Verod Capital Management
Lagos-headquartered, Africa-focused private equity firm, co-founded in 2008, whose single documented music-industry transaction is a 2011 investment in Spinlet.
Lagos, Nigeria
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.
- 626 companies
- 13 categories
- 57 markets
Vibez Inc
Seyi Vibez's own recording imprint, credited on his phonogram lines since 2022.
Label
Victory Link
Cairo telecom-VAS company that also operates as a named phonographic-rights holder and digital-content partner for Egyptian pop releases.
Cairo, Egypt
victorylink.com
Distributor
Viral Playlists
Viral Playlists — self-serve Nigerian music distributor and playlist-pitching service headquartered in Benin City.
Benin City, Nigeria
viralplaylists.com
Distributor
Viral Wave
Dubai free-zone music distribution company for the Middle East and North Africa, acquired outright by PopArabia in April 2026.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Distributor
Virgin Music Group
Universal Music Group's global label and artist-services division, active in Africa via a Cote d'Ivoire hub, Virgin Music Group South Africa and distribution deals with Gallo and MiPROMO.
Live & Events
Visa for Music
Annual professional market and showcase festival for African and Middle Eastern music, held each November in Rabat, Morocco, run by Anya Culture and Association Atlas Azawan.
Rabat, Morocco
visaformusic.com
Label
Vitae Records
Chicago independent label founded in 2014 by Matt B and Angela V. Benson, and the phonogram claimant on the Grammy-nominated recording "Gimme Love (feat. Eddy Kenzo)".
Chicago, United States
vitaerecords.com
VONation
Ghanaian artist E.L's own recording imprint, launched in Accra in 2017 and distributed globally through ONErpm since 2023.
Accra, Ghana
VP Records
Independent reggae, dancehall and soca label founded 1979 in Queens, New York; distributes Nigerian dancehall artist Patoranking through its VPAL Music division.
Queens, New York, United States
vprecords.com
Vth Season
Independent South African label and artist-development company co-founded by Raphael Benza and Ninel Musson, known for AKA's debut album and its early work with Tresor.
South Africa
vthseason.com
Vuga Music Inc.
United States publishing administrator representing independent African and diaspora artists, with a second office in Lagos.
Charlotte, NC (HQ); Lagos, Nigeria (second office), United States
vuga.org
Wagram Music
Paris record company and distributor, incorporated 2003, whose 3ème Bureau imprint licensed Fatoumata Diawara's catalogue.
Paris, France
Wahoo Music
Singapore-headquartered catalogue investment firm with African hubs, credited on dozens of Sarkodie and Captain Planet 4x4 releases.
Singapore, Singapore, on the company's own statement. Its website's about and contact sections both name Singapore as head office, and a 1 May 2025 news item on the site repeats it.
wahoo-music.com
Waka Music Limited
Ghanaian catalogue acquisition and distribution company reported to have bought master rights from Ghanaian artists; ownership unconfirmed.
Not established. Ghanaian trade press describes the company as foreign-based; the only matching corporate registration found is in Hong Kong, unconfirmed as the same entity.
Warner Chappell Music
Warner Music Group's music publishing arm; African publishing activity runs through its wholly owned Africori subsidiary (Johannesburg, Lagos, London).
United States
warnerchappell.com
Label
Warner Music Group
Recorded music and publishing group controlled by Access Industries, running Warner Music Africa and owning Africori outright.
New York, United States
wmg.com
Label
Warner Records Inc.
Los Angeles recorded-music company and a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Los Angeles, United States
warnerrecords.com
WAW MUZIK
French-registered (Paris SAS) music streaming app operating in Cote d'Ivoire, relaunched in 2021 with Tuned Global's backend and Orange Cote d'Ivoire billing.
Paris (registered office); Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (consumer operations), France
wawmuzik.com
Media
Wazobia FM
Nigeria's first Pidgin-language radio station, founded in Lagos in 2007.
Lagos, Nigeria
wazobiafm.com
Label
WCB Wasafi
Tanzanian record label founded in Dar es Salaam in 2015 by Diamond Platnumz.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
wcbwasafi.com
Management
We Make Music
New York artist management company co-managing South African artist Tyla with Africa Creative Agency.
New York, United States
wemakemusic.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
Label
Wèrè Wèrè Music
Paris independent label founded by the producer Binetou Sylla, focused on French-speaking African artists.
Paris, France
Holding company
Wesbild, Inc.
Private Vancouver holding company that is the largest shareholder in Reservoir Media, with 44 per cent of its common stock.
Vancouver, Canada
wesbild.com
Publisher
West Night Publishing
Independent music publishing administrator run by Seidu Iddrisu, with a contact address in East Legon, Accra.
Accra (East Legon), Ghana
westnight.co.za
Label
World Circuit Limited
UK world-music label behind Ali Farka Toure, Oumou Sangare and Orchestra Baobab; catalogue and publishing sold to BMG (Bertelsmann) in 2018.
London, United Kingdom
worldcircuit.co.uk
Label
World Records
Joey B's own Ghanaian credit-line imprint; no dedicated company operations or website found.
Ghana
X3M Music Limited
Nigerian record label founded by advertiser Steve Babaeko, home to Simi and Praiz; placed under provisional liquidation in 2026 over unpaid royalties owed to Praiz.
Lagos, Nigeria
YAL Entertainment
South African label carrying Anatii's own solo catalogue since 2015, founded and owned by the artist.
South Africa
Label
YBNL Nation
Olamide's independent record label, distributed globally by EMPIRE.
Lagos, Nigeria
Yema Production
Locko's own Cameroonian record label, founded in 2017; now the rights-holding entity licensing his catalogue to Sony Music Africa.
Douala/Yaounde (not precisely established), Cameroon
Media
YFM Ghana
Ghanaian youth music radio network founded in 2008, broadcasting from Accra, Kumasi and Takoradi.
Accra, Ghana
yfmghana.com
Label
YKOE
Independent South African gospel record label founded by singer HLE for her debut album, with masters later licensed to Motown Gospel/Capitol CMG.
South Africa
Young Legend
Nigerian label founded by Joeboy in 2024, licensed to Warner Music Africa.
Lagos, Nigeria
joeboyofficial.com
Youssou N’Dour & TBI Publishing S.A.
Youssou N'Dour's own Senegalese company, named as phonogram owner across most of his catalogue and as the contracting party in Universal Music Africa's October 2021 partnership announcement.
Dakar, inferred from the artist's base and not confirmed by a registration document, Senegal
Label
YVK Records
Imprint name appearing only in the Apple Music phonogram line of Masterpiece YVK releases from 5 June 2026, in the form "YVK Records/ Universal Music (Pty) Ltd". No registration, no announcement, no other registry entry located.
South Africa
Collecting Society
Zambia Music Copyright Protection Society
Zambia's music collective management organisation, based in Lusaka.
Lusaka, Zambia
zamcops.org
Distributor
Zambia Music Parlour
Early Zambian record distributor named by WITCH's Jagari Chanda as buyer of the band's master tapes.
Not established. No document obtained states the company's address., Zambia
Media
ZiFM Stereo
Zimbabwean commercial radio station broadcasting from Harare.
Harare, Zimbabwe
zifmstereo.co.zw
Distributor
Ziiki Media
Johannesburg-based African music distributor and content aggregator.
Johannesburg, South Africa
ziikimedia.com
Label
Zikode Records
South African amapiano imprint founded by DJ/producer DBN Gogo in 2022, run in partnership with Universal Music Group Africa.
South Africa
Collecting Society
Zimbabwe Music Rights Association
Zimbabwe's music collective management organisation, registered in Harare in 1982.
Harare, Zimbabwe
zimura.co.zw
Zinodict Music
Nigerian street-pop artist Zinoleesky's independent record label, launched April 2026 after exiting Marlian Music.
Nigeria
Zylofon Music and Media Company Limited
Accra artist management and broadcast company controlled by NAM1, dormant since its radio and television arms stopped broadcasting in January 2019.
Accra, Ghana