Open call: Workshop on performance rights in African music markets – Music In Africa |

A woman wearing a brown blazer stands indoors against a wood-paneled wall with framed art and a wall sconce, perhaps preparing for a workshop on performance rights in African music markets.

Running in partnnership with the Society of Authors, Composers, and Publishers of Music (SACEM), the event is slated for Alliance Francaise, Lagos, Ikoyi, on 11 November.

Orgaisers say the initiative aims to unite key stakeholders within the African music industry to explore the roles of performance rights organisations (PROs). 

“The workshop aims to promote discussions on how performance rights organisations can strengthen the African music industry by improving royalty collection systems and supporting the growth of music creators…