Our Track Record
Before audiobooks, Dikko produced podcasts, recording and post-producing each one himself. That work built the editorial eye we bring to every narration.
Literature Out Loud Audiobook Symposium
September 2026. SoundBound Media produced the media coverage and highlights of this audiobook symposium in Leeds.
Watch on YouTubeNew Caribbean Voices
2026. A six-part series with author Jacob Ross and People Tree Press founder Jeremy Poynton on Caribbean literature, society and culture. Coming soon.
Africa Writes Back
2026. A three-part series on African literature, recorded with a PhD student from Sheffield.
Listen to the seriesWhat We Believe
Authentic voices
Every narrator is a native speaker who carries the tone and culture of the language.
Professional quality
Studio-grade recording, editing and mastering on every project.
Stories for everyone
Audio opens books to listeners who prefer to hear a story, in the language they love.
Our Team
Dikko Yusuf
Founder and Managing Director
Dikko runs SoundBound Media, secures funding and finds new projects. He builds collaborations with authors and people across the creative industries, sources books that suit our narrators, and sits in recording sessions to make sure every narration flows naturally and meets audiobook standards. His earlier work producing podcasts gave him a deep feel for the literary landscape.
Dikko is also a PhD student and researcher studying African literary audiobooks. His paper on reading African literary audiobooks, their origins and approaches, has been accepted by the academic journal Logos.
Ahmad Muhammad Baffa
Head of Operations
Ahmad keeps SoundBound Media running day to day. He manages administration and filing, handles banking and the financial side of the business, and looks after logistics. He also oversees the technical side of our recordings, managing audio files so they meet distribution requirements such as ACX compliance.
Francis Ovizta
Sound Engineer, Ovizta Studio (Independent Partner)
Francis works independently from his own studio, Ovizta Studio, and records for SoundBound Media as a trusted partner. He handles recording, editing and mastering, the highly technical side of audio production, making sure every title sounds clean, polished and ready to publish.