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Black Avenue Muzik

Ghanaian independent record label founded in Accra in 2009 by D-Black.

Based in
Accra, Ghana
Founded
2009
Founder
Desmond Blackmore (D-Black)

Black Avenue Muzik is a Ghanaian independent record label based in Accra, founded in 2009 by the musician and entrepreneur Desmond Blackmore, known as D-Black. It sits within the wider Black Avenue Group.

The label is independent and founder-owned. It develops and releases Ghanaian pop, Afrobeats and hip-hop, and its roster over the years has included Joey B, S3fa, Freda Rhymz, DJ Breezy and others.

It matters as one of the longer-running artist-founded independents in Accra, built and still led by a working musician.

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