“"Local content is very important to us...We have a very proactive approach working with good local labels and aggregators."”

“"Digital has become CAPASSO's biggest revenue source....it's leaning 60:40 in favour of digital as we progress forward."”

“"We did New Dimensions, which is a VR exhibition and a workshop at African Futures last year."”

“"My latest book is a collection of short stories, Nairobi Echoes and it's published by Bahati Books. We launched it in Kampala at the Writivism Festival."”

“"Idiscovered it was easy to put up your thoughts in a blog and you didn't have to ask anyone permission."”

“"The bottom line was I was just frustrated. We have great storytellers on the continent but if you walk into a bookshop you're hard pressed to find those gems."”

“"It came out of discussions I had with my mother and two siblings. We ended up talking about the frequency of dead bodies showing up on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway."”

“"We've reached out to over 400 (music) artists individually to explain to them who we are and what a streamming service is."”

“In some countries - like Nigeria with Okada Books - e-publishing and digital content is rapidly growing.”

“Your ambition? We are looking at Kapital Movie as the Hollywood of South Sudan”

“(Royalty collection) has gone from R250 million to R0.5 billion.”

“Zilipendwa music is music from an era in the 1970s and 1980s...that's dying out...there's only two bands left.”

“I was sleeping one night and heard this maudlin sound, a trumpet melody, that I couldn't kick out of my head.”

“"We partnered with the Montreux Comedy Festival. We've been working together and I approached them with the idea...They've invested in it.”

“People are not just buying CDs, it's done very well online. It's still in the Top 5 on iTunes.”