Audio Girl, the pioneering initiative championing women in audio and music across Africa, announces the launch of the Audio Girl Membership, a bold, pan-African movement rewriting the narrative for women in music, production, and audio technology. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, the initiative has identified a crucial gap in the market and is building a virtual sisterhood across Africa, one Audio Girl at a time.
In August, Audio Girl Africa, hosted the All Women Everything Music Business Panel & Workshop at Coca Lounge in Melville, Johannesburg. The event brought together leading industry insiders to unpack the challenges women face in the music business and share strategies for change, with the conversation expertly moderated by Kgomotso Mokobi, Senior Brand Lead Strategist at Warner Music Africa.
Globally, women make up less than 5% of audio engineers. In Africa, the numbers are even more stark. Across Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, and South Africa, women in audio remain underrepresented, underfunded, and under-supported. UNESCO’s 2023 report revealed that only one in ten women in Africa’s creative industries receives adequate training or mentorship to break into technical roles like production or engineering. Since its inception, Audio Girl has stepped in to rewrite this reality, training over 1,200 women across more than 15 African countries through bootcamps, workshops, and mentorship programs.
Audio Girl was created to close the gap. Born out of frustration but fueled by possibility, the initiative exists to ensure African women are no longer unheard, unseen, or underestimated in the music industry. Through hands-on training in audio engineering, production, and music business, mentorship pods led by industry experts, and access to jobs, internships, and gig placements, Audio Girl equips women with the tools to own their sound, lead their careers, and shape the industry. Today, the community has grown to over 5,000 members, supported by a network of more than 50 volunteer mentors, facilitators, and professional partners.
At its heart, Audio Girl is more than a network, it is a movement. Membership is an entry point into a self-sustaining ecosystem where women build the tables, create their own opportunities, and prepare to lead across every corner of the music industry. Over 40 programs and initiatives have already been launched, blending grassroots energy with digital innovation to create impact at scale. It is where confidence, sisterhood, and legacy are built alongside technical skill.
“Membership is not just joining another community — it’s joining a movement of women building the future of African music together,” says Phebean (Febe) Oluwagbemi, Founder of Audio Girl Africa.
Audio Girl is for the woman who’s tired of waiting to be invited, so she builds her own stage. It is not charity; it is strategy. It is not just learning; it is legacy. With chapters launching across Lagos, Accra, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg, and Cape Town South Africa., Audio Girl is setting the pace for a new generation of African women who will define both the sound and the business of music on the continent and beyond.
Audio Girl is the blueprint for what happens when African women claim their rightful place in shaping the future of global music.
As Audio Girl expands its impact, the initiative is now on a mission to complete the first-of-its-kind women-led audio production studio and training hub in Lagos, Nigeria—a flagship space that will serve as the heartbeat of technical empowerment for African women in music.
With a facility already secured, Audio Girl is calling on visionary partners, brands, and industry leaders to help fund and complete this historic build-out ahead of its 2026 launch, unlocking access and opportunity for over 200 trained women in the first year alone.
This fully equipped hub will include:
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Training Room
A dedicated space for live sound engineering, music production, and professional mixing workshops—bridging the skill gap and preparing women for global-ready careers.
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Content Room
Designed for podcast production, course filming, interviews, and creative storytelling—amplifying African women’s voices across digital platforms and ownership in media narratives.
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Recording Studio
A world-class, income-generating space where women can produce, collaborate, and release music—ensuring sustainability for the Audio Girl movement and creating pathways to global visibility.
To bring this vision to life, Audio Girl is actively seeking support to fund essential equipment including consoles, microphones, monitors, acoustic treatment, and infrastructure critical to professional build-out.
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