Music distribution in Africa takes into account the key processes of providing outlets for the sales of music be it through physical stores or digital platforms. Throughout the continent, music distribution companies with good reputation serve musicians to both distribute and promote their music online.
Here, we’ll spotlight some of these companies:
- InterSpace Distribution is a music distribution company based in Nigeria that offers digital music distribution, marketing, and label services for artists and record labels in the music industry. By granting fully digital music and video distribution services, InterSpace covers not only record labels but emerging and independent artists around the world. The company helps artists reach a larger audience such as retail and streaming platforms via playlist pitching, release promotions and a list of label services. With constant focus on innovation and creativity, the platform has positioned itself as one that understands the challenges facing independent artists and record labels in the music industry.
- DistroKid, which has operated as Fandalism in the past, distinguished itself as a self-distribution service for digital music by 2013. From its beginning to the present day, it has not stopped its development into an up-to-date and efficient of stage which artists of all levels value it. DistroKid’s unique character with the new and veteran end-users, making it the popular option, for all those, who want a streamlined distribution of their music. DistroKid has established its brand by the presence of simple and collection tools aimed at facilitating the process of distribution across the music industry and thus more value means reliability and convenience.
- Chezaa Africa, a trailbling entity set up in 2018, is already a global messenger of African music. Through a network of several artists from Kenya as well as others such as Nigeria, Tanzania, Malawi, Senegal, Uganda, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and South Africa, Chezaa Africa desires to empower musicians. Apart from direct distribution, Chezaa Africa serves as a goal-post in the labyrinth of the internet music, which gives the opportunity to people to use the basic programmes and resources for free. To empower artists and labels, providing the robust support needed to traverse the complex paths and the issues involved.
- Ditto Music founded in 2005, the company offers basic DIY digital distribution to independent artists, in addition to marketing, promotion, PR and other services via its Ditto Plus operation and cross the borders now present in africa provides artists with the tools they need to succeed in the competitive music industry, helping them connect with fans and grow their audience.
- Africori Music Group was founded in 2009, and it was to serve as the digital avenue for African artists who needed it because the landscape was growing. Africori connects artists with millions of potential listeners and fans across an extensive network and initiates their music to critical African markets, thus reaching wider global listeners through the top contemporary streaming services. Through connecting the local artists to the worldwide listeners, Atramicori endevours to power the artists to navigate the digital space where they used to have no opportunity to participate before. Through deliberate alliances and one of a kind work, Africori continues to be able to lead and fstructurally change the growth and visibility of African music on the world stage which rewires and strengthens the narratives and voices of the diverse African creatives.
Other distribution services in Africa include Tunecore, Symphonic Distribution, Dvpper Music, Fresible Music & MAD Solutions