Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba Song Details

On May 1, 2012, the song "Pata Pata" was released by Miriam Makeba. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:51, 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 #8 out of 10 tracks. Based on our data, South Africa was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, Pata Pata's popularity is below average in popularity 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 Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba has a tempo of 124 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With Pata Pata being at 124 BPM, the half-time would be 62 BPM with a double-time of 248 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast 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 is in the music key of D Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A allows you to change the mood.

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