My Ancestors by Jimmy Cliff Song Details

On 1970, the song "My Ancestors" was released by Jimmy Cliff. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:35, 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 Wonderful World, Beautiful People by Jimmy Cliff. The song's track number on the album is #9 out of 11 tracks. Based on our data, United Kingdom was the country where this track was produced or recorded. The popularity of My Ancestors is currently not that popular right now. 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 My Ancestors by Jimmy Cliff has a tempo of 167 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Vivace (lively and fast). With My Ancestors being at 167 BPM, the half-time would be 84 BPM with a double-time of 334 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of B♭ Minor. 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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