Holding company
2F Capital
Addis Ababa technology group, registered as TWOF Capital PLC, whose holdings include the Sewasew streaming platform.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
2f-capital.com
Directory
Technology
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.
- 622 companies
- 13 categories
- 57 markets
Management
D’Kings Men Media Ltd
Lagos company through which musician D'Banj operates C.R.E.A.M, a talent-discovery and creator-monetisation platform.
Lagos, Nigeria
creamplatform.com
Distributor
DittyBase Technologies Inc.
Defunct Canadian licensing agent whose SEC filings document South African partner music libraries, including Mama Dance.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
sec.gov
Technology
Finch Music
Small recording studio in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, run by sole proprietor Ishmael Majaya.
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Technology
Freaksonar
Independent recording studio in Lagos, Nigeria, founded 2015 by Ejikemuwa Odoh.
Lagos, Nigeria
freaksonar.com
Technology
JO:LA Labs
South African music-tech company founded 2026 by Thabiso Khati, maker of the AI business platform Roster for artists and managers.
South Africa
rosterapp.ai
Streaming Platform
Josplay
Nigerian audio-streaming platform for African and diaspora repertoire, partnered with Sony Music Entertainment since April 2026.
Nigeria
josplay.com
Live & Events
Live Nation Entertainment
US live entertainment and ticketing group. Its SEC subsidiary exhibits name eleven African-jurisdiction companies across five countries, from Big Concerts in 2016 to Quicket in 2024.
Beverly Hills, California, United States
livenationentertainment.com
Technology
Orfium
Rights-management technology company founded in Los Angeles in 2016. Licenses the PRS for Music repertoire to music users across Africa under a partnership announced in April 2023.
Los Angeles, United States
orfium.com
Technology
Quicket
Cape Town ticketing platform, founded 2011, acquired by Ticketmaster in 2024, operating across six African markets.
Cape Town, South Africa
quicket.co.za
Technology
Roster
South African AI-driven music business platform founded by Thabiso Khati, covering booking, releases, royalties and rights registration for artists and managers.
South Africa
rosterapp.ai
Technology
Sony Group Corporation
Japanese entertainment conglomerate and parent of Sony Music; recorded here as a named party to a 2023 IFC cooperation agreement on Africa's creative economy.
Japan
sony.com
Live & Events
Ticketmaster
Live Nation-owned ticket marketplace. Entered the South African market in 2022 and acquired Cape Town platform Quicket in July 2024.
Beverly Hills, California, United States
business.ticketmaster.com
Technology
Ticketmaster South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Live Nation Entertainment's ticketing platform in South Africa, launched in Cape Town in April 2022.
Cape Town, South Africa
ticketmaster.co.za
Technology
Tuned Global
Independent Australian B2B streaming technology vendor powering Sewasew (Ethiopia), Jumamo (Nigeria), Tieme Music (Ghana) and WAW Musik (Cote d'Ivoire).
Melbourne, Australia
tunedglobal.com
Media
TurnTable Charts
Nigerian music-data and charts company founded in Lagos in 2020.
Lagos, Nigeria
turntablecharts.com
Technology
Webtickets
South African online and in-store event-ticketing platform operating since 2007, covering concerts, festivals and attractions across five Southern African countries.
Cape Town, South Africa
webtickets.co.za