Utshwala
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 7:21
- Released
- 2023
- Album
- The Star Is Reborn
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.5 dB
- ISRC
- ZAVDU2300012
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Utshwala: mid-tempo deep house, F♯ minor (11A), 118 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). Slower than 96% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 79% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 78% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Utshwala in?
Utshwala by Zakes Bantwini is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Utshwala?
Utshwala runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Utshwala?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Utshwala good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 118 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A 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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