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Music Council of Ghana - Building, Strengtheing Unions and Associations in the Music Industry
The 1st meeting of the Music Council of Ghana with representatives of the various unions and assosiation of the creative industry and key ministries, department and agencies which have responsabilities or roles to play in the creative industry.
Obour Rescues Aged Musicians
The President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) Bice Osei Kuffour aka Obour, who promised to provide quality leadership that addresses the needs and aspiration of Ghanaian musicians, the music industry and the country, yesterday disclosed that MUSIGA has established a welfare fund to assist the aged musicians in the country who cannot make ends meet.
Fair Trade Music
Washington, DC, June 3, 2013: For the first time in music industry history, over 25,000 songwriters and composers from nearly fifty countries throughout Europe, North America, South America, and Africa have joined together to form a new, wholly independent advocacy Network for music creators. Its immediate goal will be the championing of a set of Fair Trade Music Principles designed to ensure transparency, fair compensation, and autonomy for music creators in an increasingly complex and non-transparent music business landscape.
50 Jahre "Jugend musiziert"
"Jugend musiziert" sucht keine Wunderkinder, nicht den Superstar. "Jugend musiziert" sucht junge Menschen, die Freude an der Musik haben, denen Selbstmusizieren etwas bedeutet. Hier wartet ein weites Begegnungsfeld zum Vergleichen und zum Austausch von Erfahrungen.
European Festivals Association launches ‘The Festival Academy’
On 18 April 2013, the European Festivals Association (EFA) launched The Festival Academy during its 2013 General Assembly in Granada, Spain. "The true role of a festival is to help artists to dare, to engage in new projects" is a statement by Bernard Faivre d'Arcier (former Director Avignon Festival) that serves as the motto of The Festival Academy. It offers various training formats for festival management to young, dynamic and passionate festival makers worldwide. Its mission is to share, exchange and construct know-how on festival management focusing on the essence of festivals – the art and the artist – and touching upon all artistic disciplines. The Festival Academy is ambitious to develop and sustain a network of festival leaders of the future.
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