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The music industry, and perhaps particularly in Senegal, is faced with the almost total absence of women within it. Few women artists, few women musicians, few managers/bookers/artistic directors/producers, few managers, technicians; little access to information, training, opportunities, mobility, financing, structural supports, the challenges are numerous, institutional, cultural and structural.
Observing a pronounced absence of women in our Festival, we wondered what to do to meet this challenge of inclusiveness. From there was born the initiative of the Women Arts Academy.
Our objectives are in particular to create synergies and mentoring, but above all to ensure stages and booking following the training.
So we will offer :
#WAA 2024
THE EMPOWERMENT OF SENEGALESE WOMEN DJ !
The participants in the program were entitled to training on the music industry with DJ Rokia Bamba and cultural entrepreneur Nicole Letuppe, workshops on stage performance and self-confidence with actress Catherine Rans and Regina Niang, copyright with Oumar Koundhoul, the DJ scene in West Africa with expert in the Cultural and Creative Industry (ICC) Camille Lomey, production and beatmaking with producer and DJ Jerome L. alias Praktika.