Africa by Black Roots Song Details

On September 3, 1985, the song "Africa" was released by Black Roots. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:32, 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. The track order of this song in Black Roots's "In Session" album is number 8 out of 10. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Africa 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

We consider the tempo marking of Africa by Black Roots to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 119 BPM, a half-time of 60BPM, and a double-time of 238 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

F♯ Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.

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