Network meeting on March 8

With its net­work expand­ing inter­na­tion­al­ly, and par­tic­u­lar­ly in Africa, Zone Franche had the idea of offer­ing a forum for dia­logue and coop­er­a­tion with its mem­bers on the African con­ti­nent.

HOW CAN MUSIC PROFESSIONALS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT BE STRUCTURED AND COOPERATE ?

Musi­cal cre­ation on the African con­ti­nent is flour­ish­ing. From world-renowned artists to the emerg­ing scene, from learned and tra­di­tion­al aes­thet­ics to con­tem­po­rary music, artis­tic vital­i­ty takes many forms. While the major groups and the indus­try have undoubt­ed­ly grasped the inter­est (par­tic­u­lar­ly eco­nom­ic) of this mar­ket, as a World Music net­work, we feel it is impor­tant to ques­tion the process­es involved in the emer­gence of young artists, the struc­tur­ing and inde­pen­dence of the music sec­tor, etc.…

How are play­ers of all kinds (artists, pro­duc­ers, man­agers, labels, trade shows, etc.) struc­tured on the con­ti­nent ? Are there net­works, fed­er­a­tions, unions, plat­forms, etc. that bring pro­fes­sion­als togeth­er to pro­mote this struc­tur­ing, its inde­pen­dence, and coop­er­a­tion between play­ers in the same coun­try or between sev­er­al coun­tries ? If so, how ? If not, why not ? Are cross-cut­ting issues (gen­der equal­i­ty, ecol­o­gy) a dri­ving force behind these coop­er­a­tive ven­tures ?

Through these exchanges, the aim will be to under­stand the struc­tur­ing of rela­tions and coop­er­a­tion between play­ers on the con­ti­nent, with its strengths and inspir­ing expe­ri­ences to be devel­oped, and its weak­ness­es to be strength­ened.

STAKEHOLDERS

-Dick Mawu­to, Man­ag­er of Lev­el Pro­duc­tion / Togo
-Brahim El Mazned, Founder and Direc­tor of Visa For Music / Moroc­co
-Camille Seck, Founder of Kaani / Sene­gal
-Tony Méfé, Direc­tor of Scène d’Ébène / Cameroon

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

When ? Fri­day, March 8 at 2:30pm (French time)
Where ? By video­con­fer­ence
How ? Webi­nar link sent to reg­is­trants
Reg­is­tra­tion form