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Melodica

Based in
Nairobi, Kenya
Founded
1971
Founder
Daudia Pravinlal (also recorded as Mzee Daudia)
Website
melodica.ae

Melodica is a Nairobi record shop, label and informal publisher whose catalogue spans East and Central African recordings from the 1950s to the 1990s, including Congolese-influenced Lingala and Benga music that circulated across Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Nairobi streaming and download platform founded in 2013, listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Copenhagen.

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Quicket

Cape Town ticketing platform, founded 2011, acquired by Ticketmaster in 2024, operating across six African markets.

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The Orchard

Sony-owned distribution and label-services company with offices in Johannesburg, Lagos and Nairobi.

New York, United States theorchard.com

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