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.
Cairo, Egypt
100copies.bandcamp.com
Directory
African Music Companies
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.
- 424 companies
- 13 categories
- 49 markets
1789 Entertainment
UK-registered artist development imprint wholly owned by Nigerian producer Sarz, distributed globally by UnitedMasters since 2023.
London, United Kingdom (registered office); operations and artist roster centred on Nigeria
18 Area Holdings
South African rapper Focalistic's own record label and imprint, launched in 2020 with independent label Vth Season.
South Africa
2Nite Music Group
Nigerian recording imprint of the highlife artist Flavour, who owns it.
Not established, Nigeria
92i Africa
A joint-venture African label division launched by French rapper Booba's Tallac Records/92i with Universal Music Africa in 2021, now reported largely inactive.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast
960 Music Group
Nigerian investment company that bought equity stakes in Hypertek Digital and Aristokrat Records in 2013.
Nigeria
Label
A.I Records Kenya Limited
Nairobi record company holding a catalogue of East African recordings, 70 per cent owned by Universal Music Group since 2018.
Nairobi, Kenya
ADA Worldwide
Warner Music Group's global distribution arm, whose African footprint runs through the Africori and Qanawat acquisitions and a direct deal with Ghana's Stonebwoy.
New York, United States
ada-music.com
Collecting Society
AFM & SAG-AFTRA Intellectual Property Rights Distribution Fund
The US fund that collects and distributes performance royalties to non-featured performers, and a named party to the November 2024 SAMPRA reciprocal agreement.
United States
afmsagaftrafund.org
Management
Africa Creative Agency
Johannesburg talent management agency co-managing South African artist Tyla with We Make Music.
Johannesburg, South Africa
africacreativeagency.com
Live & Events
Africa House
Members club and cultural platform for African and diaspora creatives, run as the culture arm of the Johannesburg talent agency Africa Creative Agency.
Johannesburg, South Africa
africahousemembersclub.com
Publisher
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.
Paris
Distributor
Africori
Johannesburg distributor and rights manager founded in 2009, wholly owned by Warner Music Group since February 2025.
Johannesburg, South Africa
africori.com
Media
Afro FM
English-language radio station broadcasting from Addis Ababa.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
afrofm.com
Afro Nation
Touring Afrobeats festival brand co-founded by Obi Asika and SMADE, UK-registered and staged annually in Accra, Ghana.
London, United Kingdom
afronation.com
Label
Afrotainment
Durban-based South African record label founded in 2007 by DJ Tira, known for launching gqom and kwaito acts including Big Nuz and Distruction Boyz.
Durban, South Africa
afrotainment.co.za
Airtel Kenya
Kenyan mobile network operator whose Hello Tune service is the country's second ring back tune channel for recorded music.
Nairobi, Kenya
airtelkenya.com
Amari Musiq
Nigerian record label and masters-holding entity built around dancehall artist Patoranking, relaunched with a signed roster in 2018.
Nigeria
amarimusiq.com
Label
Ambitiouz Entertainment
Independent South African label founded in Johannesburg in 2015 by Kgosi Mahumapelo.
Johannesburg, South Africa
ambitiouz.co.za
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
Label
Anolabex
South African registered company credited as exclusive licensor on the late Riky Rick's Sony Music Africa releases; ownership unconfirmed.
Rivonia, Gauteng, South Africa
Holding company
Arena Holdings
Johannesburg media group whose Music Arena division owns Gallo Record Company and Gallo Music Publishers, wholly owned by Lebashe Investment Group.
Johannesburg, South Africa
arena.africa
Aristokrat Records
Port Harcourt record label that launched Burna Boy's career, now in court over his early catalogue.
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Streaming Platform
Audiomack
Ad-supported and subscription streaming and upload platform, ranked the top music app in several African markets despite being US-owned.
New York, United States
audiomack.com
Publisher
Avex USA Publishing
Former Los Angeles publishing arm of Japan's Avex Inc., which signed Nigerian artist Victony to a joint-venture deal with Coup D'Etat Music in 2023 before folding into Avex Music Group in 2025.
Los Angeles, United States
avex.com
Label
BahdGuys Entertainment
Falz's own recording imprint; no independent company registration or website located.
Nigeria
Banks Music
Independent recording imprint of Nigerian artist Reekado Banks, launched 2018 after leaving Mavin Records.
41
Live & Events
Bayimba International Festival of the Arts
Ugandan arts foundation running the annual Bayimba International Festival of the Arts since 2008.
Uganda
bayimba.org
Beam Group
Short-lived South African entertainment holding company owned by the rapper AKA, wound down in 2018.
Bryanston, Johannesburg, South Africa
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
Live & Events
Big Concerts
South African concert promoter founded in 1989 by Attie van Wyk, in which Live Nation Entertainment took a controlling interest in 2016.
South Africa
bigconcerts.co.za
Live & Events
Big Concerts International
South Africa's largest concert promoter, founded in 1989, majority-owned by Live Nation Entertainment since 2016.
Cape Town, South Africa
bigconcerts.co.za
Label
Black Avenue Muzik
Ghanaian independent record label founded in Accra in 2009 by D-Black.
Accra, Ghana
blackavenuegroup.com
Black Boy Joy
Not established.
Blacko Management
The label credited jointly with EMPIRE on Black Sherif's phonogram lines since 2022; its relationship to his management company RBA is not publicly documented.
Ghana
Blackstar Holdings Group (Pty) Ltd
South African holding company that was the direct seller in the 2020 Gallo Music Investments transaction.
South Africa
Label
Blaqboy Music Corporation (Pty) Ltd
South African record label founded by DJ Maphorisa, operated as a joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment Africa.
South Africa
Blownboy Entertainment
Lagos imprint announced by the Nigerian singer Ruger in February 2024 on leaving D'Prince's Jonzing World.
Lagos, Nigeria
Label
Blowtime Entertainment
Lagos recording imprint launched under Mavin Records in 2019 by producer Baby Fresh, home to Crayon until 2025.
Lagos, Nigeria
Blu Ink Corp
Nairobi, Kenya
bluink.netlify.app
Blue Label Telecoms
South African JSE-listed distributor of prepaid electronic tokens, whose group held music interests between 2008 and 2012.
Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
blug.co.za