Rooted in AfroBeats, AfroPop, and African soul, Shake It Africa is a record label and events company based in Austin, Texas, & Kampala, Uganda.
PROMOTING & EXPANDING CULTURAL EXCHANGE.
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PROMOTING & EXPANDING CULTURAL EXCHANGE. •
SHAKE IT AFRICA RECORDS AND EVENTS FEATURES AFRICAN ARTISTS TO PROMOTE THEIR MUSIC, EXPAND THE ARTISTS’ REACH, AND FOSTER CULTURAL EXCHANGE, FOUNDED BY UGANDAN MUSICIAN JON MUQ and MUSIC MANAGER KEVIN WOMMACK.
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Originally from Kampala, Uganda, is a recording artist signed to Dan Auerbach’s (The Black Keys) Easy Eye Sound record label. Jon has performed on worldwide stages with Billy Joel, Norah Jones, Corinne Bailey Rae, and Mavis Staples. Jon has been featured on PBS’s Newshour, Britain’s BBC Outlook podcast (75 million viewers), and France’s longest-running music television show, Taratata. Additionally, Jon has been co-writing with and producing other artists.
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Kevin is the Executive Producer for Los Lonely Boys’ 2.5 million-selling debut album, including their hit song “Heaven,” which won a Grammy Award for ‘Best Pop Vocal for Duo/Group.’ As a record producer and a songwriter, Kevin’s compositions and albums have sold over 3 million copies.
Kevin has signed artists to Columbia Records, Elektra Records, Geffen Records, Epic Records, Atlantic Records, Shelter Music/BMG, Rounder Records, New West Records, Easy Eye Sound, and Concord Music Group.
Kevin was president of Ben Kweller’s Noise Company record label and is the head of Playing In Traffic Records, whose catalog includes Los Lonely Boys.
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