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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

Label

Blue Note Africa

Jazz imprint launched 2022 by Blue Note Records and Universal Music Africa to sign African jazz talent.

South Africa

Label

Bokone Music

South African record label built around founder Don Laka's own catalogue, formed after Kalawa Jazmee's 2001 split; releases have gone out under licence to majors rather than through its own distribution.

South Africa

Streaming Platform

Boomplay

Africa-focused streaming and download platform launched in Nigeria in 2015, owned by the Chinese joint venture Transsnet Music.

Lagos, Nigeria boomplay.com

Live & Events

Bridges for Music Academy

Cape Town non-profit music academy in Langa that trains township youth in DJing, production and music business, and runs its own label arm, BFM Records.

Langa, Cape Town, South Africa bridgesformusic.org

Bu Vision LLC

United States company founded by Abou 'Bu' Thiam. Named as exclusive licensee, not owner, on Qing Madi's masters. Its major-label partnership moved from Columbia Records to Atlantic Music Group in February 2025.

Not established., United States

Burniton Music Group

Stonebwoy's own Ghanaian label, founded in 2012 in Accra and distributed internationally through Warner Music's ADA Worldwide since 2024.

Accra, Ghana stonebwoyb.com

Live & Events

Busara Promotions

Zanzibar-based non-profit that organises the Sauti za Busara and FuTopia music festivals.

Zanzibar (Stone Town), Tanzania busaramusic.org

Bytetunes Music

Ghana-based catalogue investment firm credited on hundreds of releases by Amerado, Strongman and Stonebwoy.

Ghana, on the company's own statement on its YouTube channel. No registry record confirming a Ghanaian incorporation was located, because Ghana operates no public company search.

Collecting Society

CAPASSO

South African mechanical and digital rights licensing agency, based in Johannesburg.

Johannesburg, South Africa capasso.co.za

Label

Cartel Music

Nigerian record label and imprint founded by artist Tekno in 2019, now a joint venture with Mr Eazi's emPawa Africa.

Lagos, Nigeria

Label

CashTime Life

Defunct South African record label, publishing and management company (2013-2018) founded by rapper K.O in Johannesburg, home of the CashTime Fam hip-hop collective.

Johannesburg, South Africa

Label

CCP Records Company (Pty) Ltd

South African record label and Brenda Fassie's historic home, now a legacy catalogue imprint wholly owned by Universal Music Group.

Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa

Distributor

Chabaka Music

Dubai-based MENA distribution, marketing and publishing services company, founded 2013, acquired by Universal Music Group in 2023 and folded into Virgin Music Group.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates chabaka.net

Distributor

Cinq Music Group

Los Angeles record label and distributor, a GoDigital Media Group subsidiary, with African deals including King98, D'Banj's catalogue and Soul HQ.

Los Angeles, United States cinqmusic.com

Label

CKay Holdings LLC

Lagos-founded rights-holding entity behind Nigerian artist CKay's recordings since his split from Warner Music Africa.

Lagos, Nigeria ckay-music.com

Live & Events

CMHLIVE

Kampala-based artist-development and live-entertainment company founded in 2017 by Collin Sserunjogi, running concert series and a free musician fellowship across Uganda and East Africa.

Kampala, Uganda cmhlive.com

Columbia Records

Sony Music Entertainment frontline label. Carries an artist page for Qing Madi dated 6 February 2023. Does not appear in the phonogram credit on any of her releases.

New York, United States columbiarecords.com

Collecting Society

Content Connect Africa

Johannesburg-based content aggregator and rights administrator, 45% owned by Gallo Music Investments, with operations in Nigeria, Ghana and Uganda.

Johannesburg, South Africa contentca.co.za

Media

Cool FM

Nigerian commercial music radio station broadcasting from Lagos with a live online stream.

Lagos, Nigeria coolfm.ng

Collecting Society

Copyright Society of Liberia

Liberia's copyright society, the secretariat arm of the Liberia Intellectual Property Office in Monrovia.

Monrovia, Liberia

Publisher

Coup D’Etat Music

Los Angeles publisher and Revels Group subsidiary behind the 2023 Victony publishing joint venture with Avex USA and the 2022 signing of Nigerian producer Tejiri Akpoghene.

Los Angeles, United States therevelsgroup.com

Label

CRG

A technology-driven Ethiopian record label in Addis Ababa, owned by tech company 2F Capital, with a roster of over 100 Ethiopian artists.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia crg-et.com

Media

CULTUR FM

An Afrobeats/amapiano live-event and DJ-mix brand based in Lagos, running ticketed shows and a numbered mix series internationally since around 2024.

Lagos, Nigeria cultur.fm

Label

Dangbana Republik

Independent Nigerian label founded by Bella Shmurda in 2021; no company registration or website located.

Lagos, Nigeria

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