Register for ACCES 2022 in Tanzania

This year’s ACCES takes place at the National Museum & House of Culture in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 24, 25 and 26 November.

The pan-African trade show will host industry professionals from across Africa and around the world, who will be in Tanzania’s biggest city to share knowledge, network, exchange ideas and witness showcases by emerging and established artists from the continent.

Featuring a dynamic pool of local and international speakers, businesses and showcasing artists, ACCES offers a strong conference programme that includes industry talks, music performances, pitch and networking sessions, workshops, exhibitions and awards.

Programme highlight

The first batch of 10 showcasing acts that will fuel ACCES’ music programme has been announced, and includes SinaUbi Zawose (Tanzania), Oumar Konaté (Mali), Flying Bantu (Zimbabwe), Joyce Babatunde (Cameroon), Naïnako (Madagascar), Vitali Maembe & Watupa Mawe (Tanzania), TaraJazz Zanzibar (Tanzania), Tofa Jaxx (Tanzania), Kalam La Reine du Kundé (Burkina Faso) and Tankiso Mamabolo (South Africa).

Top speakers added to the conference programme this week include head of TuneCore for West and East Africa Chioma Onuchukwu (Nigeria), Boomplay Tanzania general manager Natasha Stambuli (Tanzania), Young Music Boss founder Jusnah Gadi (UK), Black Major CEO Sevi Spanoudi (South Africa), Southern African Music Rights Organisation sales and licensing general manager Karabo Senna (South Africa), Action Music Tanzania director Baraka Issadu (Tanzania) Sheer Publishing Africa (a subsidiary of Downtown Music Services) managing director Thando Makhunga (South Africa), Sauti za Busara festival director Yusuf Mahmoud (Tanzania), Electromode/Ingrooves A&R exec Gareth Wilson (South Africa), musician and cultural curator Islam Elbeiti (Sudan), EAC L'Boulvart production director Ghita Khaldi (Morocco), Afropolitan Vibes founder Ade Bantu (Nigeria) and Music In Africa Foundation director Eddie Hatitye (South Africa).

Interested individuals can register for free via the easy-to-follow online registration process (registration links provided below).

Delegate registration

Registration and attendance for delegates at ACCES 2022 comes with a host of benefits including entry to exhibitions, showcases, talks, networking sessions and panel discussions. Delegates will also be encouraged to take excursions to various music hubs in Dar es Salaam, where they will learn about the inner workings of the local industry and meet influential players operating in the city’s music scene.

ACCES provides delegates with opportunities to create business linkages with African and international industry players, and to promote their works and products to a wider audience while gaining knowledge about the latest trends in the music business.

Register HERE as an ACCES 2022 delegate.

Exhibitor and Pitch registration: Gain exposure and promote your new products

Delegates who want to gain added exposure at ACCES 2022 can take advantage of ACCES’ exposure platforms, namely Hub Exhibitor and Pitch Sessions:

Hub Exhibitor

The ACCES 2022 Exhibition Hub is an innovative, tech-oriented space where companies and organisations can present their products and services while networking with potential clients and collaborators. Each exhibitor gets their own ‘hub’ space, which is completely customisable to the needs of the exhibitor and comes with a large screen and tech facilities to aid the presentation of products and services in a modern, uncluttered fashion. All exhibitors need to do is bring their digital media, plug in and let the stand do the work for them.

Book a stand at the Exhibition Hub HERE.

Pitch Sessions

The ACCES 2022 Pitch Sessions provide startups with a platform to present their ideas to an audience of future funders and collaborators. Pitchers get 10 minutes to present their startup, answer questions and get feedback from the audience members, many of whom are music industry leaders on the lookout for the next big idea.

Pitch at ACCES 2022 HERE.

Benefits

Exhibitors will be taken between venues and accredited hotels, and their logos will be added to the ACCES website and printed programme. In addition, their company profiles will appear on the Music In Africa website (musicinafrica.net) and in the dedicated exhibitors’ newsletter that will be sent out to some 47 000 subscribers in Anglophone and Francophone Africa, as well as to recipients around the world.

Registration fees

• African delegate – FREE
• Non-African delegate – $200
• Hub Exhibitor – $850
• Pitcher – $250

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.

About ACCES

ACCES is a pan-African trade show for music industry players to exchange ideas, discover new talent and create business linkages. ACCES is held in a different African city every year, attracting active music industry players from across the globe. ACCES is organised by the Music In Africa Foundation, a non-profit pan-African organisation, in partnership with Siemens Stiftung, Goethe-Institut, the Tanzanian Ministry of Culture, Arts and Sports and Alliance Française.

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