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Muzikawi

Ethiopian record label, publisher and studio founded in Addis Ababa in 2020.

Based in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Founded
2020

Muzikawi is an Ethiopian music company founded in 2020, with offices in Addis Ababa and Stockholm. It grew out of the cultural organisation Selam, which had spent years working with Ethiopian music before the company was created.

It operates as a record label, music publisher, recording studio, artist management company and event organiser. Its stated aim is to formalise rights and payment for Ethiopian creatives and to bring Ethiopian music to international audiences.

It matters as one of the few structured, rights-focused music companies working in Ethiopia, a market where collective licensing and royalty systems are still being built.

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