Visa For Music 2021 - Hybride Edition : PHYSICAL + DIGITALE

Visa For Music 2022: Spotify Official Playlist

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VFM 2022 artists

ABIR EL ABED

AMARA QUARTET

Anass Oublaid

Ans-T Crazy

Ars Nova Napoli

AYRAD

AZIZ KONKRITE

BEB DIWAN

Bernice The Bell and The bell band

DAOX

DEMI PORTION

FANIE FAYAR

Farid Ghannam & The Cosmic Carnival

GULTRAH SOUND SYSTEM

Issa Diabaté

iZAYA

Jocelyn Balu et Borumba

Júlia Colom

Little KESHO

Marmoucha Orchestra ft. Mehdi Nassouli

MR LEO

NDRK

Odreii

Orchestre féminin KABIÉSSI

PAMELA BADJOGO

RASHA NAHAS

RASTE

Rokia Bamba

SAINTRICK

SAMIR AOUAD

STRANGER SOUMA

TENIN DIAWARA

THE ENGINEERS

WOOD SOUND (Le son du bois)

ZEF

ZILY

Playlist VFM 2021

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CONCERTS

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16TH

– 7pm at Théâtre Mohammed V : Fanie Fayar (Congo), Demi Portion (France and Morocco), Farid Ghannam & the Cosmic Carnival (Maroc and Netherlands)

– 00H30 at the Coupole Palais Tazi : Rokia Bamba (Belgium)

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17TH

– 5pm at the Onomo Terminus Hotel / Scène Azour : Aziz Konkrite (France)

– 6:30 pm at Café la Scène : Orchestre féminin Kabiessi (Benin)

– 16:00 pm at Palais Tazi / inDrive Stage : Anass Oublaid (Morocco), Rasha Nahas (Palestine and Germany), Bernice the Bell and the Bell Band (Burundi), Wood Sound (Benin)

– 6:45 pm at Palais Tazi / Anya Stage: Little Kesho (Rwanda), Beb Diwan (Tunisia and France), Marmoucha Orchestra ft. Mehdi Nassouli (Netherlands and Morocco), Raste (Morocco)

– 00:30 at The Coupole Palais Tazi : the Engineers (Saudi Arabia)

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18TH

– 5pm at the Onomo Terminus Hotel / Azour Stage : NDRK (Morocco)

– 6pm at Palais Tazi / inDrive Stage: Ars Nova Napoli (Italy), Zef (Lebanon), Ayrad (Canada/Quebec), Zily (Mayotte),

– 6:45pm at Palais Tazi / Anya Stage : Saintrick (Congo & Senegal), Jocelyn Balu & Borumba (RDC & France), Pamela Badjogo (Gabon & France), Júlia Colom (Spain)

– 00:30 at The Coupole Palais Tazi : Stranger Souma (Morocco)

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19TH

– 5pm at the Onomo Terminus Hotel / Azour Stage : NDRK (Morocco)

– 6:30 pm at Café la Scène : Issa Diabaté (Guinea)

– 6pm at Palais Tazi / inDrive Stage : Samir Aouad (Morocco & France), Tenin Diawara (Guinea), Gultrah Sound System (Tunisia), Odreii (Canada/Quebec & Jamaica)

– 6:45pm at Palais Tazi / Anya Stage : Amara Quartet (Portugal), Abir el Abed (Morocco), Ans-T Crazy (Guinea), Mr. Leo (Cameroon)

– 00:30am at the Coupole Palais Tazi : iZAYA (Uganda)

FORUM

CONFERENCE

THURSDAY 17th NOVEMBER

Location:Café la Scène Renaissance
“Exporting music, to which markets?” / 10:00 am to 11:30 am
“What music for what industry? : restitution of research work on CCI in Morocco” / 2 to 3:30 pm
“Public space and current music: what actions for a broad territorial attractiveness through music? 4 to 5:30 pm

FRIDAY 18th NOVEMBER

Location: The Coupole Palais Tazi
“Triggering investment in CCIs in Africa – Diversification of funding sources and modalities” / 10 am to 12 pm

Location:Café la Scène Renaissance
“How music can be integrated in a revolutionary way thanks to Web 3” / 10 to 11:30 a.m.
“Rethinking the mobility of artists and professionals in the cultural and creative sectors” / 2 to 3:30 pm

SATURDAY 19th NOVEMBER

Location:Café la Scène Renaissance
“Language as a tool for structuring musical expressions: what roles, issues and impacts? / 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Spotify Masterclass / 3pm to 5:30pm

Location:The Coupole Palais Tazi
“Culture and disability in Morocco: towards accessibility” / 2 to 3:30 pm

EXPOSITION

The Expostand will take place from Wednesday 17th to Saturday 19th from 10 am to 5 pm at the Tazi Palace. Several exhibitors, music professionals will be present all day to present their projects and develop collaborations.

WORKSHOP

Skill building is one of the objectives of the event, which is why several workshops are organized:
Sound Engineering Workshop – In partnership with the Organisation Internationale de la francophonie
The workshop will take place in two parts:
– Thursday 17 November from 10 am to 11.30 am at the Renaissance Cinema
– Friday 18 November at Studio Hiba

Mobility workshop:
The “mobility” workshop will take place on Friday 18 November from 10 am to 12 pm at the Onomo Hotel.

Positioning Assessment Workshop – In partnership with Trempo
The positioning assessment will take place in two parts at the National Centre for Human Rights (CNDH):
– Thursday 17 November from 2 pm to 4 pm
– Saturday 19 November from 2 to 4 pm

The 2022 Jury

Five personalities from the culture and music world meticulously select each year the artists who will perform in showcases.

Raoul Rugamba – Rwanda

Entrepreneur and founder of the creative agency Hobe and the platform Africa in Colors

Young Rwandan entrepreneur, Raoul Rugamba has evolved in the creative and digital cultural industries sector.

With the aim of structuring the pan-African CCI ecosystem, he founded in 2015 the creative communication agency Hobe and launched the platform Africa in Colors to work in particular on the valorization and support of African artists.

Yassin Tabouktirt – Morocco

Manager of label New District ; Producer and columnist at Radio 2M

Current manager of the label New District, Yassin is also a producer and columnist for Radio 2M.

He has evolved in the music industry as a booker for Blue Line and Accords croisées and has become an expert on the Maghreb scene, notably through his experience as Artist Marketing Manager Maghreb at Deezer. He also co-founded the agency Ginger Sounds and worked with multiple artists such as: Oum, N3rdistan, Souad Massi, Faiz Ali Faiz…

Reem Kassem – Egypt / United Arab Emirates

Cultural manager, producer, programmer and researcher

Named one of the 50 most inspiring women in Egypt, Reem works to empower women and promote gender equality in the cultural sector.

After 20 years of experience in the performing arts, community arts, cultural policy, and diplomacy, Reem is currently a Senior Specialist at the Cultural Foundation Abu Dhabi. She is also the co-founder of Basita. live and the founder of AGORA for arts and Culture.

Sarah El Miniawy – Egypte / Royaume-Uni

Founder of the Simsara Music and public relations officer

Sarah El Miniawy is the head of Simsara Agency. It is a public relations agency that also handles artist management in the field of music and special projects.

Sarah works with a selected group of artists at the forefront of alternative and experimental music in the Arab world.

Mory Touré – Mali

Music columnist and cultural journalist and promoter of Radio Afrika

Passionate about music, Mory Touré is a Malian cultural journalist and promoter of the cultural web radio “Radio Afrika”.

He has been the correspondent of RFI for the program “Couleurs Tropicales” in Mali for 18 years and has been a music columnist on several radio and TV channels.

Finally, he is a reporter for several festivals and cultural events on the African continent.