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...
Meet the Composer – Zamile Mtezman Somchiza
Gugulethu based producer, Mtezman, has a loooong history with Mama Dance that goes back to before we even had 1 album on the now 230 album strong Mama Dance Music Library. From his early days with renowned kwaito group DIMKOP to producing tracks for our first album...
Meet the Composers – SA Urban Drama Series
Realising the dire need for dramatic urban music beds for South African TV series, Mama Dance created a new production music series called "SA Urban Drama". The two albums in the series so far focus on the Tension and Suspense moods and here are some of the talented...
Mama Dance at the friendliest music festival in Africa – Busara Music festival, Zanzibar, 2020 (Part 2)
DAY 3 The Busarafestival always impresses me with their strong calling out of sexual harassmentthroughout the festival and a general focus on capacity building. This year itincluded a programme that provided opportunities for woman to gain stagemanagement skills and...
Meet the Library – Atomica Music
The Atomica Music Library is one of the first libraries Mama Dance had the privilege of representing in South Africa (going back almost 10 years now) and is year on year one of the most popular amongst our clients. Their offering has increased over the years to...
Mama Dance Music Composers – Ronan Skillen
Ronan at work. As a mainstay of the SA music scene for quite some time we were very excited to sit down with master percussionist (and apparently excellent chef) Ronan Skillen to find out a bit about his musical journey so far… Tell us a little bit about yourself:...
Meet the Library – Jambaar Muzik
We are thrilled to welcome Jambaar Muzik to the Mama Dance family and thought we'd take the opportunity to get to know this French library a bit better by having a quick chat to the founder, Bachir Sene. MD: Can you give us a quick overview of your library? JM: Our...
Mama Dance at the friendliest music festival in Africa – Busara Music festival, Zanzibar, 2020 (Part 1)
When Inoticed that my favorite African music festival was the day after my musicpublishers meeting in Jhb last month, I impulsively decided to head to Zanzibarfor 10 days of the fantastic East African live music, workshops, networking anda spot of Kite surfing! And...
African Music Making Waves from Cape Town to California
I was in Los Angeles at the end of last year for a music conference and realised that Africa still has some way to go in becoming main stream in music consumers’ minds instead of just the go to for humanitarian videos, but again thankfully there are more and more...
New Library Music Release – Stampede – Super-charged African Rhythms
An exciting mix of African percussion, Synths, Electric Guitars and traditional African Instruments that instantly add energy to any production. From sports promos to reality shows, action films to retail sales, this is the album you need. Available on the Mama Dance...
New Production Music Release – Afro Tech House – Tribal Bliss
A captivating and energetic mix of Afro Tech and Tribal House with pounding drums, pulsing basses, and exotic melodies infused with the pulsating beats of tribal deep house. Ideal for advertising, entertainment, sports, fashion, youth, and lifestyle productions or...
New Library Music Release – Dark Afro Soundscapes
Deliciously dark and eerie soundscapes created from a mixture of drones and pulses with subtle African instrument flavourings. Great for dramas, documentaries, crime shows, current affairs productions and much more! Available on the Mama Dance ! Music Library website...
New Production Music Release – Bongo Flava – East Africa Vol 3
The 3rd volume of our increasingly popular and authentic collection of East African Bongo Flava. It's an upbeat and catchy mix of African R&B and Hip hop and is a sure bet to get the party started! Perfect for productions set in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania....
New Library Music Release – Big Screen Africa – Epic Inspiration
A powerful and inspiring collection of African infused Epic Orchestral tracks. It's euphoric, Motivational, Uplifting and lush and perfect for advertising, films, doccies, wildlife and corporate productions. Available on the Mama Dance ! Music Library website at the...
New Production Music Release – Soundz Ekasi 4 – Upbeat Mzantsi House
It's back!! The Mama Dance classic series Soundz Ekasi returns for another round of upbeat, exciting and very hip Kasi flavoured House beats and grooves. It's an ideal match for youth, sports, advertising, lifestyle and entertainment productions. Ayoba! Available on...