True Born African by Alton Ellis Song Details

On August 21, 2020, the song "True Born African" was released by Alton Ellis. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:06. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 20 in the song's album "The Pama Years: Alton Ellis, The Godfather of Rocksteady". In this album, this song's track order is #1. True Born African 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 True Born African by Alton Ellis having a BPM of 82 with a half-time of 41 BPM and a double-time of 164 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

B Minor is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-9.143 dB
Acousticness
25%
Danceability
77%
Energy
40%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
20%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
6%
Valence
93%

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ISRC
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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records