{"id":103302,"date":"2025-02-12T14:15:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=103302"},"modified":"2025-02-12T14:15:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T14:15:14","slug":"warner-acquires-africa-based-music-distributor-africori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/warner-acquires-africa-based-music-distributor-africori\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner acquires Africa-based music distributor Africori"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">Warner Music Group expands its footprint in Africa with the acquisition of leading music distributor Africori<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Africori has been a key player in Africa\u2019s music industry since its launch in 2009, working with over 7,000 artists, including big names like Kelvin Momo, Master KG, Nkosazana Daughter, Oscar Mbo, and TitoM &amp; Yuppe. Over the years the company has built one of the largest independent song catalogs in Africa and has played a major role in helping artists gain international recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Africori will continue to operate independently with CEO Yoel Kenan, who is now reporting to Temi Adeniji, managing director of Warner Music Africa.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Africori and Warner have already proven to be a strong team having been working together previously on releases such as Master KG\u2019s global hit \u201cJerusalema\u201d and more recently, TitoM &amp; Yuppe\u2019s \u201cTshwala Bam\u201d which has gone five-times Platinum in South Africa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yoel Kenan, Africori\u2019s CEO, is excited about this next chapter, saying, \u201cFrom the start, our goal has been to connect African music with fans worldwide. 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