Abafana (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Da Muziqal Chef)
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- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 113
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 74/100
- Pop
- 25/100
- Length
- 6:56
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Ba Straata
- Genre
- Tropical House
- Loudness
- -13.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.7 dB
- ISRC
- ZB1OS2200117
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Abafana (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Da Muziqal Chef): mid-tempo tropical house, C major (8B), 113 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. It is vocal-led. 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 17 dB). Hotter than 76% of DJ Maphorisa's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Abafana (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Da Muziqal Chef) in?
Abafana (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Da Muziqal Chef) by DJ Maphorisa is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Abafana (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Da Muziqal Chef)?
Abafana (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Da Muziqal Chef) runs at 113 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Abafana (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Da Muziqal Chef)?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Abafana (feat. Nkosazana Daughter & Da Muziqal Chef) good for peak time?
With energy 74 out of 100 at 113 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 113 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 106-120 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 113 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 113 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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