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.
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]
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]
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]
Ambient and exciting, this piece takes you on a modern day tour of Africa. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 126 BPM]
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]
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]
If you need something a little different with Rhythmic and drumming madness look no further than Stomp Clap Drums. This track is a dance party, a drum circle, a unique display of rhythmic bliss all in one. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 220 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]
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]
Contemporary African music meets a chunky, funky Fatboy Slim style breakbeat groove. Uplifting, fun and danceable this is perfect for any project relating to modern African culture, travel or any project in need of an upbeat African vibe. NOTE: The drum sounds are deliberately distorted for mood/authenticity. This is not an error with the file. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 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]
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]
Mellow and warm, melodic piece featuring an ethnic sounding harp like instrument and reverberant flute. Appealing ethnic / world music. [Tempo: Slow / 96 BPM]
South American or African jungle vibes. Very tribal. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 103 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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Horn-driven Afro-beat dance groove. Get up and get funky! [Tempo: Medium / 88 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]
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]
African Drumming track for all media that needs this niche sound. [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]
Upbeat and energetic. A blend of Afrobeat and modern dance pop. Features guitar, vocals, horns, scratching and percussion. Creates a celebratory, happy mood with a party atmosphere. Great for many settings such as dance scenes, tropical themes, African settings, travel or vacation themes. [Tempo: Fast / 132 BPM]
A positive and inspiring track featuring world / ethnic elements from many parts of the world. Can be African, Middle East, South American or other ancient / tribal world cultures. Use for travel, discovery, amazing journeys, world harmony. Uplifting and celebratory. Hang Drum, Mbira, Flutes, piano, nylon guitar, various percussion including Taiko, Tamborine and african drums. Available with or without ethnic vocals. [Tempo: Medium / 90 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]
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]
Catchy, upbeat, modern African track with saxophones, guitars, percussion and bass. Happy and positive vibe great for travel, commercials, family and children, celebrations, dancing or any project looking for a fun, african themed soundtrack. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Up-tempo South African. Africa style electric guitar with marimbas and drums / percussion. Fun, friendly, and sunny. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 115 BPM]
Happy song with lively african percussion beat and traditional ethno instruments like kalimbas, flutes, strings and African voices. [Tempo: Medium / 110 BPM]
Modern African trance music. Spirtual, mystic, jungle, stalking. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Modern African track with a relaxed, funky and feel-good groove. Features percussion, sax, marimba, electric piano, drums and bass. [Tempo: Medium / 100 BPM]
Upbeat and joyous African track with percussion, kalimba, marimba, flute, saxes, strings and bass. Great for travel, nature, wildlife, celebrations, inspiring stories, documentaries, sunshine, safari, children playing, commercials and corporate projects. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 127 BPM]
A song of celebration in traditional African style and with traditional instruments. This track is joyful, uplifting and smells of Africa [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
African world fusion music using traditional african instruments and an electric bass guitar. Light and uplifting, great for documentaries and travel shows. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 122 BPM]
This track features traditional African instruments along with bass guitar. It has a positive and uplifting vibe and can work in both traditional African and modern African settings. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 110 BPM]
This track features a traditional ethnic African ensemble. It has a dancelike tribal quality and is festive in nature. Great for documentaries, nature and cultural themes. [Tempo: Medium / 107 BPM]
Modern trance groove features authentic African percussion, kalimba and ram's horn. [Tempo: Fast / 126 BPM]
Authentic world pop features African percussion and melodies. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 104 BPM]
This track features a traditional ethnic African ensemble. It has a trancelike tribal quality and is festive in nature. Great for documentaries, nature and cultural themes. [Tempo: Medium, Fast / 158 BPM]
Percussive, heartening, and with a touch of exoticism, this is a warm, mid-tempo jazzy track, with flutes, synths and organic percussion. Suitable for productions that require a heart-warming, yet somehow exciting backdrop. Great for commercials, features and shows with a touch of freshness and exhilaration. [Tempo: Medium / 112 BPM]
Relaxing, pulsing, mid-tempo track, with a remarkable flute melody and bouncing percussion, this is the perfect mix between excitement and relaxation. Suitable for presentations, commercials and other productions that require a soothing and uplifting soundscape. [Tempo: Medium / 104 BPM]
Gentle and uplifting traditional African music with a modern flavor. Features kalimbas, Kora and an African drum ensemble. Available in various mixes with/without different instruments in the mix. [Tempo: Medium / 136 BPM]
Festive and celebratory traditional African background music. Bright and uplifting. Available in several different mixes/versions with various instruments included or removed from the mix. [Tempo: Fast / 190 BPM]
Calm and minimal African music with a traditional yet modern flavor. Great for cultural or nature programming. Available in many different mixes / edits / versions. [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 60 BPM]
Playful and lively traditional African music featuring kora, african drums and fula flute. Great for culture and travel shows. [Tempo: Medium / 150 BPM]
Relaxed and laid back traditional African music with a contemporary mood and feel. Great for festive moments, culture and travel. Lots of mbiras [Tempo: Slow, Medium / 83 BPM]
African jungle influence mixed with electronic and dance music, this is a pretty sparse production, suitable for use with jungle or rainforest footage, fun and games in the jungle, African safari etc. [Tempo: Fast / 120 BPM]
Intense and uplifting tribal drum workout. African drum loops intertwine with vocals and kalimba. Energetic, driving and powerful. [Tempo: Medium / 120 BPM]
