Africa/ Brasil
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 74/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 5:12
- Released
- 2003
- Album
- Nico's Song - Africa/ Brasil
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.5 dB
- ISRC
- US4DK0400031
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Africa Brasil - Isolee Dawn Mixoriginal10B · 126
- Africa Brasil - Isolee Dusk Mixoriginal10B · 126
At 127 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), Africa/ Brasil is a peak-time tempo house production. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 98% of Louie Vega's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 95% of Louie Vega's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 80% of Louie Vega's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Africa/ Brasil in?
Africa/ Brasil by Louie Vega is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Africa/ Brasil?
Africa/ Brasil runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Africa/ Brasil?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Africa/ Brasil good for peak time?
With energy 74 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 127 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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