Distributor
Believe
French digital distributor and label-services company with named African operations via its TuneCore offices in Lagos and South Africa.
Paris, France
believe.com
Directory
Ivory Coast
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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Collecting Society
Bureau Ivoirien du Droit d’Auteur
Cote d'Ivoire's national collective management organisation for copyright, in Abidjan.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
buridaciv.com
Label
Motown Gospel Africa
African arm of Motown Gospel, launched in Kinshasa in 2019, operated by Universal Music Africa.
Abidjan
Distributor
ONErpm
Independent global distributor with six staffed African offices, from Lagos to Johannesburg.
New York, United States
onerpm.com
Media
Radio Nostalgie Cote d’Ivoire
Abidjan commercial music station, founded in 1999 and the leading commercial radio in Cote d'Ivoire.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
nostalgie.ci
Label
Star Factory Music
Recording label credit for Ivorian artist Serge Beynaud, active on his own catalogue since 2012.
Cote d'Ivoire
Label
Universal Music Group
Recorded music and publishing group running Universal Music Nigeria, Universal Music Africa and Def Jam Africa, and majority owner of Mavin.
Hilversum, Netherlands
universalmusic.com
Label
Warner Music Group
Recorded music and publishing group controlled by Access Industries, running Warner Music Africa and owning Africori outright.
New York, United States
wmg.com
Label
Wèrè Wèrè Music
Paris independent label founded by the producer Binetou Sylla, focused on French-speaking African artists.
Paris, France