Africori director Mr. Kenan Zim to Sign Online Deals with Local Musicians in Tanzania

                                                                Africori Boss Mr. Yoel Kenan

FORMER Europe Sony Records vice president and Africori boss Yoel Kenan is in Tanzania to sign musicians who wish to have their music sold and distributed online. Kenan, who arrived in Dar es salaam last week, said the deal would see Tanzanian musicians giving rights to Africori to upload music online and get 70 percent of the sales while the remainder goes to the company.

Speaking after the meeting with Africori many artists under Tanzania music federation, described the initiative as the best thing to ever happen to Tanzania music.

Speaking on behalf of Gospel Musician Mr. John Shabani (East African Gospel Teacher) said "I am in, I think it makes business sense, most Tanzanian musicians get nothing from the record sales and yet their music is being distributed online.

"We have a number of Tanzanians living outside the country and this is going to be the legitimate way of accessing our music," he said.

The Africori boss said the company was dedicated to ensuring that its clients benefited from the best deals in the industry.

Kenan with some Tanzania Artists after meeting at City Garden Dar es salaam

INTRODUCTION FROM YOEL KENAN

Africori is an online music licensing platform a new kind of agent for independent musicians, composers and music producers, digitally connecting them with buyers in the mainstream media. We have an extensive and varied knowledge of the music industry in its many incarnations, both with the independents and the majors, along with experience in brand building, marketing, advertising, film and the digital and mobile worlds.

Why African Originals might you ask?

We are based in Africa and have worked across the continent. We love African music but also know firsthand how difficult it can be to access the songs you are after. In making this music accessible internationally we can empower artists and producers across the continent. We have an ever expanding catalogue of pre cleared tracks along with a network of partners around the world. Should we not have the track you are after we can get it for you!
Working with Africori is easy, transparent and hassle free. Our technology is robust. We license Music "Made in Africa" to the world. Music that works. Music to your Ears.

We enable independent content owners to reach hundreds of outlets around the world with a comprehensive and unique technology platform that provides distribution and marketing services with efficiency, transparency, and control.

"Our business development team is continually seeking out the best new opportunities for online sales and signs new service deals regularly to expand the reach of your music to more fans around the world.

We bring together technical expertise in the digital music to create a digital distribution partner perfectly suited to guide artistes' business into the digital future.

The comprehensive and secure web application - the rightsholder dashboard - gives musicians complete control over their media and metadata. We speedily encode, transcode and deliver audio and video in dozens of formats," he said.

Kenan said he was hoping to sign as many artistes as possible and would also engage record labels to be given catalogue of yesteryear musicians so that their music could be found online. The company has offices in England, South Africa and Nigeria.