African People
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 119
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:04
- Released
- 2006
- Album
- Prelude to a Motion
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -14.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 22.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBHEZ0600083
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- African People - Amak Mixoriginal5A · 119
- African People - Tchatcho Mixoriginal7A · 120
African People: club-tempo deep house, D minor (7A), 119 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 22 dB). A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Boddhi Satva's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 99% of Boddhi Satva's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 75% of Boddhi Satva's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 17%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 30%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 26%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is African People in?
African People by Boddhi Satva is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is African People?
African People runs at 119 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with African People?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is African People good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 119 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 119 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 112-126 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 119 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 119 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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