Dapstrem

Dapstrem, trading as Dapstrem Entertainment, is a music distribution and publishing company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. It distributes to more than 200 digital platforms and works with artists, producers and managers on commercialising their recordings while leaving copyright ownership with them.

Alongside distribution it offers publishing, copyright control, YouTube channel management, analytics and music-technology consulting, and reports a network of sub-distribution partners across Africa.

It matters as one of the larger Kenyan-headquartered distributors, in a market where most catalogue has historically been routed through companies based outside East Africa.