Concerts SA receives financial, administrative and technical support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, SAMRO CSI and Concerts Norway.
Working with musicians, promoters, venue owners and audiences, and providing support to the sector through research and skills development for music professionals, the project aims to build a vibrant and viable live music circuit in southern Africa.
What has Concerts SA Achieved in 10 years?
- Reaching over a million audience members
- Creating over 13000 work opportunities
- In 11 SADC countries
- In approximately 800 venues
- Over 400 concerts
Selected responses from the recipient members are below:
CSI
SAMRO CSI Programmes
In 2021 SAMRO CSI rolled out two pilot projects with SAMRO’s members in mind – The Music Creation Support Fund and bursaries for the Music Business Short Learning Course at Boston City Campus.
SAMRO CSI’s programmes are outlined below:
Live Music
Concerts SA
Concerts SA is a joint South African/Norwegian live music development project housed within SAMRO’s CSI.
Archive
SAMRO Music Archive
The SAMRO Music Archive holds over 100,000 music scores and serves as a resource for researchers and musicians. Based in SAMRO’s Johannesburg offices, the Archive is one of the largest resources of Southern African music in the world.
Learning
Music Business Skills Programme
The Music Business Skills Programme aims to provide SAMRO Full and Associate members with bursaries to help them better navigate the music industry.
MCSF
The SAMRO Music Creation Support Fund (MCSF)
Since 2021, the MCSF offered SAMRO Members with Full or Associate membership the opportunity to apply for a supporting micro-grant to contribute towards the creation of new and original music works.