Amapondo by Miriam Makeba Song Details

On May 1, 2012, the song "Amapondo" was released by Miriam Makeba. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:18, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. This song is part of Welela by Miriam Makeba. The song's track number on the album is #1 out of 10 tracks. In terms of popularity, Amapondo is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

Since Amapondo by Miriam Makeba has a tempo of 103 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Andante (at a walking pace). With Amapondo being at 103 BPM, the half-time would be 52 BPM with a double-time of 206 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty slow for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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