Yvonne Chaka Chaka Has Been Appointed As The Vice President Of CISAC

Yvonne Chaka Chaka Has Been Appointed As The Vice President Of CISAC. Singer and songwriter Yvonne Chaka Chaka has been elected as Vice President of CISAC – the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers. CISAC director general Gadi Oron: “Yvonne Chaka Chaka is an inspirational creator, and I’m delighted CISAC will be able to benefit from their energy and authority in campaigning for creators worldwide. They join us as Vice Presidents at a critical moment for CISAC’s work, with millions of creators facing loss of their livelihoods and the challenge of rebuilding their careers. We are looking forward greatly to our collaboration and their support.”

South African composers also now have a representative organisation. CAPASSO is an independent organisation that will represent composers. The formation of Music Creators South Africa (MCSA) was facilitated by the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association (CAPASSO), which saw the need for independent representation of music composers in the copyright and royalty collection space. The MCSA founding board includes musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka.

In a statement, MCSA said: “In light of the absence of a national music composers or songwriters’ association since 2017, following the closure of CASA, it has become clear that composers and songwriters have had no voice or representation to address their issues,” MCSA said in a statement.

“Since COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown, many music composers and songwriters have had ample time to do their own administration around copyright, royalties, collecting societies and the general usage of their compositions. This has exposed the need for a composers’ association to represent the interests of music composers. The CMO [collective management organisation] engaged a number of composers who could volunteer to establish a body to represent the interests of composers,” said MCSA.