Afrika Wahala
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 6:14
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Avenue Sounds (Edited)
- Genre
- Amapiano
- Loudness
- -7.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.0 dB
- ISRC
- ZABBF1600006
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Afrika Wahala is a mid-tempo amapiano track in B minor (10A) at 118 BPM. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 98% of Kabza De Small's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Kabza De Small's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 88% of Kabza De Small's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 79% of Kabza De Small's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Afrika Wahala in?
Afrika Wahala by Kabza De Small is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Afrika Wahala?
Afrika Wahala runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Afrika Wahala?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Afrika Wahala good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 118 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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