The organizers of the first festival and professional market for music from Africa and the Middle East “Visa For Music 2023” have announced the launch of the call for applications for the 10th edition of this event scheduled for November 22 to 25, 2023 in Rabat. .
Artists wishing to participate in this edition must send their applications via the festival’s electronic site www.visaformusic.com, the organizers said in a press release released on Tuesday.
This year, around 30 artists/groups from Africa and the Middle East will be selected by a jury composed of cultural and music personalities, the statement said, noting that the deadline for submitting applications is set for April 1, 2023.
This 10th edition of Visa for Music will celebrate the decade of the event in an integral format. Building on its live experiences since 2014, digital in 2020, hybrid in 2021 and full in 2022, 2023 will guarantee a unique experience, mixing concerts, live conferences and digital broadcasts.
Born of the paradox between the significant dynamism of artistic creation in Africa and the Middle East and the lack of visibility of its artists, Visa For Music has set itself the task of offering them a real forum for expression, underline the organizers. .
A unifying event, this festival represents to this day, a springboard of choice for its artists, because it promotes opportunities for meetings, helps to give them visibility and to receive the recognition they deserve, we note.
Visa for Music 2023 will be the standard bearer for a renewal of priorities and orientations to build the cultural heritage of tomorrow in Africa and the Middle East. It has the ambition for this year again, to confirm its role as an unmissable meeting place for artists and professionals in the music industry from all over the world: among others programmers, agents, labels, cultural institutions, foundations, media and trainers, adds the same source.