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Cape Verde

Labels, distributors, publishers, studios, promoters and platforms working across African music. Listings are editorial and free, and every one is checked against its sources before it appears.

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Africa Nostra

Paris music publisher holding the Lusafrica label's editorial catalogue, principally Cape Verdean repertoire; acquired by Sony Music Publishing France in July 2025.

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Label

Lusafrica

Paris record label, founded 1988 by Jose Da Silva, that built Cesaria Evora's catalogue; acquired by Sony Music France in July 2025.

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