BOYOKA Motions
Music-led content, films and storytelling.
BOYOKA Inc is the holding company that brings the Boyoka businesses together around one ambition: give African creation the means to grow, build lasting value and reach the world.
From music and rights to images, live events, digital listening and education, the group connects complementary activities around artists, works and audiences.
THE BOYOKA IDENTITY
Music-led content, films and storytelling.
Music publishing, rights and royalty collection.
Music creation and the world of recording.
African music and culture on screen.
Boyoka’s story is built around a conviction: African creativity deserves an environment that supports both the work and the people who bring it to life. Distribution and rights management form part of a wider journey connecting creation, audiences and professional development.
This is the direction of the group: bring skills and activities together so a song can move from the studio to listening platforms, from a screen to a stage, while the people behind it build their future.
FOUNDER OF BOYOKA
Bob Mass is the founder of Boyoka. A cultural entrepreneur, he is driven by the ambition to develop and transform Africa’s cultural and creative industries.
His ambition for Boyoka connects talent development with industry building: create bridges between artistic work, professional knowledge and the pathways that enable works to meet their audiences.
Discover Boyoka’s brands and activities, their role and the ambition that connects them.
Music publishing & licensing
Represent musical works and connect rights holders with licensing programs for their use.
Give African works a lasting place in the many ways music is used, with recognition for the people who create it.
Explore the licensing network ↓Distribution, publishing & rights management
Connect artists and labels to audiences, and support the representation and monetization of their music rights.
Help African works circulate internationally while strengthening the place of their creators in the value chain.
Record label — launching soon
Sign, develop and release artists within the Boyoka universe.
Build artistic journeys that give individual voices the space and support to develop over time.
Music shows, films, documentaries & series
Bring artists’ stories and African music culture to digital and television audiences.
Give African creation the power to tell its own stories and share them across borders.
Live events
Bring Boyoka artists and audiences together through large concerts and festivals.
Make the stage a meeting place for artistic expression, local skills and shared cultural experiences.
Television channel
Create a dedicated space for African music and culture on screen.
Keep African voices visible and connect audiences to the people, music and stories behind the culture.
Digital music platform
Let listeners stream, buy and support the music they love.
Build a closer relationship between African music, its listeners and the value that listening creates.
Boyoka Music ↗︎Music and music industry education
Share skills in creation, production, artist development, business, rights and contracts.
Help a new generation of professionals build the skills and confidence to shape Africa’s cultural industries.
Boyoka Academy ↗︎Connecting musical works with the services that bring them to audiences.
BOYOKA PUBLISHING participates in music publishing licensing programs. The following platforms, services and organizations appear in its participation history. Each agreement concerns specific uses and a defined scope.
Our ambition is to help structure Africa’s cultural and creative industries: support talent, connect professions, circulate knowledge and keep more of the value of creation on the continent. International reach should grow alongside strong local foundations.
Respect the voices, languages and cultures that give each work its character.
Keep the people behind the music and the recognition of their work at the center.
Connect experience, training and practice so skills can grow within the industry.
Build bridges between artists, businesses, audiences and territories.