Colonial Man by Hugh Masekela Song Details

On January 1, 1998, the song "Colonial Man" was released by Hugh Masekela. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. There are a total of 12 in the song's album "The Boy's Doin' It". In this album, this song's track order is #7. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, Colonial Man'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

With Colonial Man by Hugh Masekela having a BPM of 127 with a half-time of 64 BPM and a double-time of 254 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-6.098 dB
Acousticness
19%
Danceability
76%
Energy
79%
Instrumentalness
6%
Liveness
19%
Loudness
90%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
97%

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ISRC
USPR37687022
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records