BY DELISA THWALA
MBABANE– Nearly a month after CollaboNation was launched, today the applications for artist is closing and project managers have announced that the applications were overwhelmingly good.
This was announced by House on Fire’s Communication Officer Simon Dawson- he said the project will support continental musical collaborations.
He further said upon receiving a remarkable number of applications, they were amazed by the response and looking forward to receiving more.
Collabonation is funded by the Sound Connects Fund, an initiative by the Music in Africa Foundation (MIAF) and Goethe Institute. The Sound Connects Fund is made possible with the financial contribution of the European Union (EU) and the support of the Organization of ACP States.
House on Fire announced late last year that it had secured a substantial grant from the EU-supported Sound Connects Fund to support an innovative new and ground-breaking project called CollaboNation.
“CollaboNation will connect and unite the Southern African region through a series of unique music collaborations, supporting the weaving together of Africa’s rich and diverse musical genres and inspiring a game-changing creative narrative, contributing to the development of new audiences, inspiring social cohesion, and building linkages between cultural industries and networks,” he said.
In addition to that, he said artists from Eswatini, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Botswana were invited to apply for the opportunity to collaborate with each other to record original and inspirational songs, in line with the social and environmental values of House On Fire and the MTN Bushfire festival.
Additional information and application forms can be found on the MTN Bushfire website, www.bush-fire.com. Click on MENU & select COLLABONATION.
