Label
100COPIES
Cairo record label and music space founded in 2006 by Mahmoud Refaat, an early backer of Egyptian mahraganat; acquired by Reservoir Media and PopArabia in 2022.
Directory
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.
Label
Cairo record label and music space founded in 2006 by Mahmoud Refaat, an early backer of Egyptian mahraganat; acquired by Reservoir Media and PopArabia in 2022.
Streaming Platform
Abu Dhabi streaming platform for the Middle East and North Africa, with a Cairo office and Egypt among its largest markets.
Live & Events
Independent live-music venue and nightclub group in Giza, Egypt, founded in 2001, operating two locations.
Label
Egyptian digital-distribution and VAS company providing ring-back-tone, aggregation and YouTube-management services to MENA music labels and artists since 2001.
Label
Egyptian recorded-music, catalogue and distribution group based in Giza, independently owned by founder Mohsen Gaber since 1974.
Label
Amr Diab's own Egyptian label and management company, based in Giza, which released his catalogue from 2016 to 2024.
Media
Cairo English-language music station, owned by Nile Radio Productions.
Media
Egypt's first private radio station, launched in Cairo in 2003.
Publisher
Abu Dhabi music publisher for the Middle East and North Africa, co-owner of the Egyptian label 100COPIES.
Collecting Society
Egypt's music collecting society, established in Cairo in 1944.
Label
Egyptian state-owned record label and media producer, custodian of Umm Kulthum's master recordings since a 1964 nationalisation.
Label
Cairo telecom-VAS company that also operates as a named phonographic-rights holder and digital-content partner for Egyptian pop releases.