East African countries still have a challenge of collecting royalites from foreign countries due to lack of reciprocal agreements among Collective Management Organizations (CMOs). In addition, other challenges in the region include decent work challenges such lack of collective bargaining mandate in some country-specific legal frameworks, unequitable compensation with no minimum wage, poor working time arrangements and lack of social dialogue with government and employers due to the informal nature of work. The roundtable aims to share experiences on the different legal and regulatory environments and how these can be harmonized to promote the music economy in East Africa. The desired outcome of the roundtable is to enhance collaboration of East African musicians through mobility, co-creation and production, legal and regulatory reforms and establishment of reciprocal agreements between the CMOs in the region, so that musicians can benefit from their economic rights.