Phiona Okumu

Spotify music executive focused on African scene development

Based in Sub-Saharan Africa

No set here: this is a speaker slot about music strategy, local scenes, and how platform teams work across regions. Her background is in editorial, label, and artist partnerships, so the conversation should stay on development, discovery, and infrastructure.

More about Phiona Okumu

Phiona Okumu leads music strategy for Spotify in Sub-Saharan Africa. Before that she worked in editorial and label/artist relations, and her public interviews frame her as a bridge between local scenes and global DSP infrastructure.

A story

She spent over a decade writing about African music culture for outlets including The FADER, Vogue UK, The Guardian, and Marie Claire. Source (fan or blog page)

Playing

2026-10-22 12:15 · Spotify Essential Insider Knowledge: Connecting Local & Global Music · Felix Meritis
2026-10-22 16:00 · Global South: From Extraction to Exchange · Felix Meritis

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