7 startups hitting the right note with Africa’s musicians

There are a lot of music tech startups popping up across Africa. It shouldn’t be that surprising when you look at Nigeria, which boasts the largest music industry on the continent. According to CNBC, the country’s industry produces 550 albums of different kinds of music annually. It’s even said that the entertainment industry would pass the US$1-billion mark by 2016.

Similarly echoed in other parts of the continent, Africa’s music industry faces many obstacles like an ever-changing infrastructure, piracy, and lack of investment to empower both the producers and the artists.

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