Wimoweh (Mbube) by Yma Sumac Song Details

Yma Sumac's ' "Wimoweh (Mbube)" was released on its scheduled release date, January 9, 1949. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:40. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Wimoweh (Mbube)'s duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Yma Sumac's "Inca" album is number 8 out of 54. On top of that, Germany appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Wimoweh (Mbube)'s popularity is not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Wimoweh (Mbube) by Yma Sumac to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 132 BPM, a half-time of 66BPM, and a double-time of 264 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

The music key of this track is A Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11B. So, the perfect camelot match for 11B would be either 11B or 12A. While, 12B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8B and a high energy boost can either be 1B or 6B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 11A or 10B will give you a low energy drop, 2B would be a moderate one, and 9B or 4B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8A allows you to change the mood.

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