About
We record the stories Africa tells itself.
AudiobookMasters (ABM) is an audio production and distribution company based in Roodepoort, Gauteng. We work in the space where oral tradition meets master recording — turning indigenous-language stories into audio that lasts.
From the mouth to the master file
African storytelling has always been heard before it is read — passed voice to voice across generations. AudiobookMasters was founded to honour that lineage with the craft of a modern recording studio: the same care a master engineer gives a great performance, applied to stories in Setswana, Sesotho, isiZulu, isiXhosa, Xitsonga, and more.
We are based in Roodepoort, on the western edge of Johannesburg, and we work from there with authors, narrators, publishers, and brands across the region. Our productions travel through Utlwa, our own listening platform, and through partners who place audio where listeners already are.
Everything we make begins with a single belief: that a story well-voiced is a story fully kept.
The moment of breath before a story begins.
What we hold to
The voice first
We treat the human voice as the primary instrument — recorded with intention, not flattened by processing.
Language is not a niche
Indigenous languages are not a category we service on the side. They are the catalogue.
Built to last
A master recording is a record. We produce audio meant to be heard for decades, not a season.
Press & Recognition