{"id":5654,"date":"2023-05-05T12:01:26","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T12:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/?p=5654"},"modified":"2023-11-29T03:40:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T03:40:46","slug":"african-music-is-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/byta.com\/blog\/announcements\/african-music-is-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"African Music is Rising: Sign up free! (Byta &#038; ARMC)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are delighted to announce the second event of this new series:&nbsp;<strong>African Music is Rising!<\/strong> <em>Presented by Byta &amp; Africa Rising Music Conference.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Each talk is <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/byta.co\/african-music-is-rising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>free and online<\/strong><\/a>. The next talk takes place Tuesday 16th May 2023 &#8211; 10am ET \/ 2pm BST \/ 3pm CET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Featuring <strong>DJ Dreas <\/strong>and attorney &amp; founder of Women in Music South Africa, <strong>Manaileng Maphike.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moderated by Byta\u2019s CEO\/Founder <strong>Marc Brown<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sign up here for free<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/byta.co\/african-music-is-rising\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/byta.co\/african-music-is-rising<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In advance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/africarisingmusicconference.com\/\"><strong>Africa Rising Music Conference<\/strong><\/a> &amp; moderated by Byta\u2019s Marc Brown, this is the second event in a series of three monthly talks with creators and key contributors from within the African music ecosystem. These conversations will explore the rise of African music and the potential for future opportunities for music in Africa, including collaborations and the growing potential of exporting it to the world market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/africarisingmusicconference.com\/\">Africa Music Rising Conference<\/a> is a female-led, executive-focused conference &#8211; a game-changer for African music and its connection to the worldwide market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be held in Johannesburg at the Hallmark House Hotel on the 23rd and 24th of May 2023, and will feature a mix of local and international delegates, centering around the urban and electronic music industries and the Afro-Euro connection both of these chart-topping genres provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byta remains committed to and passionate about education regarding the music ecosystem. This led to the launch of our #HowWeListen (<a href=\"https:\/\/howwelisten.org\/\">howwelisten.org<\/a>), the platform\u2019s nonprofit arm. Byta consistently delivers high-quality content and events to tomorrow\u2019s artists and industry leaders of all backgrounds, and at every level of the music ecosystem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/4a0a7fEHjYwQGa5o9OymqEh4tn9Ecv7gIXhuiNhF-V8_MNa1VQnoLIpdAch6CKVvaKaH8nYzGts297RhPcsqk_jR1k9T3rtvYhfnAnkdLVcq4IHkKiaR70GM6e7BY3WTegyJ2stqXVgdRfhKlWwUT7s\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"311\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-9CUBmbxraptX8rJL72QESqL8oM6ZUnoL5ntPC2NJb4BpkqqwOXk47BwkPixvxgLBgSfhmtfgGPqpETkt5LV-LNyU1-SFFpWwtUP4k6RLfhLM9poaLGUE7iYKVy1sZc5sadUZ_lik2wnEPjA9lBiap8\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More about ARMC <a href=\"https:\/\/africarisingmusicconference.com\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More about Byta <a href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/what-is-byta\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Create. Educate. Promote. 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