THE AFRICAN DREAM
Online Trade Show
PRESENTS THE AFRO PEPITES SHOW
PRESENTATION
THE AFRO PEPITES SHOW
In this outpouring of creativity broadcasted by the Internet, every year The African Dream selects three projects!
Registration 14th edition:
From 1st March till 30th Sept. 2024
Each year, the African Dream Network agitates talents via internet to promote African culture.
Scheduled every year: Show Music from Western Africa, Music from Northern Africa, Music from Sahara Africa, Music from Southern Africa, Music from Central Africa, Music from Eastern Africa, Fashion, Story-tellers, Poets, Actors, Dance, Photos, Paintings, Short Film, Clip, Sculptures, Street Arts & Arts and Cultures from Caribbean, Jamaica, South America....
OPEN TO WHOM?
The casting is open to all artists (musicians, painters, dancers, photographers, fashion-designers, sculptors, story-tellers, humorists, poets, directors of short movies and actors of solidary-based actions), who are from Africa, the Caribbean, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, etc. and to all artists inspired by Africa.
FOR THE 3 PROJECTS SELECTED:
The projects selected by the association The African Dream will benefit from the communication tools needed to draw attention:
> Access to our network of more than 12 200 contacts Organizers, managers, Producers and media, 25 000 contacts subscribers and fans of African culture,
> The artists will benefit from the popularity of our social networks: more than 50 000 Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,… followers, of the strength of our partners Radios, Press, Televisions, Organizers, Digital Distribution, cultural networks…
> The artists will benefit of our skills (Management, Production, Distribution, Booking ...).
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
- A registration form is online each year.
PROGRAM 2023:
From 1st March till 30th Sept., 2023: Call for artistic projects opens
From 01 to 31 October 2023: African Dream Commission
1st November 2023: The committee's selections
From 1st till 30th November, 2023: Open votes
15th December 2023: Announcement of the 3 pepites 13th edition
CONDITIONS:
- African or South American artists benefit from free application. Free application is not granted anymore to the artists based in the North (Europe, Asia and Northern America). A 20€ fee will be requested.
- To prepare: contact details, 1 link to a picture + 1 link to listen or discover your project + a biography. Fill in the application form (Right column)
- For artists who do not have a website, we invite them to share their creations on Soundcloud, Reverbnation, Youtube, Instagram ...
ABOUT THE FUNDS:
Memberships will:
- Partially finance the association The African Dream, support the actions promoting African culture and artists located in Africa, participation in professional markets ...
Hoping you will share one of your most beautiful creations on our network.
Sincerely yours.
Artistic Director of the African Dream,
THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE of the 14th selection : First members
Cultural professionals are invited to join the committee until 30 September 2024: Introduce yourself
• Ruud Siebons : Radio Host of "Studio-Globe" @ Radio 9 (Helmond, Netherlands)
• Emmanuel Nado: Radio journalist and Producer/Host of AfricaMix @ KALW Public Media (California - USA)
• Alejandro de los Santos: Journalist @ Afribuku (Spain)
• Paul Brou : Radio host Airs d’Afrique + @ Radio G (France)
• Lætitia Normand: Manager of Le Rêve Africain (France)
COMMITTEE of the 13th selection :
• Emmanuel Nado: Radio journalist and Producer/Host of AfricaMix @ KALW Public Media (California - USA)
• Roger Calmé : Art critic and founder of Zo Mag (France)
• Muriel Breton : Founder of the MBCGIC communications agency (France)
• Paul Brou : Radio host Airs d’Afrique + @ Radio G (France)
• Lætitia Normand: Manager of Le Rêve Africain (France)
COMMITTEE of the 12th selection :
• Alejandro de los Santos, and Javier Mantecón: Journalists @ Afribuku (Spain)
• Jonathan Campbell : Head of Outreach & Strategic Initiatives Small World Music | Global Toronto (Canada)
• Colin Rigaud : Booking, programmation @ Jaspir Prod (France)
• Paul Brou : Radio host Airs d’Afrique + @ Radio G (France)
• Lætitia Normand: Manager of Le Rêve Africain (France)
COMMITTEE of the 11th selection :
• Savona Bailey-McClain : Executive Director & Chief Curator of The West Harlem Art Fund (NY-US)
• Zaahirah Muthy: Founder and Curator of ZeeArts, a global art incubator (Dubaï / Mauritius)
• Jennifer, Joël and Ivan: Founders of the musical and cultural artistic platform called ANCESTRAL (Belgium)
• Angel Romero : Founder and managing editor of World Music Central, Músicas del Mundo and of Transglobal World Music Chart (US)
• Sam Genet : General Coordinator of Cinemas of Africa Festival Lausanne (Switzerland)
• Paul Brou : Radio host Airs d’Afrique + @ Radio G (France)
• Lætitia Normand: Manager of Le Rêve Africain (France)
COMMITTEE of the 10th selection :
• Herman Kabubi: Director Programmes, Bayimba Foundation (Uganda),
• Shabani Ramadhani Hamissi: Marahaba Music Expo Director (Burundi),
• Alejandro de los Santos, Ángela Rodríguez, Perez et Javier Mantecón: Journalists @ Afribuku (Spain)
• Juan Antonio Vázquez: radio host @ Mundofonías and Radio Nacional de España (La Ruta de las Especias & El Palabrero). Co-creator and co-administrator of Transglobal World Music Chart (Spain)
• Paul Brou : Animateur radio Airs d’Afrique + sur Radio G (France)
• Dominique Pévost: Only French TV President (France)
• Lætitia Normand: Manager of Le Rêve Africain (France)
COMMITTEE of the 9th selection :
• José Da Silva: Sony Music Entertainment President Ivory Coast and founder of Lusafrica label (Ivory Coast),
• Ben Oldfield: The Orchard Vice President France, Benelux & West Africa (France),
• Manar Al Mouadmania and Daniel Lieuze: RFI, RFI Talent publisher (France)
• Isabelle Messer: Georg Leitner Productions GmbH Booking agent & Tour Manager, Irieunity CEO & Founder (Austria)
• Sofian Katz : Mom Productions Booking agent (France)
• Yorrick Benoist : RUN Productions manager (France)
• Grégory Connon : Derapage prod Producer, Booker, Manager (France)
• Sylvain Dartoy : WAX-Booking Production director (France)
• Dominique Prévost, Only French programmer (France)
• Frédéric Lamandé : Le Sax Achères 78 programmer (France)
• Shabani Ramadhani Hamissi: Marahaba Swahili Music Festival Director (Tanzania)
• Georges Kabore : Founder and Director of the Burkina Faso Institute (Burkina Faso)
• Bernardo Barros: Centro Acadêmico de Enfermagem / REDE 3 Cultura e Saúde DF cultural adviser (Brazil)
• Daniel Brown: Songlines and HEC Paris Journalist (France)
• Kanga Paul Brou : Airs d’Afrique + / Radio G radio host (France)
• Mathieu Girod: "Midi in the mouth of the world" on radio Nova Lyon Music reporte and YAL prod artistic manager (France)
• Jérôme Dumortier: #RKC - Radio Kaos Caribou Founder / Manager (France)
• Maxime Chevillotte aka Nomad WIzard, co-fondator of Good Morning Africa (France)
• Ametek de Kemet : Artist and co-fondator of Good Morning Africa (France)
• Cathie Bouvet: Graduated from the school of artistic management. (France)
• Amandine Lefebvre: Manager, Booker and Producer @ O'Bal des âmes (France),
• Julie Poncelet : Scènégal éthic 's artistic manager (Belgium)
• Lætitia Normand: Manager of Le Rêve Africain (France)
COMMITTEE of the 8th selection:
• Dominique Prévost, Festival Only French programmer (France)
• Jacq-André NGUEGAN BOTOO: Festival Africajarc Programmer, radio host Farafina Trip session @ CFM RADIO (France)
• Daniel Brown: Songlines and HEC Paris Journalist (France/UK)
• Daniel Lieuze give the floor to Manar Al Mouadmania: RFI, RFI Talent publisher (France)
• Jean-Marc Baehler: Radio host Republik Kalakuta @ RADIO TELEVISION SUISSE (RTS) (Switzerland)
• Shabani Ramadhani Hamissi: Musician and Director of the Marahaba Swahili Music Festival (Tanzania)
• Mounir Kabbja: CEO @ Ginger Sounds & General secretary @ Zone Franche network (France)
• Jérôme Dumortier: Founder / Manager of #RKC - Radio Kaos Caribou (France)
• Mathieu Girod: Animateur radio Métisphère @ RTU Le Grand Mix (France)
• Georges Kabore: Founder and Director of the Burkina Faso Institute (Burkina Faso),
• Amandine Lefebvre: Manager, Booker and Producer @ O'Bal des âmes (France),
• Cathie Bouvet: Just graduated from the school of artistic management. (France)
• Lætitia Normand: Manager of Le Rêve Africain (France)
COMMITTEE of the 7th selection :
• Daniel Lieuze, RFI, RFI Talent Journalist (France)
• Dominique Prévost, Festival Only French programmer (France)
• Daniel Brown, Songlines Journalist (France/UK)
• Folly Jacques AYI, Association Kultur Vizion president (Reunion island)
• Ludovic Sirtaine, Sound engineer of Habib Koité, Kareyce Fotso,... (Belgium): www.ludovicsirtaine.be
• Lætitia Normand, Manager of LE REVE AFRICAIN (France)
COMMITTEE of the 6th selection :
• Daniel Lieuze, RFI, RFI Talent Journalist (France)
• Dominique Prévost, Fesrival Only French programmer (France)
• SKOP Kamil, Director of the French Alliance Ambatondrazaka (Madagascar)
• Beril NZILA General Manager KANGROUV, Communication Manager The Festival ICI C L'AFRIK, Radio Animator "Rural Radio" (Congo)
• Thomas GLANTENAY, event planner to Kélé (France)
• Ludovic LEVASSEUR, Fan of African culture (Benin)
• Clarisse COMBES: Curious about African culture (France)
• Mathieu GIROD, Radio host on Métisphère @ RTU Lyon (France)
• Seb : Radio host on RADIO KRIMI
• Kaoru Sato, Reggae Sélecta Sound System and President of the SO.WE.TO association, (France)
• Lætitia NORMAND: Manager of the African Dream,
COMMITTEE of the 5th selection :
• Daniel Lieuze, RFI, RFI Talent Journalist (France)
• Maxime GRANIER : Radio host @ Radio Couleur Piment (France)
• Anais AUGE : Production Assistante, Booking... (France)
• Aude TALIGROT : Passion for African cultur (France)
• Lætitia NORMAND: Manager of the African Dream,
