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Coffin For Head Of State by Fela Kuti

Coffin For Head Of State by Fela Kuti runs at 90 BPM in the key of F minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.

Measured

Tempo
90 BPM
Key
F minor
Length
13:25
Genre
afrobeats
Mood
triumphant
Vocals
Vocal

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The prompt

A triumphant afrobeats track with explosive energy and a broken-beat feel at 90 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a tight and dry snare and sizzling cymbals. Clean electric guitar carries the harmony, fingerpicked. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A warm male vocal delivers a smooth and melismatic performance. Vinyl crackle adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, built on chromatic and shifting chords, leaving a tense and coiled atmosphere.

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What the analysis found

Bass instrument
electric bass
Bassline style
root-note anchored
Tempo
90
Chords
chromatic and shifting
Cymbals
sizzling cymbals
Energy
explosive
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
afrobeats
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
fingerpicked
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
triumphant
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
broken-beat
Snare
tight and dry
Sonic focus
vocal clarity
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a dub-style tape delay
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
vinyl crackle
Vocal style
smooth and melismatic
Vocal
a warm male vocal

About this page

This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key are measured from the audio; instrumentation and production characteristics are classified against a fixed vocabulary. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes, and no lyrics from it are stored. The measurements and classifications are automated estimates, so use them as a starting point and trust your ears.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Fela Kuti. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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