Africana
30s preview
- BPM
- 187
- Half-time
- 94
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 51/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:56
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -9.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.3 dB
- ISRC
- ZA10C1600005
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 187 BPM in B♭ major (6B), Africana is a house production. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Black Motion's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 97% of Black Motion's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Black Motion's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 94% of Black Motion's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Africana in?
Africana by Black Motion is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Africana?
Africana runs at 187 BPM.
What mixes well with Africana?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is Africana good for peak time?
With energy 51 out of 100 at 187 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 187 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 176-198 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 187 — 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 187 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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