SA music booming, but not for musicians
25 August 2024 - 00:00
Sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest-growing recorded music industry in the world, averaging 24% growth annually for the past three years, and South Africa makes up 7% of that market. This data from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) should be cause for joyful noise, but it’s not coming from the artists themselves...
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