Nkosi
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 44/100
- Length
- 7:11
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Amapiano
- Loudness
- -11.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.2 dB
- ISRC
- ZAEI72400174
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 118 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), Nkosi is a mid-tempo amapiano production. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). More treble-tilted than 96% of Kabza De Small's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 95% of Kabza De Small's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 92% of Kabza De Small's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Kabza De Small's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Nkosi in?
Nkosi by Kabza De Small is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Nkosi?
Nkosi runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Nkosi?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Nkosi good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 118 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
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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