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Funky Kingston by Toots & The Maytals

Funky Kingston by Toots & The Maytals runs at 98 BPM in the key of F# major. The prompt below describes those musical characteristics for Suno without naming the record.

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Measured

Tempo
98 BPM
Key
F# major
Length
4:56
Genre
reggae
Mood
triumphant
Vocals
Vocal

Suno prompt

A triumphant reggae track with high energy and a syncopated feel at 98 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, rhythmic stabs. The arrangement follows intro-verse-chorus-outro. A gritty male vocal delivers a smooth and melismatic performance. Vinyl crackle adds texture, with a slapback delay on the vocal. Mixed in a lo-fi and saturated style, foregrounding vocal clarity and low-end weight, built on simple triad 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
98
Chords
simple triad
Cymbals
sizzling cymbals
Energy
high
Atmosphere
tense and coiled
Genre
reggae
Harmonic instrument
clean electric guitar
Harmonic style
rhythmic stabs
Mixing style
lo-fi and saturated
Mood
triumphant
Percussion
an acoustic drum kit
Rhythmic style
syncopated
Snare
tight and dry
Sonic focus
vocal clarity
Secondary focus
low-end weight
Space
a slapback delay
Structure
intro-verse-chorus-outro
Textural detail
vinyl crackle
Vocal style
smooth and melismatic
Vocal
a gritty male vocal

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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.

Planetary Records is not affiliated with Toots & The Maytals. The prompt describes musical characteristics and does not reproduce the recording.

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