Welcome to November. This month is going to be a busy month for us at Arts Connect Africa. our main focus will be the Visa For Music Festival (VFM), Rabat, Morocco which starts on the 20th and ends on the23rd of November.
The Visa for Music festival is entering its 11th year this year and it will feature music concerts with performances from upcoming and popular Artistes from 75 countries in Europe, Africa and the middle East as well over 76 000 Live spectators, over 1.5 M Digital spectators and a total youth population of over 70% of the attendees.The event will also feature the Market, which will feature professionals from the music and culture sector from 5 continents who will connect with one another via conferences, speed meetings, masterclasses, and workshops.

Our network members are going to be participating in the VFM music concerts and the market. and are going to be offering insights on the music business industries in their various regions. The VISA For Music festival will feature ACA sister professional networks such as the Cultural Connexxions Latino America (CCLA), European Jazz Network (EJN) and other networks across the world. It is expected that partnership projects will be at the centre of ACA’s interactions with these networks
However, the highlight of VFM will be our annual congress, which will serve as the flagship meeting in our year. We have a lot of things to discuss this year, and one of the priority discussions will be the official inauguration of various committees which will drive the agenda for the network. The congress will also feature discussion projects for the new committees to work on to help achieve the network’s objectives. We will continue to bring you updates on our congress and other meetings, as we count down to this momentous conference. To find out more about the Visa For Music, Rabat, 2024 visit the official VFM website
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