Gqom and Mama Dance
Mama Dance started their Gqom offering Gqom Explosion. The demand for Gqom tracks inspired Mama Dance to create even more including: Super Gqom and Gqom fusion albums like Rock Gqom. You won’t find albums like this on other libraries!
Afrobeats and Mama Dance
Mama Dance has been at the forefront of bringing Afrobeats to African Production Music users and you can expect a lot more quality albums to be heading your way over the next few months as we have been on a continuous mission to connect with fresh new Afrobeats composers from all over Africa.
Amapiano and Mama Dance
Mama Dance offers a wide selection of Amapiano production albums and are constantly creating more albums to keep up with the evolution of this genre and bring you permutations that will work for different moods and projects. Read more about Amapiano and Mama Dance…
Mama Dance releases Maskandi African production music album – Zulu Pride.
This Mama Dance Maskandi Zulu African production music album by Mahoyana Nkwanyana embodies the essence of traditional Zulu folk. We are so proud to announce the release of a new Mama Dance original African production music album that truly embodies the essence of...
Creating Interesting Short-Form Video Content
Recently, short-form video content has taken the digital world by storm, with platforms like TikTok, Facebook Reels, and YouTube Shorts leading the charge. These bite-sized videos have transformed how we consume and create content, offering a quick and entertaining...
The Process and Benefits of Custom Production Music For Ads
The Significance of Music in Branding and Projects Music is a powerful and universal language that transcends cultural and linguistic barriers. In branding and projects, its significance cannot be overstated. 5 key points highlighting its importance 1. Emotional...
Music Publishers: Unlocking the Melody
The Vital Role of Music Publishers in Intellectual Property Management In the vast symphony of the music industry, there exists a key player often hidden behind the curtains, working tirelessly to ensure that the composers' melodies, harmonies, and creative brilliance...
Quality African Production Music gets a BIG boost!
Mama Dance is the publisher of one of the largest, high-quality African production music libraries in the world. Pressure Cooker Studios are producers of some of the best quality music for productions on the continent. They have competed on many advertising...
African Production Music: Gqom & Amapiano
The diverse and vibrant continent of Africa has been the birthplace of countless musical genres and styles that have captivated audiences around the world… Music is a universal language that has the power to evoke emotions, tell stories, and elevate visual...
Unlocking the Power of Production Music: The Soundtrack to Creative Excellence
Production music, also known as stock music, is a valuable resource in the world of music licensing and content creation. It offers a wide range of benefits for filmmakers, advertisers, YouTubers, and other creators seeking high-quality music to enhance their...
New International Label – Pitch Hammer
Following hot on the heels of our ANNIHILATION label release, we're absolutely thrilled to welcome PITCH HAMMER MUSIC to our roster of top quality International Libraries here at Mama Dance ! Music library. PITCH HAMMER MUSIC provides high-end tracks and custom music...
New International Label – ANNIHILATION
We're very excited to welcome a brand new International label, ANNIHILATION to the Mama Dance family! ANNIHILATION is a premium music library of high-end tracks, sound design, and underscores for all types of high-impact production media. Their roster features some of...
GLOBAL GRIOT: Bridging cultures through the evolution of an ancient African tradition
by Shalini Tewari 7 min read Nic Paton and Jally Kebba Susso combine their individual expertise to create the story of the Global Griot – a fusion of electro-classic Mandika music. By blending the spirit of tradition with the fusion of world music, they tell a story...
How to use music in your video, film or commercial …legally
I’ve been in publishing for 15 years and I know it can seem very complicated. While not a copyright lawyer, here is some info that has helped me understand music rights over the years. It is all in the name. Understanding music copyright. In very...
Get to Know Amapiano
The Amapiano genre has taken SA by storm! While it may have been inspired by Kwaito, it has become its own beast and has even recently been given its own category at the SAMA's along with Gqom and the aforementioned Kwaito:...
Meet the Composer – Luca Hart
Luca Hart Luca and Mama Dance have crossed paths many times over the years, but we are thrilled to finally have her exceptional violin skills on our library. The album Cinematic Strings - Heartfelt Emotions is a collaboration with long-time Mama Dance...