Zombie by Fela Kuti
Zombie by Fela Kuti runs at 130 BPM in the key of G minor. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics without naming the record.
Analysis facts
- Tempo
- 130 BPM
- Key
- G minor
- Length
- 12:26
- Genre
- afrobeats
- Mood
- restless
- Vocals
- Vocal
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The prompt
A restless afrobeats track blending funk with explosive energy and a broken-beat feel at 130 BPM. The low end is electric bass playing root-note anchored, under an acoustic drum kit with a brushed snare and sizzling cymbals. Warm analog pads carry the harmony, fingerpicked, with saxophone. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A warm male vocal delivers a rhythmic and percussive performance. Subtle bitcrush adds texture, with a dub-style tape delay on the vocal. Mixed in a open and dynamic 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
- 130
- Chords
- chromatic and shifting
- Cymbals
- sizzling cymbals
- Energy
- explosive
- Atmosphere
- tense and coiled
- Genre
- afrobeats
- Second genre
- funk
- Harmonic instrument
- warm analog pads
- Harmonic style
- fingerpicked
- Mixing style
- open and dynamic
- Mood
- restless
- Percussion
- an acoustic drum kit
- Rhythmic style
- broken-beat
- Secondary instrument
- saxophone
- Snare
- brushed
- Sonic focus
- vocal clarity
- Secondary focus
- low-end weight
- Space
- a dub-style tape delay
- Structure
- intro-verse-chorus-outro
- Textural detail
- subtle bitcrush
- Vocal style
- rhythmic and percussive
- Vocal
- a warm male vocal
About this page
This is an independent acoustic analysis. Tempo and key use acoustic measurement; descriptor claims use the commercially cleared classifier recorded with this analysis. The source recording is deleted once the analysis finishes. This page does not reproduce its lyrics. This analysis has not been checked by a person. Tempo, key, and genre come straight from the software, so treat 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.