808 slides, Mande melody
Hard drums under a melody that came from somewhere. Soulful when it needs to be, aggressive when it doesn't.
Kora · 21 strings · MaliPluck a string
Malian-American · Bamako → Annapolis · West Side Africa
Kora meets
the 808
Malian-American producer. African-inspired instrumentals for artists who want music with identity. Mandingue heritage, deep 808s, log drums and cinematic melodies — built to carry a record.
TR-808 · 16 steps · USA
01 — What I make
Seven lanes
Afro Trap
Amapiano
Log drum, late night
Club-ready grooves. Shakers, percussion that breathes, and a low end you feel before you hear it.
Gqom
Raw, hypnotic, physical
Broken 4/4 pressure from Durban. Sparse, percussive, relentless — built for a system with real sub.
Afro Drill
Dark, sliding, cinematic
Drill patterns with West African melody on top. Minor key, wide space, anthem energy.
Afrobeat
Warm and melodic
Bright chords, live-feeling percussion, and hooks with room for a vocal to sit on top.
Dark Trap
Heavy and atmospheric
Rich basslines, sparse arrangements, textures that hang in the background of the whole record.
Mandepiano — mine
Kora over the log drum
The fusion I named: kora, balafon and griot phrasing where the piano loop usually sits, riding an Amapiano groove.
African origin Fusion American origin
02 — About
Born in Mali
Habib Keita, known professionally as Honix Beatz, is a Malian-American record producer blending Mandingue musical heritage with contemporary trap and Afro production — and the originator of Mandepiano, pairing kora, balafon and griot phrasing with the Amapiano log drum.
Born in Bamako and based in Annapolis, Maryland, he began producing in 2006 and has worked in music production for nearly two decades, releasing instrumentals through Honix Music Group under the West Side Africa banner. Deep 808s, log drums, cinematic minor-key melodies and traditional West African instrumentation. Every beat is built for an artist who wants identity, energy and impact in the record — not just a backing track.
Space matters as much as what's playing. Room is left on purpose, so a vocal has somewhere to live.
- Name
- Habib Keita
- Label
- Honix Music Group
- Born
- Bamako, Mali
- Based
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Producing since
- 2006
- Roots
- Kora · Balafon · Griot phrasing
- Low end
- 808s · Log drums
- Delivery
- WAV · MP3 · Trackout stems
What Mali gives
- Kora and balafon melody
- Griot phrasing — the line tells a story
- Mandingue scales and modes
- Restraint. Space left on purpose
What America gives
- The TR-808 and its sub bass
- Trap drum programming and hi-hat rolls
- Studio engineering — the mix that travels
- Song structure built for radio and playlists
03 — Selected work
Beats
Les Aigles du Mali
Zikiri Sourakata Koné
Magnambougou
Midnight Echoes
Kukuba
Full catalogue on YouTube and SoundCloud.
05 — Licensing
What you get
Tagged
MP3 Lease
$—
- MP3 with producer tag
- Non-exclusive
- Streaming limit applies
Untagged
WAV Lease
$—
- Clean WAV + MP3
- Non-exclusive
- Higher streaming limit
Untagged
Trackout
$—
- Clean separated stems
- Full mixing control
- Non-exclusive
Untagged
Exclusive
$—
- Clean stems + full ownership terms
- Removed from sale
- Unlimited use
Custom production quoted separately. Ask about splits on placements.
06 — Work with me
Get a beat
Custom beats, exclusives, remixes and full production for artists. Tell me the genre, the tempo, the language you're singing in and what the song is about — I'll send back a direction before you commit to anything.
Fastest reply is a TikTok DM. Placements and features welcome. Press and radio: I can supply stems, artwork and a one-sheet on request.
- TikTok DM
- @honixbeatz
- Beats & licensing
- booking@honixbeatz.com
- Press
- press@honixbeatz.com
- @HonixBeatz
- Turnaround
- Custom beats in 3–5 days