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Southern African Music Rights Organisation

South Africa's largest music collecting society, formed in Johannesburg in 1961.

Based in
Johannesburg, South Africa
Founded
1961

The Southern African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) is South Africa’s largest music collecting society, formed in 1961 and based in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. It began operating in 1962, taking over performing-rights administration from the UK’s PRS.

SAMRO licenses music users, collects licence fees and distributes performing-rights royalties to composers, authors and publishers. It represents more than fifteen thousand Southern African music creators and publishers and is a central institution in the region’s rights economy.

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