Messiah (feat. Madumane)
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- BPM
- 98
- Double-time
- 196
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 54/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 3:38
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Tropical House
- Loudness
- -6.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.7 dB
- ISRC
- ZB1OS2200086
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Messiah (feat. Madumane): slow-groove tempo tropical house, E♭ minor (2A), 98 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Slower than 98% of DJ Maphorisa's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Messiah (feat. Madumane) in?
Messiah (feat. Madumane) by DJ Maphorisa is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Messiah (feat. Madumane)?
Messiah (feat. Madumane) runs at 98 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Messiah (feat. Madumane)?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Messiah (feat. Madumane) good for peak time?
With energy 54 out of 100 at 98 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 98 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 92-104 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 98 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 98 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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