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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.

Streaming Platform

Anghami

Abu Dhabi streaming platform for the Middle East and North Africa, with a Cairo office and Egypt among its largest markets.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates anghami.com

Live & Events

Cairo Jazz Club

Independent live-music venue and nightclub group in Giza, Egypt, founded in 2001, operating two locations.

Cairo, Egypt cairojazzclub.com

Label

Nay for Media

Amr Diab's own Egyptian label and management company, based in Giza, which released his catalogue from 2016 to 2024.

Giza, Egypt nayformedia.com

Media

Nile FM

Cairo English-language music station, owned by Nile Radio Productions.

Cairo, Egypt nilefm.com

Publisher

PopArabia

Abu Dhabi music publisher for the Middle East and North Africa, co-owner of the Egyptian label 100COPIES.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates poparabia.com

Publisher

Reservoir Media

New York publisher and rights owner, holding Egyptian repertoire through its joint venture with Abu Dhabi publisher PopArabia.

New York, United States reservoir-media.com

Collecting Society

SACERAU

Egypt's music collecting society, established in Cairo in 1944.

Cairo, Egypt sacerau.com

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