Bhana Shilolo - Zulu by Black Motion cover art

Bhana Shilolo - Zulu

Black Motion

Key
11A · F♯ minor
BPM
125
Open Key
4m
Energy
70/100
Pop
18/100
Length
7:30
Released
2011
Album
Shelter Music EP 1
Genre
House
Loudness
-8.8 dB
ISRC
ZAW560900264

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Other versions

Bhana Shilolo - Zulu runs 125 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), a club-tempo house record. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 93% of Black Motion's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.

Reach:
better known than 85% of Black Motion's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 78% of Black Motion's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy70
Mood32Dark
Groove88
Acoustic2
Instrumental87
Live10
Speech13

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Bhana Shilolo - Zulu in?

Bhana Shilolo - Zulu by Black Motion is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Bhana Shilolo - Zulu?

Bhana Shilolo - Zulu runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with Bhana Shilolo - Zulu?

From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.

Is Bhana Shilolo - Zulu good for peak time?

With energy 70 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.

Mixes harmonically

11A10A · 12A · 11B

From 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 11A

12ASimple Mix Upper
10ASimple Mix Downer
11BTonal Shift·
12BDiagonal Mix Upper
10BDiagonal Mix Downer
8BCompatible Tone·
1AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
9AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
2AParallel Key Upper▲▲
8AParallel Key Downer▼▼
6ATritone Jump▲▲
3ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 11A at 125 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.

Programming: a floor-filler.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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