Samba for Carmen (McCrae) by Paquito D'Rivera Song Details

Paquito D'Rivera's ' "Samba for Carmen (McCrae)" was released on its scheduled release date, July 31, 1984. 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. This song is part of Why Not! by Paquito D'Rivera. The song's track number on the album is #5 out of 8 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. In terms of popularity, Samba for Carmen (McCrae) is currently not that popular. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

Since Samba for Carmen (McCrae) by Paquito D'Rivera has a tempo of 115 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Moderato (at a moderate speed). With Samba for Carmen (McCrae) being at 115 BPM, the half-time would be 58 BPM with a double-time of 230 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty moderate for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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