What dance fits “Message to a Blackman”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 110 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance.
How to count it
At 110 BPM one beat lasts 546 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 27.5 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 36.6. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a tango pattern (72% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (66% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- ska, reggae, rocksteady, latin
- Release
- Jamaica Ska & Other Jamaican Party Anthems
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Little Love | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 147 | D major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Bam Sa Bo | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 147 | D major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Cashbox | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 165 | D major | 2004 | |
| Come Back | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 108 | C# major | 2004 | |
| Desafinado | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 111 | F major | 2004 | |
| Dumplins (1964 version) | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 130 | D major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Elaine, Henry and Mama | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 94 | E minor | Cha-Cha | 2004 |
| Express Yourself | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 166 | G# major | 2004 | |
| Fat Back (a.k.a. Tear Up) | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 136 | A# major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Fire Fire (There’s a Fire) | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 124 | A# major | Cha-Cha, Zumba | 2004 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.