Sell Your Beats on Mbeatz: The East African Producer Opportunity

There are artists in Nairobi, Kampala, Dar es Salaam, and Addis Ababa looking for their next beat right now. They are on Mbeatz, previewing instrumentals, and ready to pay. If your catalogue is sitting on a hard drive while you wait for the right artist to walk into your studio session, you are losing money every single day.

Mbeatz is the East African beat marketplace built for this exact moment: African producers selling directly to African artists, at prices calibrated for the African market, with payments processed through M-Pesa and card so no international payment setup is required on either side.

Who should join Mbeatz as a producer

• Producers based in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, or Sudan with finished, radio-quality beats
• Diaspora producers with East African roots who want to reach the home market
• Studio engineers who produce on the side and want a passive income stream from their catalogue
• Bedroom producers who have been giving away beats for free and are ready to start charging

What genres sell consistently on Mbeatz

In 2026, the genres with the strongest demand from East African artists on Mbeatz are: Afrobeat (across all three main markets), Gengetone (Kenya-specific but high volume), Bongo Flava and bongopiano (Tanzania), Amapiano (all markets), Drill (Kenya, growing in Uganda), Gospel (Kenya and Uganda), and R&B with Afrobeats crossover production. If your catalogue skews toward these genres, you have an immediate audience.

What you need to get approved

• At least 5 finished beats in genres East African artists actively use
• WAV exports (minimum 44.1kHz/16-bit) and MP3 tagged previews
• Trackout stems (individual track separation) for Premium and Exclusive licensing
• Original production, no uncleared samples that could create licensing conflicts

How earnings work

Producers on Mbeatz set their own prices and keep the majority of each sale. Payments from buyers can arrive via M-Pesa or card. Payouts to producers are handled directly by Mbeatz with transparent reporting on every sale.

Apply today

Head to mbeatz.org/producers to submit your application. Include your best 3 beats and a short note about your production background. Mbeatz reviews applications and aims to onboard new producers within a week. Your catalogue, your prices, your income.