Ketebul Music Founding Director Mr. Tabu Osusa has been appointed as the Country Representative for Kenya in the third edition of Visa For Music (VFM) which will be held from the 16th to 19th of November 2016 in Rabat, Morocco.
Visa For Music is an annual Africa Middle East Music Meeting whose aim is to foster the development of a music market in Africa & the Middle East, highlight emerging artists, offer a suitable environment for creativity and mobility and contribute to the structure of the cultural and artistic sector.
As Country Representative, Tabu Osusa will enhance Visa For Music's operational activities in Kenya, maintain and improve relationships with stakeholders in music, media, culture and government sectors as well as help improve productivity, efficiency and surpass VFM's goals.
The meeting serves as an essential and major meeting place for professionals of the music industry at large.
Key objectives of Visa For Music include:
Supporting export of musical creation from Morocco, Africa and the Middle East towards Europe and Northern markets
Professionalizing and guiding artists of the region, to promote artistic mobility and help improve artists' status in Southern countries
Arousing awareness on the role of the musical stage in the socio-economic development process and in the promotion of peace and regional integration
Setting up North-South and South-South inter-professional meetings to develop new markets with all kinds of musical productions (traditional and modern music)
Fostering the professionalization of the sector through the development of structures representing artists and and boosting the development of creative structures in order to stimulate the musical sector
Heading the musical sector towards new challenges of regional and international dimensions through seminars, training and expertise exchanges with professionals of the world.
Accreditations are currently open!!!
Artists, journalists and professionals can ask for their accreditation via Visa For Music Accreditation
People and organizations who are interested can also book their stand on the Visa For Music website by following the link, Visa For Music Stand Booking