Rima Tahini

Rima Tahini is the Director of Artiste and Repertoire (A&R) at Mavin Global, one of the biggest indigenous record labels in Africa founded by Don Jazzy. She is also a Senior Adviser at Kupanda Capital. Rima was born in Sierra Leone to a Lebanese father and a Sierra Leonean mother. Due to the ten years long civil war that broke out in Sierra Leone the year she was born, her family became refugees and had to move around a lot; Rima grew up in multiple cities and countries, speaking four languages by the age of seven.

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She has had a unique career trajectory from energy and finance to now developing musical talents. Rima graduated from African Leadership Academy in 2012, winning the Allan Gray Gold Prize for Excellence in Entrepreneurship. She also graduated with a degree in Business/Economics with highest honors (Suma Cum Laude) from Brandeis University in 2016. Before graduating from university, she worked within the energy space at Tata Africa Holdings, Endeavor Energy Holdings and Symbion powers in Johannesburg, Accra and Lagos respectively.

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After graduating from Brandeis, Rima joined Kupanda Capital 2016 and played a key role in building and actualizing the Mavin and Kupanda deal/partnership. Today, Rima is a member of the Recording Academy class of 2022 and now works closely with some of Africa’s most recognized names in music. Through her role as Director of A&R at Mavin Records, she has played a key part in the development and branding of superstars such as Rema and Ayra Starr, launching of over six artists in the music industry in the last 4 years.

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