▁Records ▁and ▁Ep ic ▁Records , ▁as ▁well ▁Leg acy ▁Record ings , ▁Sony ' s ▁division ▁for ▁catalog ue ▁re issues . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁still ▁own ▁the ▁" Z om ba " ▁and ▁" J ive " ▁tra dem arks ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁through ▁a ▁Swiss ▁company ▁called ▁Z om ba ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁Ro ots : ▁Cal der , ▁Simon ▁and ▁L ange ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁C live ▁Cal der ▁and ▁Ralph ▁Simon ▁began ▁their ▁two - de cade ▁partners hip ▁in ▁forming ▁business es ▁in ▁record ▁production ▁and ▁promotion , ▁music ▁publishing , ▁artist ▁management ▁and ▁concert ▁promotion ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁branch ▁out ▁into ▁various ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁business , ▁instead ▁of ▁just ▁foc using ▁on ▁one ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁industry . ▁ ▁" You ▁couldn ' t ▁do ▁just ▁one ▁thing . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁too ▁small ," ▁explained ▁David ▁G res ham , ▁CE O ▁of ▁David ▁G res ham ▁Record ▁Company . ▁ ▁" This ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁country ▁where ▁you ▁have ▁a ▁million - s eller . ▁ ▁A ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁record ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁unit ▁s eller . ▁That ▁only ▁pays ▁the ▁rent ▁for ▁a ▁month ▁or ▁two ." ▁ ▁While ▁almost ▁mand atory ▁in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁this ▁early ▁style ▁of ▁music ▁company ▁would ▁be ▁adapted ▁to