Modern and traditional African royalty free music. The mystical exotic musical world of Africa. Deep mystery, beautiful landscapes, rain forest, hidden secrets. Background music available with or without various African vocals. African stock music suitable for clubbing, festivals, dance music scenes, as well as travel, culture, food, documentaries, games and media where the spirit of Africa is felt. Listen to these royalty free tracks, buy a license to any individual track and download the music immediately in MP3 and WAV format, along with an official License document.
Featuring traditional African instruments, such as Cora and Kalimba this track is in a world fusion style and is very evocative and charged with an African spirit. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Acoustic drum'n'relax music with distinctive tribal flavour. Builds slowly from simple and smooth drum groove with ocassional men chanting up to dense, almost trance like final of ethnic flute. As far as there is no distinct melody, this track should work nicely for travel, wide panorama themes in "Discovery like" manner or other exotic background applications. [Tempo: Medium / 121 BPM]
Energetic and inspiring, featuring heavy synths and fast drums, with a wild / untamed element and a hint of the jungle. [Tempo: Fast / 140 BPM]
Atmospheric, ambient, world / fantasy track with an African feel. Soft, deep and mystical. Available with or without African vocalizing, and with or without subtle jungle sound effects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 93 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Bata" means duck, and this music piece is inspired by ducks. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 0 BPM]
Smooth Jazz guitar infused with subtle African rhythms and instruments giving this relaxed, positive track an organic and slightly exotic vibe. Great for travel channels, documentaries, informercials, presentations, corporate and background music. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A smooth, tasteful and elegant world-inspired track with elements of both ethnic and electronic music. This track is presented in 3 different mixes: The original "chillout mix", an "underscore" mix without the lead instruments, and a more african, tribal sounding "afro-ambient" mix. There are also many loops available, these loops are taken from all 3 different mixes of the track. [Tempo: Medium / 80 BPM]
An inspiring and uplifting World / Discovery track. Ethnic / tribal / positive. World harmony. Features a variety of instruments from around the world including Hang Drum, Native American style vocals, African Mbira, Turkish Dulcimer, Japanese Taiko, Irish whilstle , Tuvan male drone vocal, and classic nylon guitar. Can be Africa or general world / travel / discovery. Also available without the vocal (No vocal version). [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Lipango" is a hunting dance music from the Pangwa tribe. [Tempo: Fast / 161 BPM]
A huge sounding drum and percussion section plays a tense and epic chase or running scene. This track has an enourmous sound and also a slightly tribal/jungle vibe. [Tempo: Fast / 130 BPM]
All live performed, genuine musical African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. In the Makonde tribe, they have a small animal, about the size of a cat, which they "Bwea". This animal feels they are stronger than the other animals, even though it is small. This rhythm is inspired by them. [Tempo: Medium / 109 BPM]
Floaty and dreamy musical soundscape with world & ethnic flavors from Northern Africa and the Middle East. Various ethnic instruments used in combination with textured pads and acoustic guitar. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 63 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Bugobogobo fusion" is a dance music for digging from the tribe called Sukuma. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A mixture of cinematic orchestra and ethnic instruments and vocals. The music is positive and loving yet has a very large sounding feel to it. The powerful percussions together with the brasses and strings give the piece an epic touch. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A dark and ominous tribal music track with urgent, intense, earthy African drums and various foreboding instruments and vocal grunts. Danger / Darkness / Primal / Savage. [Tempo: Fast / 135 BPM]
African Drumming track for all media that needs this niche sound. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
Ambient and exciting, this piece takes you on a modern day tour of Africa. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
Moving and upbeat world music gets jazzy. Ref. Hugh Masakela, Fela Kuti [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
South American or African jungle vibes. Very tribal. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 103 BPM]
Action-oriented, percussive orchestral track, with a lot of African percussion and powerful blasts. Tribal and safari vibe, with an ensemble of djembes and indigenous drums combined with epic orchestral percussion. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 140 BPM]
A track that combines equal measures of African and Middle Eastern influences, like the Northern African music of Morocco, Egypt, Algerie, Libya etc. Ethnic stringed instruments, subtle african vocal chants and acoustic guitar. [Tempo: Slow / 0 BPM]
This North Africa inspired track takes the sounds of Morocco with it's african and arab elements, and mixes that with modern breakbeat and retro rock'n roll influences. We know it sounds crazy, but it works. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 106 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. This music is inspired by the Dance for the Zalamo tribe from coast area, what boys dance to after iniciations (a traditional tribal "coming of age" ritual). [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 174 BPM]
As if inspired by an exotic alien place, this track fuses elements of African sounds and styles with futuristic synthesizer arpeggios. Melodic, ethnic electronica. [Tempo: Slow / 63 BPM]
A wonderfully exotic track mixing traditional sounds of Africa and its islands in the Indian Ocean with a light, contemporary beat. Features gambri, marimba, electric kalimba, upright bass, ethereal vocals and drums. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
A mystical and exotic track that combines acoustic guitar with various Moroccan, North African, Middle Eastern instruments, flutes, micro-tuned Kalimba etc. Somewhat dreamy. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Tembea" means Walk, and this music is inspired by the sound and feel of walking. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 175 BPM]
Calm and inspiring world / ethnic musical soundscapes using a combination of exotic instruments of Northern Africa and the Middle East combined with acoustic guitar. Plenty of variation throughout. Suitable for Middle East, Arabia, Persian, and Northern Africa. [Tempo: Medium / 96 BPM]
Horn-driven Afro-beat dance groove. Get up and get funky! [Tempo: Medium / 88 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. "Ikibwenga" means strong men. The tribes men have dance competitions, for example to get a wife, or as other competitions between men in that tribe. Music inspired by the Nyakyusa tribe from Songea, in the Southern part of Tanzania. [Tempo: Medium / 103 BPM]
An inpirational and hopeful World Harmony track with elements from different parts of the world, but with a somewhat African feel. Earthy, positive and sincere, this track features Hang Drum, various ethnic percussions from many parts of the world, African mbira, Turkish dulcimer, flutes and classic nylon guitar. Use with travel / amazing journeys / discovery / world harmony. Available with or without the vocals. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 100 BPM]
A hopeful, touching, inspiring track with ethnic / world elements. Not necessarily tied to one country or region, this track has a slightly African or World / Discovery feel, combined with more contemporary elements. Heartening and warm. Use for world / travel / amazing journeys / discovery / world harmony. Features Hang Drum, piano, Mbira, orchestral strings and horns, classic nylon guitar and various ethnic percussion. Available with or without the vocal lines. [Tempo: Slow, Medium, Fast / 102 BPM]
Classic Caribbean steel drum and African influenced marimba grooves, sunny and warm, happy and familiar. Ideal for joyful vacation and tropical journey scenes. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 90 BPM]
All live performed, genuine African drum ensemble. Recorded live in one take by the Shabani Jabiri Bakari ensemble from Bagamoyo, Tanzania. This music composition is inspired by a street in Dar es Salaam called "Mtaa Kongo". A very busy street with a lot of people. [Tempo: Fast, Very fast / 166 BPM]
A mystical world / exotic music track made with atmoshperic synths, epic drums and eastern native instruments. Dark / Hot / Foreboding Music. Can be ancient Africa or Middle East. [Tempo: Slow / 80 BPM]
A cool catchy and powerful rhythmic, percussive track with claps, stomps, drums, buckets Big Toms, shakers and other percussion. Perfect for creating an impactful sound and energy for advertising projects or other media projects that need big drums, street bucket drummers, claps, and stomps! [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 224 BPM]
World / Mystery track with a sense of hope and mysticism. Features Hang Drum, classic nylon guitar, ethnic percussion. Can be Africa / African, but can also be ancient tribes / world heritage sites / ancient Latin America / Maya / Inca, or even Eastern / Orient. Use for discovery, amazing journeys, world travels, ancient cultures, World Harmony etc. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 130 BPM]
Happy and carefree indie acoustic piece, with sunny acosutic guitar and bright whistle. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 160 BPM]
Tropical Pop meets Afrobeat in this uplifting, nicely flowing track of positive energy and summery flow. Great for travels and vacations, beach party, dancing, fun with friends, etc. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Calm, exotic, peaceful, dancing, pretty & relaxing track mixing kalimba with beach percussion. Thoughtful, soothing, serene, simple, repetitive and full of tropical holiday / beach atmosphere. Would suit dramatic / romantic / documentary / travel type projects. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 77 BPM]
Tribal royalty free track with a dangerous edge. Features didgeridoos and Australian percussion with drums. Groovy and primitive. The Didgeridoo gives the track an Australian reference, but it's not necessarily limited to Australia, as this can be a nice track for any location, when you need that 'Jungle fever' feel. Available in several different mixes/versions. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
All percussion is featured in this authentic tribal track. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 120 BPM]
A chilled and happy music track in Amapiano style, with a soft flavor of South Africa. Elements of deep house music is combined with African percussion, to create a feel-good and relaxing, up also uplifting and positive mood. Great for holidays, vacations, travel, discovery and as background music. (Stem files available.) [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Ethereal and sentimental, this track conjures a unique magic with its interplay of texture and instruments. A faraway recorder mystically plays over a layered bed of thumb piano, tubular bells, synth, vocal effects, acoustic guitars, bass and light drums. It has a touch of Africa amidst a swirl of delicate parts. Drama, travel, documentaries are excellent categories for this tranquil piece. [Tempo: Medium / 105 BPM]
Joyful, exciting trip into the jungle. Uplifting african chants and instruments (cora, percussion, kalimba) mixed with strings, occasional guitar and flute. Upbeat and motivating. [Tempo: Fast / 133 BPM]
Evolving Tribal-House music, deep and grooving. Ideal music for clubbing, festivals, dance music related scenes, as well as for travel, documentaries, games and media with a jungle / Africa / Rainforest / Exotic / World fusion feel. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A lush and rich Ethnic/World crossover track with a slight African feel, but really, this track can be used to illustrate any foreign, exotic place, rainforest, jungle or World Mystery - perhaps even a lush fantasy planet. The track fuses modern and traditional elements to create a rich and deep groove, perhaps some place where the traditional and ethnic fuses with the modern world? Available with or without chanting vocals on the chorus part. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 103 BPM]
A pan flute soloist dances over a steady percussion groove in this Japanese styled piece. [Tempo: Medium / 101 BPM]
Happy and positive acoustic indie piece, with a slight african feel. Happy and bright. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
A nature adventure from the Himalayas or other exotic place. Bright, positive, elegant and beautifully understated. [Tempo: Fast / 110 BPM]
