Africana (club mix)
30s preview
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 33/100
- Length
- 3:36
- Released
- 2026
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -7.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA2600970
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Africana (club mix) is a downtempo downtempo track in D♭ minor (12A) at 87 BPM. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Slower than 99% of Ilan Bluestone's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 98% of Ilan Bluestone's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 94% of Ilan Bluestone's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 79% of Ilan Bluestone's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Africana (club mix) in?
Africana (club mix) by Ilan Bluestone is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Africana (club mix)?
Africana (club mix) runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Africana (club mix)?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Africana (club mix) good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 87 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 82-92 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — 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 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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