Anghami, the largest streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa announces a strategic partnership with Wassim “SAL” Slaiby, CEO and founder of SAL&CO.
SAL was ranked No.52 on “Power 100” Billboard and named Hot Power Player on Billboard Hip-Hop list in 2017. His achievements has been a huge success globally. Additionally, SAL announced his partnership with all-star management team, Maverick, home of the best music management in the industry today.
 
SAL will act as Anghami’s Head of International Partnerships. The announcement took place at Anghami’s head quarters in Beirut during the celebration of its 5th anniversary. SAL’s role will focus on building partnerships for Anghami with key stakeholders on an international level. This would include collaborations with artists, producers, and managers in the international music community. To ensure a strong exchange of initiatives and collaborations between the Arabic and Western world.
SAL will also help identifying and facilitating marketing and brand partnerships with relevant cultural and industry brands. These partnerships will aid in extending Anghami’s footprint into the mind of music lovers. Enforcing Anghami’s position as a leading brand in the Arabic music and entertainment world.

SAL, a Lebanese descendent said, “I am proud to see a company from my hometown make it in the streaming world and give the Arabic music a whole new life with the young generation.”

Elie Habib, co-founder of Anghami took pride in the success achieved by the Anghami team declaring that offering music to over 57 million users around the region is the result of hard-work and perseverance since the very beginning. “Today, we want to grow bigger, and create new horizons and ties beyond the region. With SAL on board, we look forward to unlocking a new world of opportunities.

Eddy Maroun, co-founder of Anghami stated “we’re honored and excited to have SAL onboard to fuel creativity and drive a new era in the region’s music industry – with his wide experience and connections in the global music ecosystem combined with Anghami’s scale and network, we believe that this collaboration will be the foundation of a brighter and broader Arabic music scene that will impact a whole generation of music fans.”
 

About Anghami:

Anghami is the leading music streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa. Launched in 2012, Anghami (meaning my tunes in Arabic) provides the largest Arabic and International licensed music catalog in the region. Available on mobile and across platforms, Anghami offers a free ad-supported restricted tier and a premium paid tier Anghami Plus. Anghami has more than 50 million users and streams more than 700M tracks per month. Headquartered in Beirut, Anghami operates across the region with offices in Dubai, Cairo and Riyadh. Co-founded by Eddy Maroun and Elie Habib, Anghami partners with MBC group, the largest media network in MENA. Among its investors: MEVP (VC), Samena Capital (PE) and mobile operators Mobily (Saudi Arabia) and DU (UAE).

About SAL:
At the young age of 15, Wassim “SAL” Slaiby, escaped the Lebanon’s civil war and embarked on a solo journey across the world from his home country Lebanon to Montreal, Canada. He spent his late teens in Ottawa, where him and Palestinian-Canadian rapper Belly began an independent music label and management company.
Currently operating in Los Angeles, California under the name SAL&CO/Maverick. The roster includes: The Weeknd, Belly, French Montana, Massari, Nav and Sabrina Claudio. As well as producer-songwriters DaHeala, Dannyboy, Breyan Isaac, Nasri… SAL&CO is now one of the top leading management company globally.
He married former Miss USA, Rima Fakih, in May 2016 and together they have a baby daughter and baby boy on the way.