African Drum Suite by Archie Shepp Song Details

Archie Shepp's ' "African Drum Suite" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1972. Since This song is still less than 10 minute long, it is still considered a pretty long duration song compared to the average song length. This song does not appear to be explicit due to the lack of the "E" tag. There are a total of 8 in the song's album "The Cry Of My People". In this album, this song's track order is #7. In terms of popularity, African Drum Suite is currently not that popular. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With African Drum Suite by Archie Shepp having a BPM of 108 with a half-time of 54 BPM and a double-time of 216 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

B♭ Minor is the music key of this track. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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