SAYELA
Independent music publishing · New York & beyond
Music that travels.
Stories that stay.
SIBAFO Publishing creates and champions emotionally resonant African and global music—where culture, language, and human truth meet.
23 original videos6K+ YouTube communityGlobal sound, human stories
Featured releases
New stories in sound
Our mission
We publish feeling,
not just sound.
SIBAFO is a creative home for original music shaped by memory, movement, love, identity, and belonging.
We bring African perspectives into conversation with the world—supporting artists, developing distinctive releases, and creating visual stories that cross borders without losing their roots.
Rooted & global
Culture-forward work made to move across audiences and continents.
Artist-first
Thoughtful creative development with room for a true voice to emerge.
Artists & voices
Distinct voices. One creative home.
Afro-Pop · Amapiano
SAYELA
Emotion, rhythm, and magnetic presence—music where desire and movement speak the same language.
Meet the artistAfro Soul · Francophone
D.D. Mēc
Honest, melodic storytelling grounded in resilience, romance, and contemporary Cameroonian spirit.
Meet the artistSound without borders
Many languages.
One human pulse.
Our catalogue moves through English, French, Cameroonian Pidgin, and the universal language of rhythm.
SIBAFO
Afro-PopAmapianoAfro SoulWorldEnglishFrançaisPidginMusic can keep its accent and still belong everywhere.
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Two libraries.
One unfolding story.
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worth hearing?
For artist, licensing, publishing, creative, and partnership inquiries, introduce yourself and tell us what you are building.
info@sibafo.net