Kings Music Records
Tanzanian record label founded and owned by Bongo Flava artist Alikiba.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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.
- 425 companies
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- 49 markets
Investor
Knife Capital
Cape Town venture capital manager, founded 2010; exited Quicket to Ticketmaster in 2024 after investing through its Section 12J vehicle KNF Ventures.
Cape Town, South Africa
knifecap.com
Knitting Factory Records Inc.
Brooklyn, New York, United States
KO-SIGN
South African rights-holding entity credited as sole phonographic owner of Uncle Waffles' catalogue since 2023, distributed worldwide by Encore Recordings.
South Africa
Publisher
Kobalt Music Group
Global music-publishing administrator, founded by Willard Ahdritz, now majority-owned by Primary Wave Music, with publishing joint ventures across Nigeria's independent sector.
New York, United States
kobaltmusic.com
Konde Music Worldwide
Tanzanian record label founded in 2020 by the Bongo Flava artist Harmonize.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Music group
Koratori Music
Lagos talent management and recording group founded by Anthony Egwu; its recording arm has held the phonogram credit on Lojay's catalogue since 2022.
Lagos, Nigeria
koratori.com
Label
Kountry Klub Records
Independent Pretoria label owned by the Zimbabwean-born artist Kingsley, whose publishing division is administered by Gallo.
Pretoria, South Africa
Investor
Kupanda Capital
Washington DC investment firm whose sole African music holding is a minority strategic stake in Nigerian label Mavin Global, held since 2019.
Washington, D.C., United States
kupanda.com
Distributor
Labelheaded
South African label services and distribution company. Holds exclusive licences on its roster's masters rather than owning them. Publishing administration runs through Downtown Music Publishing Africa since May 2026.
Not disclosed on its own website., South Africa
labelheaded.com
Leading Vibe
UK-registered company wholly owned by Tems, label of record on her 2020 debut EP before she signed to Since '93/RCA.
London, United Kingdom
Collecting Society
Lesotho Copyright Society of Authors and Artists
Lesotho's collective management organisation for authors and artists, based in Maseru.
Maseru, Lesotho
Live & Events
Live Nation
US-headquartered NYSE-listed live entertainment and ticketing major; entered Africa via Ticketmaster's 2024 acquisition of Cape Town's Quicket.
Beverly Hills, United States
livenationentertainment.com
Live & Events
Live Nation Entertainment
US live entertainment and ticketing group. Its SEC subsidiary exhibits name eleven African-jurisdiction companies across five countries, from Big Concerts in 2016 to Quicket in 2024.
Beverly Hills, California, United States
livenationentertainment.com
Live & Events
Livespot360
Lagos live events and experiential production company founded in 2014, behind Livespot X Festival and Entertainment Week Africa.
Lagos, Nigeria
livespot360.com
Label
Lusafrica
Paris record label, founded 1988 by Jose Da Silva, that built Cesaria Evora's catalogue; acquired by Sony Music France in July 2025.
Paris
lusafrica.com
Distributor
Lynx Entertainment
Ghanaian record label and music company founded in Accra in 2006 by Richie Mensah.
Accra, Ghana
lynxfamily.com
M4 Entertainment
South African imprint credited as the sound recording copyright claimant on Blxckie releases from October 2020 to January 2023, including the album B4Now.
Johannesburg. The label's social accounts give Johannesburg; an unverified registry aggregator entry gives Germiston, Gauteng., South Africa
MAD Solutions
Lagos-founded digital distributor and label-services company for African artists, independent and led by founder Bugwu Aneto-Okeke since 2017.
Lagos, Nigeria
madsolutions.ai
Label
Marlian Music
Lagos street-pop label founded by Naira Marley in December 2019, home to Zinoleesky and formerly MohBad.
Lagos, Nigeria
Live & Events
Marrabenta Special Events & Technologies
Maputo-based event production company behind the From Sunset to Sunrise Music Festival and support for the Marrabenta Festival.
Maputo, Mozambique
marrabenta.org
Collecting Society
Mauritius Society of Authors
Mauritius's collective management organisation for copyright, established under the 1986 Copyright Act.
Port Louis, Mauritius
masa.govmu.org
Mavin Global Holdings Limited
UK holding company (11517267) above Lagos label Mavin Records; wholly owned by Universal Music Group since 31 May 2024.
London, United Kingdom
mavinrecords.com
Label
Mavin Records
Lagos record label founded in 2012 by Don Jazzy, majority-owned by Universal Music Group since 2024.
Lagos, Nigeria
mavinrecords.com
Label
Mayonie Productions
Independent Durban record label and talent agency founded and owned by Zakes Bantwini, working with Afro-house and Afro-tech artists.
Durban, South Africa
mayonieproductions.com
Label
Mayonie Productions Label
Durban-based independent record label and talent agency founded in 2004 by South African artist Zakes Bantwini.
Durban, South Africa
mayonieproductions.com
MCSN
Nigeria's collecting society for musical works and sound recordings, based in Lagos since 1984.
Lagos, Nigeria
mcsnnigeria.org
Streaming Platform
Mdundo
Nairobi streaming and download platform founded in 2013, listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Copenhagen.
Nairobi, Kenya
mdundo.com
Label
Melodica
Nairobi record shop, label and informal publisher preserving East and Central African recordings from the 1950s to the 1990s.
Nairobi, Kenya
melodica.ae
Menzgold Ghana Limited
Accra, Ghana
Media
Metro FM
South African national urban music station, founded in 1986 and owned by the SABC.
Johannesburg, South Africa
metrofm.co.za
MiPROMO Limited
Accra-based YouTube MCN and digital distribution company, independent, founded by Nii Abbey Mensah.
Accra, Ghana
mipromo.com
Label
Mo’ Hits Records
Defunct Lagos label co-founded by Don Jazzy and D'banj in 2006, home to D'banj, Wande Coal and Dr SID before its 2012 split.
Lagos, Nigeria
Media
Mosaique FM
Tunisia's first private radio station, launched in Tunis in 2003.
Tunis, Tunisia
mosaiquefm.net
Label
Mossetia Music Group
South African recording imprint credited on producer MetroBeatz RSA's own catalogue.
South Africa
Label
Motown Gospel Africa
African arm of Motown Gospel, launched in Kinshasa in 2019, operated by Universal Music Africa.
Abidjan
Collecting Society
Music Copyright Society of Kenya
Kenya's music collective management organisation, established in Nairobi in 1983.
Nairobi, Kenya
mcsk.or.ke
Media
Music In Africa
Pan-African music sector non-profit registered in South Africa and based in Johannesburg, which runs the musicinafrica.net portal and the ACCES conference.
Johannesburg, South Africa
musicinafrica.net
Publisher
Music Publishers Association of South Africa
The non-profit trade association representing music publishers in South Africa, based in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
Johannesburg, South Africa
mpasaonline.co.za
Label
Muzikawi
Ethiopian record label, publisher and studio founded in Addis Ababa in 2020.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
muzikawi.com
Naija Review Limited
Lagos-based artist management, A&R, PR and distribution company; home to Afro-house singer Niniola.
Lagos, Nigeria
naijareview.com
Collecting Society
Namibian Society of Composers and Authors of Music
Namibia's collective management organisation for composers and authors of music, in Windhoek.
Windhoek, Namibia
nascam.org.na
National Arts Council of Tanzania (BASATA)
Tanzania's statutory National Arts Council, which registers artists and maintains public lists of banned songs and performers.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
basata.go.tz
Live & Events
National Youth Jazz Festival
Nonprofit jazz-education festival held annually in Makhanda since 1992, run alongside the National Arts Festival.
Makhanda, South Africa
youthjazz.co.za
Label
Nay for Media
Amr Diab's own Egyptian label and management company, based in Giza, which released his catalogue from 2016 to 2024.
Giza, Egypt
nayformedia.com
Distributor
NAZY EMPIRE DIGITAL
Nigerian tech-and-distribution company in Enugu offering music distribution to 100+ platforms alongside web, hosting and domain services.
Enugu, Nigeria
nazyempire.com