Heavenly Resources for Family Life

Mamala Media was created to celebrate parenthood in the way we know best. With fun-filled lyric videos, children’s books, and parenting tools - we are invested in your family. Our heart is to bring the experience of God’s love to children of every age.

Behind The Name

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Our company name, Mamala Media, was born out of a combination of “Mama” and “la” - two of my favorite sounds, each with significant meaning.

“Mama”, a more global way of saying Mom, is also a term of deep and abiding love used in various parts of the world when addressing one’s children, both girls and boys. Many parents in the Middle East, Near East and Africa, awaken their children with the phrase “mama, mama, time to wake up”, all while gently nudging them out of their slumber. It’s a loving way to wake little ones out of their sleep to face the day. “La” is another global term of endearment. When adding “la” to the end of someone’s name it becomes a way of addressing that person with affection…as in Bobbyla or Cindyla. Coming from a European and Middle Eastern background myself, I heard this term in my own family for years. It always warms my heart when someone calls me Cassiela! Try adding “la” to the end of your child’s name or your own name and see how cozy and fun it sounds!

The mash-up of the beautiful word “Mama” and the endearing term “la” has become “Mamala”, as in our company name, Mamala Media.

Our Founder

Cassie Byram began her professional career in entertainment at the age of 19. An award winning actress, singer, and songwriter, Cassie’s career encompasses theater, film, television, voice-overs, published songwriting and multiple album releases for adults and children alike.

Her many stage roles include Marguerite in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Christine in Phantom of the Opera, the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and Maria in West Side Story for which she received an Outstanding Achievement in Theater Award for Best Actress.

For two years, Cassie guest-starred on the T.V. series, Jake and the Fat Man. She co-starred in the pilot episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Civil Wars. You can also see her in the feature film, The Time Changers with Gavin MacLeod and Jennifer O’Neil.

Cassie is featured singing the solo “If I Loved You” in the film City Hall starring Al Pacino, and was honored to work with the legendary film director, Hayao Miyazaki as the featured soloist in the classic animated film, Totoro.

Her latest project is Treasure Toons, a series of animated lyric scripture songs with music from her scripture songs album, Wonderfully Made. Each scripture song is fully animated to engage and capture children’s hearts with God’s Word.

“The scripture songs I’ve written along with the Treasure Toons project are my way of blending faith and career through music and animation.One of the greatest gifts for me personally was collaborating on these projects with my own children.”

Cassie describes her greatest accomplishments as being a wife and proud mother of her two sons.