion et le développement des cultures urbaines au Sénégal et en Afrique avec une ouverture vers les autres continents non pas pour recevoir seulement mais partager, échanger et diffuser.

Pour plus d’informations sur l’organisation du tournoi, s’adresser via mail à [email protected] ou appeler le +221 77 521 13 34.

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