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SamplesMay 6, 2025
Function Loops Gikuyu - Kenyan Vocals

Function Loops Gikuyu - Kenyan Vocals

Discover the captivating sounds of Kenya’s Kikuyu culture! This dynamic collection features traditional and contemporary vocals crafted to infuse your productions with rhythms and melodies. [...]
SamplesApril 4, 2025
Splice Sessions Afrotech Kalahari - Tau

Splice Sessions Afrotech Kalahari - Tau

This pack has the African percussion and techno sounds needed to construct the dark menacing build-ups, symphonic melodies, and hypnotic grooves Afro Tech is known for. For an extra vibey feel, there are plenty of synth samples and FX for the genre's ambient, drone quality. A believer in the healing powers of music, Botswana born producer TAU (BW) highlights and celebrates the convergence between [...]
SamplesMarch 24, 2025
Splice Originals West Afro House

Splice Originals West Afro House

Longtime Splice Originals contributor Ismaila Talla (iss814) brings West African flavor to the Afro House genre - a blend of traditional house, kwaito, mbaqanga, deep house, tribal house, and soulful house. In addition to introducing regional instrumentation into the genre like the Balafon, Kora, and Ngoni, he collaborated with female vocalist Selly for added depth and texture. These sounds will [...]
SamplesJanuary 31, 2025
Vandalism Ultra African Vocals 2

Vandalism Ultra African Vocals 2

'Ultra African Vocals 2' by Vandalism has stepped up to provide you, the music creators, with the ultimate addition to your productions: vocals that are tribal in nature but cover a wide range of genres. This collection offers the extra something you need to elevate your instrumental House, Deep House, or Techno tracks into chart-topping releases! [...]
SamplesJanuary 17, 2025
Gio Israel African Flutes

Gio Israel African Flutes

The Fulani flute, Also known as the Fula Flute or Tambin (because they are made from the tambin vine), is the traditional flute of the Fulani people of the Fouta Djalon highlands of Guinea, West Africa – a timeless treasure Rooted deeply in cultural traditions. [...]
SamplesNovember 30, 2024
House Of Loop African Percussion

House Of Loop African Percussion

Introducing our African Percussion sample pack – the ultimate resource for adding captivating percussive rhythms to your tracks. Containing a diverse selection of instruments from bongos, djembes, fronton and sabar drums, to shekere and udu recordings. All loops have been tempo-synced at 125 BPM. [...]
SamplesNovember 9, 2024
Gio Israel Earthly Tones - African Clay Drum

Gio Israel Earthly Tones - African Clay Drum

Clay drums, originating from West Africa, have impacted various regions and musical styles worldwide. The Udu clay drum, with its distinctive sound and versatility, has become a notable addition to many genres. [...]
SamplesOctober 29, 2024
Black Octopus Nairobi Rhythms

Black Octopus Nairobi Rhythms

Introducing our latest collection, 'Nairobi Rhythms' - an expertly crafted collection of East African loops and; samples. Found in Nairobi, recorded in Nairobi, mixed in Nairobi and performed using East African instruments. Let's just say, we're very proud of this one! [...]
SamplesSeptember 13, 2024
RARE Percussion AmaPercussion Vol.2

RARE Percussion AmaPercussion Vol.2

We focused on the core percussive elements of Amapiano and expanded it to incorporate other elements of African percussion that would fit well into the textures and; vibe of this vibrant style. [...]
SamplesAugust 31, 2024
Function Loops Kenyan Male Vocals

Function Loops Kenyan Male Vocals

After huge success of our previous Kenyan Vocals sample pack, we're back with another collection, this time male vocals! 'Kenyan Male Vocals' delivers a huge set of new vocal loops and one-shots. [...]
SamplesSeptember 20, 2022
Splice Sessions Senegalese Zouk

Splice Sessions Senegalese Zouk

Earning its French Antillean Créole name from nightlong dance parties on the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, zouk music blends a variety of Caribbean, African, and North American music styles including soul, R&B, disco, merengue, rumba, soukous, salsa, and compas. Recorded at La Boutique Studios Dakar, this pack explores zouk from a specific Senegalese lens, as this style is now [...]
SamplesAugust 11, 2022
VeshBeats WOZA Vol 1 AfroPiano All In One Pack

VeshBeats WOZA Vol 1 AfroPiano All In One Pack

AfroPiano All In One Pack has the juiciest sounds from AfroBeat and the best sounds from Amapiano that have never been heard. From WizKid to Davido to Burna Boy, Niniola, Naira Marley, Rexxie, Rema, Rekkado Banks, and Mayorkun, Amapiano has seemed to found its way into the hearts of AfroBeat stars birthing a New Genre of music called "AfroPiano". [...]
SamplesJune 25, 2022
Exotic Refreshment Afro Cuban Percussions - World Series - Drum Sample Pack

Exotic Refreshment Afro Cuban Percussions - World Series - Drum Sample Pack

Sample Pack includes 115 Afro Cuban Percussion Loops that you can use to produce a variety of music genres like House, Afro House, Deep House, Organic House, Downtempo, Electronica, Tribal House, Tech House, Techno, Minimal, you name it! [...]
SamplesApril 21, 2022
Organic Loops Berimbau

Organic Loops Berimbau

Organic Loops are proud to present our very first Mini collection! This one is an encapsulating look at a rare and fascinating instrument, the berimbau. Originating in Africa and finding prevalence in Brazilian capoeira music, this unique collection of timbres will find a great home in your tracks, regardless of style. [...]
SamplesMarch 26, 2022
Splice Sessions Senegal Origins

Splice Sessions Senegal Origins

In Splice Sessions: Senegal Origins, producer Pape Armand Boye and a group of West Africa’s top musicians further explore the earliest African music. Learn the sounds of the balafon, a type of xylophone closely associated with the Mandinka ethnic group of West Africa. Get familiar with the kora, an ancient ancestor of the banjo. Make dance music with the help of bikutsi rhythms from Cameroon. [...]
SamplesFebruary 24, 2022
Rubicon Dengue Dengue Dengue

Rubicon Dengue Dengue Dengue

Peruvian duo Dengue Dengue Dengue explore their hybrid language of Afro-Peruvian rhythms and synthesized sound design in this offering for Rubicon. For their first sample collection, the duo recorded percussionists in Lima in juxtaposition with their analog gear. The resulting pack highlights the triplet cadences and poly-metric DNA of the region while re-contextualizing acoustic instrumentation [...]
SamplesJanuary 27, 2022
Splice Sessions Senegal Genesis

Splice Sessions Senegal Genesis

Splice Sessions: Senegal Genesis is a journey through the origins of African music from Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Played by masters of percussion who grew up in the shadows of great musicians who proudly passed down ancient instruments and ceremonial rhythms, these performances are 100% authentic. [...]
SamplesJanuary 19, 2022
Splice Sessions African Horns

Splice Sessions African Horns

Recorded at Laboutique Studios in Dakar and produced by Pape Armand Boye with African horns as the focal point, this pack is a well-rounded collection of West African sounds and instruments including drums, guitars, and percussion. These sounds trace the styles of the continent from Senegal to South Africa, from Benin to Nigeria—the soul of the motherland passed through a body of brass. [...]
SamplesAugust 24, 2021
Splice Sessions Dakar Street Percussion

Splice Sessions Dakar Street Percussion

This edition of Sessions was recorded on location in Dakar with producer and recording artist, Iss 814 in an effort to capture the sounds of Dakar’s nature and city life. We recorded the sounds of the city streets, street performers, and found sound percussion created by hitting various materials with sticks. [...]
SamplesAugust 7, 2021
Splice Sessions West African Visions

Splice Sessions West African Visions

This release is part two of a two-part series (following West African Meditations) featuring folk instrumentation and free-flowing musical passages commonly used in West African traditions. Recorded and produced at La Boutique Studios Dakar by Pape Armand Boye, this collection provides further insights into the sonic experience of West African spirituality, where music is the centerpiece of [...]
SamplesAugust 4, 2021
Splice Sessions Sounds of Casamance

Splice Sessions Sounds of Casamance

This pack was recorded in Dakar at Laboutique Studios, produced by Pape Armand Boye. Working with musicians from the Casamance region - a tiny, isolated sliver of land below Gambia - this pack is a deep dive into the Diola ethnic music of the region’s people. [...]
SamplesAugust 4, 2021
Splice Sessions Sounds of Fuuta

Splice Sessions Sounds of Fuuta

This pack was produced by Pape Armand Boye at Laboutique Studios in Dakar. This is a deep dive into the region of Fuuta in Senegal and represents the Pulaar ethnic group. Pape only worked with musicians from the Fuuta region to recreate sounds that represent their culture, heritage, and region. [...]
SamplesJuly 29, 2021
Pulsed Records World Series - African Drums

Pulsed Records World Series - African Drums

'World Series: African Drums' by Pulsed Records delivers a high quality collection of authentic African drum loops and percussion variations ready to spice up your productions. [...]
SamplesJune 18, 2021
Splice Sessions West African Meditations

Splice Sessions West African Meditations

This Splice Sessions release offers a unique and uplifting take on meditative sounds. Recorded and produced at La Boutique Studios Dakar by Pape Armand Boye, this collection of folk instrumentation and free-flowing musical passages features West African rhythms, vocals, and instruments such as the balafon, ngoni, and kora. Plus, synths, guitars, drums, and percussion. Providing a glimpse into the [...]
SamplesMay 27, 2021
Vandalism Ultra African Vocals

Vandalism Ultra African Vocals

'Ultra African Vocals' have stepped up to give you, the music creators the ultimate addition to your productions. Vocals that are tribal in nature but cover many genres. That extra something you need to lift your instrumental House track into that chart topping release. [...]