Shango by Hugh Masekela Song Details

On 2000, the song "Shango" was released by Hugh Masekela. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:30, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 13 in the song's album "Sixty". In this album, this song's track order is #11. In terms of popularity, Shango 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

With Shango by Hugh Masekela having a BPM of 116 with a half-time of 58 BPM and a double-time of 232 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate 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
-7.991 dB
Acousticness
28%
Danceability
72%
Energy
77%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
6%
Loudness
87%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
89%

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ISRC
This song does not have an ISRC.
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records