Gallo Record Company

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Gallo Record Company
Parent company	Arena Holdings
Founded	1926
Founder	Eric Gallo (Gallo Records), Arnold Golembo (Gramophone Record Company)
Distributor(s)	Gallo Music South Africa (South Africa) Gallo Music International / Warner Music (international)
Genre	All
Country of origin	South Africa
Official website	gallo.co.za

Gallo Record Company is the largest (and oldest independent) record label in South Africa.^[1] It is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and is owned by Arena Holdings.^[2] The current Gallo Record Company is a hybrid of two South African record labels, rivals between the 1940s and 1980s: the original Gallo Africa (1926–85) and G.R.C. (Gramophone Record Company, 1939–85). In 1985 Gallo Africa acquired G.R.C.; as a result, Gallo Africa became known as Gallo-GRC. Five years after the acquisition, the company was renamed Gallo Record Company.