Samba Magic
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:07
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Basement Jaxx vs. Metropole Orkest
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -6.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBEHB1100232
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Samba Magicoriginal5A · 133
- Samba Magic - Analog People In A Digital World Remixremix4B · 128
- Samba Magicoriginal4A · 130
Samba Magic is a peak-time tempo house track in C minor (5A) at 127 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 88% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 86% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Samba Magic in?
Samba Magic by Basement Jaxx is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Samba Magic?
Samba Magic runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Samba Magic?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Samba Magic good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 127 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 89/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
