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
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.
- 627 companies
- 13 categories
- 57 markets
Knitting Factory Records Inc.
Brooklyn record company, label of record on three Femi Kuti albums.
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
Koffi Central
Koffi Olomidé's own release imprint, credited on his recordings from around 2015 to 2025.
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
KS Group Africa
Nairobi self-described equity investment and M&A group whose affiliates include the ticketing platform Tukutane.
Nairobi, Kenya
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
KVLT WRLD
Lagos artist management and events company founded by Jemedafe Caleb Ukoli in 2019; manages Llona and formerly Victony.
Lagos, Nigeria
kvltwrld.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
Label
Lalomba Music CC
Judith Sephuma's own South African recording imprint, distributed by Virgin Music Group for her 2025 album and jointly credited with Sony Music Entertainment Africa on a 2026 release.
Johannesburg, South Africa
lalomba.co.za
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
Loma Vista Recordings
Los Angeles record label, named exclusive licensee rather than owner of Sampa the Great recordings.
Los Angeles, California, United States
lomavistarecordings.com
Label
LS Republicano
Angolan events production, artist management and audiovisual production company founded in Luanda in 2007 by Fernando Republicano.
Luanda, Angola
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
Label
LVRN (Love Renaissance)
Atlanta independent record label, artist management and A&R company, with recordings distributed through Interscope.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
lvrn.co
Distributor
Lynx Entertainment
Ghanaian record label and music company founded in Accra in 2006 by Richie Mensah.
Accra, Ghana
lynxfamily.com
Label
M Soul Records
Family label of the Balume brothers in Goma, DRC, and the rights holder for Innoss'B's recorded catalogue.
Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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
Made Men Music Group
Lagos label co-founded by Iyanya and Ubi Franklin in 2011, credited as phonogram rights holder on dozens of Iyanya releases; no company website found.
Lagos, Nigeria
Madness Entertainment
Independent Lilongwe label and management company founded by Kelvin Ngumuya; manages Afro-piano artist Joe Ikon.
Lilongwe, Malawi
Publisher
Madoky Music
Dakar-based music company spanning label, publishing, touring and training arms, representing Orchestra Baobab among others.
Dakar
madoky.com
Label
Makhadzi Entertainment
South African record label founded in 2023 by artist Makhadzi to manage her own recordings and business ventures.
Not established. The website publishes no physical address, only two mobile numbers and two email addresses., South Africa
makhadzientertainment.co.za
Publisher
Mama Dance Music Library
Cape Town production music library founded by Craig McGahey, licensing African sync repertoire internationally since 2006.
Cape Town, South Africa
mamadance.com
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
Label
Mazzika Group
Egyptian recorded-music, catalogue and distribution group based in Giza, independently owned by founder Mohsen Gaber since 1974.
Giza, Egypt
mazzikagroup.com
MCSN
Nigeria's collecting society for musical works and sound recordings, based in Lagos since 1984.
Lagos, Nigeria
mcsnnigeria.org
Label
Mdee Music
Vanessa Mdee's Dar es Salaam label, founded with her sister Mimi Mars and now largely dormant.
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Streaming Platform
Mdundo
Nairobi streaming and download platform founded in 2013, listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Copenhagen.
Nairobi, Kenya
mdundo.com
Streaming Platform
Mdundo Limited (Kenya)
Nairobi-founded, Nasdaq First North-listed streaming and download platform for African music, active across 15+ sub-Saharan markets.
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 gold dealership and investment scheme that collected public deposits against promised fixed returns.
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
Live & Events
Milk + Cookies
Atlanta-founded live music festival, now running through a South African Pty Ltd, with annual Cape Town and Johannesburg editions since 2025.
South Africa
milkandcookiesfestival.com
Minimob Limited
English company formerly named InternetQ plc, a majority shareholder in Akazoo Limited between 2017 and 2018, dissolved in March 2026.
United Kingdom (England and Wales)