1st edition of Visa For Music (VFM), Africa and Middle East Music Meeting, from 12th to 15th November, 2014.Rabat – Morocco
(PRWEB) March 20, 2014 -- As the first professional music salon for Morocco, the Middle East and Africa, Visa For Music promises to be a unique and indispensable international marketplace for World and New Music of these regions, and a professional platform for the music industry in Morocco and countries of the South.
The main mission of Visa For Music is to promote the constitution of a music marketplace in Africa and Middle East. Today, this market is insufficient whereas the local musical creation is extremely rich and diverse. Thus, Visa For Music has the ambition of creating a platform for greater visibility as well as an environment favoring creativity and professionalization in the cultural sector.
If there is one country in Africa which can legitimately claim the right to organize this event, then it is Morocco. In recent years the country has experienced a growth in the development of its cultural and musical landscape. Its great music festivals, whose reputation are spreading worldwide, are just one obvious proof of this.
Visa For Music: the program
Visa For Music will gather professionals of the music industry: artists, professional organizations, and groups, independent and major labels, cultural institutions and foundations, media and distributors, managers, agents… etc.
The meeting will be punctuated by many activities, such as the showcases whose goal is to put the spotlight on new talents and booming artists. In order to do so, 24 artists / bands will be selected and will have the opportunity to perform in front of professionals and a prestigious jury. A tribute will also be given to some of the figures that have left a mark on the recent music history in Morocco, on the African continent and in the Middle East.
A series of others activities will animate this meeting in order to make it an event full of interactivity and exchange: conferences and documentary films projection, professional trainings, speed-meeting, networking, professional sittings…
On the fringe of Visa For Music 2014 the 4th edition of the International Conference on Creative Economy in Africa will be held, an annual meeting organized by ARTerial Network. This event will gather almost 300 participants of the cultural and artistic sector from the whole continent and beyond in order to tackle current fundamental issues and to formulate development and durability strategies for a dynamic African creative sector.
Visa For Music is organized with the support of:
- The Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Morocco
- The European Forum of Worldwide Music Festivals (EFWMF)
- The Foundation HIBA
More information on :
http://www.visaformusic.com
Contact :
Brahim El Mazned
elmazned(at)gmail(dot)com
or Nabil Ouchagour
nabil.ouchagour(at)gmail(dot)com
Nabil Ouchagour, Press Passion, +1 8579287697, [email protected]
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