Afrobeats BPM: 100–115
Afrobeats sits at 100–115 BPM in a DJ set, and most tracks land right around 108 BPM. Below: the tempo lane on the interactive chart, every genre within mixing reach, and how far you can stretch it.
- Range
- 100–115
- Sweet spot
- 108
- Family
- Hip-Hop / Urban
The chart opens at Afrobeats's sweet spot — every highlighted genre shares that tempo. Drag the marker to explore the rest of the lanes.
4 genres sit here
At 108 BPM you can reach for Dancehall, Afrobeats, Funk / Soul and Pop — all sitting in the same tempo lane, so they beat-match cleanly.
SetFlow reads the BPM of every track in your library and builds a running order that climbs through these tempo lanes in key — no manual sorting.
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These genres share part of Afrobeats's 100–115 BPM lane, so they beat-match without touching the pitch fader:
- Nu-Disco & Disco (110–125 BPM, typically 120)
- Hip-Hop (80–100 BPM, typically 90)
- Reggaeton (90–100 BPM, typically 95)
- Dancehall (95–110 BPM, typically 102)
- Funk & Soul (100–120 BPM, typically 110)
- Pop (100–130 BPM, typically 118)
Within pitch-stretch reach (~8%)
These lanes don't overlap Afrobeats's, but the gap closes with a pitch move of up to ~8% — hard, but workable with key-locked pitch: Deep House, House, Tech House, Future House, Progressive House, Melodic House & Techno, Minimal & Deep Tech.
Matching tempo is only half the mix — two tracks at 108 BPM can still clash if their keys fight. Check the interactive Camelot wheel for the key side, and see the full picture in the BPM-by-genre chart. Planning a set at this tempo? The set length calculator tells you how many tracks you'll need.
Frequently Asked Questions
What BPM is Afrobeats?
Afrobeats sits at 100–115 BPM in a DJ set, with most tracks around 108 BPM. Producers occasionally push outside that window, but 100–115 is the range you'll actually meet at a gig.
What genres mix with Afrobeats?
Nu-Disco & Disco, Hip-Hop, Reggaeton, Dancehall, Funk & Soul and Pop all share part of Afrobeats's 100–115 BPM lane, so they beat-match without touching the pitch. With a pitch adjustment of up to ~8% you can also reach Deep House, House, Tech House, Future House, Progressive House, Melodic House & Techno and Minimal & Deep Tech. Tempo is only half the equation — check the keys too.
Can I play Afrobeats faster or slower?
Yes, within limits. A pitch move of ~2% is inaudible, ~4% is comfortable, and ~8% is the practical ceiling before tracks start to sound stretched — that gives Afrobeats a workable window of roughly 92–124 BPM. Key-locked pitch (master tempo) keeps the musical key stable while you do it.
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