Airtime, not cards
Mdundo partners with telcos across the continent so fans pay for music the way they pay for data: daily, weekly or monthly, from their phone balance.
Get your music on Mdundo, Africa’s streaming service for the next hundred million listeners.
InterSpace Distribution has a licensing deal with Mdundo, the Africa-focused streaming service with 17 million monthly active users across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania and more. Release with InterSpace and your catalogue is on Mdundo alongside Spotify, Apple Music, Boomplay, Audiomack and 150+ other stores, from one upload.
17M
monthly active users, as reported by Mdundo
1M+
downloads of the Mdundo app
4+
countries: Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania and more
USSD
daily, weekly and monthly bundles through telcos
The opportunity
Listeners the global stores do not reach.
Mdundo is built for how Africa actually listens: on the phone, on a budget, often without a card. Fans can subscribe with airtime through telco bundles and USSD, or use the app and website. That puts your music in front of people who never open Spotify, and it makes every stream count where your audience already is.
Strong where you are
Mdundo reports exponential growth in Nigeria and is live in Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania and more, the markets Afrobeats, Bongo Flava and gospel are made for.
Promotions and contests
We run campaigns and contests with Mdundo for artists on InterSpace. Look out for them in your dashboard and inbox.
Reported and paid like any store
Mdundo streams and downloads appear in your InterSpace statement by track and territory, and are paid to your wallet with everything else.
How it works
Nothing extra to do. Release as usual.
1. Upload once
Add your release in the InterSpace dashboard with artwork, credits and a release date. Mdundo is selected with the rest of the store list.
2. We deliver
Your release goes to Mdundo with your existing catalogue, and to every other store on your plan at the same time.
3. Fans listen, you get paid
Streams and downloads from Mdundo land in your monthly statement. On paid plans you keep 100%.
Who this is for
Made for artists whose fans listen on a phone balance.
If your listeners are in Lagos, Nairobi, Accra or Dar es Salaam, the platform they can afford matters as much as the one the industry talks about. Mdundo sits next to Boomplay, Audiomack and JosPlay in the InterSpace store list, so one release reaches the services your fans actually open, and the ones the rest of the world uses.
- Independent artists releasing Afrobeats, Amapiano, Bongo Flava, gospel, Highlife and more.
- Labels and catalogue owners who want every track available where African fans pay for music.
- Diaspora artists who want to be heard at home and abroad from one upload.
From the announcement
What both sides said.
Our focus is to provide a relevant service to the hundreds of millions of potential users in Africa that are getting online. We are extremely pleased to work with InterSpace Distribution within Nigeria towards our vision of providing Nigeria with an easy and legal solution to accessing music that fits the local consumers.
Akin OlabodeLicensing lead, Mdundo
We welcome Mdundo as a partner, and are excited for more fans across Africa to have greater access to some of Nigeria’s most exciting musical talent, as well as InterSpace Distribution’s unrivaled catalog of international artists.
Eric OkechukwuCEO, InterSpace Distribution
Africa-first partners
Questions
Mdundo and InterSpace.
How do I get my music on Mdundo?
Distribute with InterSpace. Mdundo is part of our store network under a licensing deal signed in 2024, so every release you upload is delivered there with the rest of the stores on your plan. There is no separate application.
Does Mdundo pay royalties?
Yes. Mdundo reports streams and downloads to InterSpace, and they are paid out with your other stores in your monthly statement. On paid plans you keep 100% of it.
Is Mdundo included on the free plan?
Yes. Mdundo is delivered on every InterSpace plan, including the free tier.
Which countries is Mdundo available in?
Mdundo is an Africa-focused service available in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania and other markets, through its app, its website and telco bundles.
Will my existing releases be added?
Yes. Catalogue already distributed through InterSpace is licensed to Mdundo, not only new releases.
How do fans pay on Mdundo?
Through telco bundles billed to airtime on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, through USSD, or through the app and website. That is why Mdundo reaches listeners without cards or bank accounts.
Ready when you are
Reach Mdundo and the world from one upload.
Sign up, upload, pick your release date. We deliver to Mdundo and 150+ stores, and you keep what you earn.