Abantwana Bakho
30s preview
- BPM
- 113
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 44/100
- Length
- 8:38
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Tropical House
- Loudness
- -10.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.0 dB
- ISRC
- ZB1OS2500457
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A mid-tempo tropical house cut, Abantwana Bakho sits in A♭ major (4B) at 113 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. 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 16 dB). Better known than 94% of DJ Maphorisa's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 87% of DJ Maphorisa's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 78% of DJ Maphorisa's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Abantwana Bakho in?
Abantwana Bakho by DJ Maphorisa is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Abantwana Bakho?
Abantwana Bakho runs at 113 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Abantwana Bakho?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Abantwana Bakho good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 113 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 113 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B 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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