Established African artists 21 years and older are invited to apply for the opportunity to collaborate with artists from another African country to record original and inspirational songs, in line with the social and environmental values of the MTN Bushfire festival.
For more information, please visit www.bush-fire.com/collabonation
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Important Dates:
Artists must be able to travel and be free for recording and performances around the indicated dates:
7th Feb-7th March: Artist Applications
March: Artist selection / public voting
12th March - Artists announced. Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted.
15th-19th April: Studio Recordings
31st May-2nd June: MTN Bushfire festival performance
21st June: Music Video Launches
The first year of CollaboNation was funded by the Sound Connects Fund, an initiative by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) and Goethe-Institut. The Sound Connects Fund was made possible with funding from the ACP-EU Culture Programme, a project implemented by the Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and funded by the European Union (EU). The Fund was also co-funded by Goethe-Institut and Siemens Stiftung.