Hausa voice over services

Not at the moment — our current Hausa roster is entirely female, and we would rather tell you that than let you find out at shortlist stage. If your project needs a male read, say so when you brief us and we will go to our wider network and come back to you honestly about what we can arrange and in what timeframe.

Because the audience has a reference. Hausa has been a language of international radio for decades — BBC, VOA, Deutsche Welle and RFI have all run long-standing services with very large audiences — so listeners unconsciously compare any Hausa recording against a broadcast standard they hear daily. A rushed or flat read is noticed more than it would be in a language with no such benchmark.

Latin script — boko — is the official orthography and the right default for modern, institutional and commercial content. Ajami, which is Arabic-based, remains in use in religious and traditional contexts. If your content sits in one of those, tell us and we will deliver accordingly. Worth confirming rather than assuming, since it changes the whole text side of the job.

Usually, yes. Hausa functions as a regional trade language and standard Hausa carries across northern Nigeria, Niger and the border areas, so most projects need one version rather than several. If your content is tied to a specific programme or locality, tell us and we will take it into account when we shortlist.

Yes. All three of our Hausa voice actors are London-based, so sessions run in our Central London studios and you are welcome in the control room. If you would rather not travel, you can direct live over Source-Connect, Zoom or Teams instead.

Yes, with native Hausa linguists, and we write it to be heard rather than read. For public-health and agricultural content we would also suggest agreeing terminology before recording, since consistency across a campaign matters more than in one-off commercial work.

No. Hausa is a Chadic language within the Afroasiatic family — the same broad family as Arabic but a separate branch — with its own sound system, including sounds Arabic does not have. We cast native Hausa speakers, and for wider West African reach we can pair it with our West African English roster.

Broadcast and radio content, NGO and development communications, public-health campaigns, agricultural extension and financial-inclusion material, civic and government information, eLearning, and corporate video for organisations operating in northern Nigeria and Niger.

Delivered as the destination requires — WAV, MP3 or stems — at the loudness your broadcaster has specified.

Less than people expect: the script, or the draft of it, its total running time or word count, where the recording will be used, and the date you need it by. If the script is not signed off yet, send the draft anyway — we would rather quote on what exists than wait for a version that eats your deadline. A named project manager comes back with an itemised quote, normally within four working hours.

More than half of enquiries get a reply within thirty minutes during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm UK time), and the itemised quote normally follows within four working hours. After that you have one dedicated project manager who owns the job from brief to final file — not a ticket queue, and not a different name on every email. If it is easier, call +44 207 095 5730 and ask for them by name.

Yes, and it is one of the commonest reasons people get in touch. Tell us it is for a pitch and you get a figure you can put in front of your own client, itemised so it stands up to being picked apart, with no obligation and no follow-up sales calls if the pitch goes elsewhere. If it lands, the quote still holds and we already know the project.