Pan-African music portal, Music In Africa (www.musicinafrica.net), seeks experienced researchers and music journalists to write overviews of the music scenes of the following African countries: Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Ghana, Mali, Gambia, Congo (Brazzaville) and Madagascar.
Successful candidates will be required to research and write no more than three overview articles ranging between 900 and 1200 words. The overview texts should provide factual insight into various aspects of the local music industries. Authors are expected to use clear, simple language and frame topics in a way that anyone can be able to understand, while avoiding their own personal opinions. A detailed style guide will be provided and texts are expected to conform to these guidelines.
Topic examples
Topics are not fixed but they generally aim to provide:
Applicants must be well-versed in these areas, ideally having written on similar topics in the past. Successful candidates will be given a topic and will be required to submit a short proposal on how they would treat the topic.
Requirements
Remuneration
Writers will be remunerated at an agreed rate once the text has been submitted to the editors' satisfaction and according to the specifications provided.
Contact
If you are interested, send your CV to David Durbach at dave@musicinafrica.net before or on 27 March 2015. Your application must include the following:
For more information about Music In Africa, go to www.musicinafrica.net.