Mtshongolo - Invaders of Afrika Mix
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 49/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 6:12
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Mtshongolo (feat. Jah Rich)
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -11.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.8 dB
- ISRC
- GB2GW0900367
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Mtshongolooriginal3B · 124
- Mtshongolo - Afshin Deep Mixoriginal12A · 126
- Mtshongolo - Afshin Main Mixoriginal12A · 126
- Mtshongolo - Renato Xtravo Olukw Instrumental Mixoriginal3B · 125
- Mtshongolo - Renato Xtravo Olukw Mixoriginal3B · 187
- Mtshongolo - Salvatore Freda Mixoriginal11A · 122
Mtshongolo - Invaders of Afrika Mix is a club-tempo house track in A minor (8A) at 125 BPM. Tonally it lands balanced in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 95% of Black Motion's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Mtshongolo - Invaders of Afrika Mix in?
Mtshongolo - Invaders of Afrika Mix by Black Motion is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Mtshongolo - Invaders of Afrika Mix?
Mtshongolo - Invaders of Afrika Mix runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Mtshongolo - Invaders of Afrika Mix?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Mtshongolo - Invaders of Afrika Mix good for peak time?
With energy 49 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 125 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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