Nomathemba
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 53/100
- Pop
- 23/100
- Length
- 7:20
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Love, Light and Music
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- Music & Entertainment Solutions Hub: MESH
- Loudness
- -12.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.7 dB
- ISRC
- ZA61A1302985
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Nomathemba - Liveoriginal12A · 124
Nomathemba runs 124 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a club-tempo deep house record. The feel is balanced in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 97% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 92% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 79% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 13%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Nomathemba in?
Nomathemba by Zakes Bantwini is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Nomathemba?
Nomathemba runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Nomathemba?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Nomathemba good for peak time?
With energy 53 out of 100 at 124 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 124 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%: 117-131 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 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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