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Afro House track

The Akan

Caiiro

BPM
120
Key
11BA major

The Akan by Caiiro is an Afro House track at 120 BPM in 11B (A major).

From the Afro House list2016. Still played everywhere.

BPM and key are estimates from ReccoBeats, the same ones your DJ app would find. Check them on your decks.

Caiiro – The Akan
On this page
  1. Who plays it
  2. Mixes well with
  3. Credits
  4. More by Caiiro

Who plays it

  • Caiiro1 setCaiiro - LIVE on Glass Island, Sydney, Australia
  • Francis Mercier1 setFrancis Mercier at Solèy Dubai | 2026

From the big DJs' own recorded sets on set79 (their newest 30 sets each), one line per DJ.

Mixes well with

Tracks in the same or the next key on the Camelot wheel, within 6% of its 120 BPM, from Afro House and the styles next to it.

Justice, Tame Impala – Neverender (Rampa Remix)
Relative minor · same BPM
2
El Alfa, Bryant Myers, Noriel, Jon Z, Miky Woodz, Chencho & Plan B – Suave (Remix)
Same key · same BPM
HUGEL & SOLTO – Jamaican (Bam Bam)
Same key · +2 BPM
4
Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ – Lean On (Maesic Remix)
Relative minor · same BPM
ARTBAT – Tabu
Same key · +2 BPM
6
Barbatuques – Baianá (Pablo Fierro Edit)
Key −1 · same BPM
7
Shimza & Maline Aura – Citadelle
Key −1 · +1 BPM
8
Quim Manuel O Espirito Santo – Senhor Doutor (Adam Port Edit)
Key −1 · +2 BPM

Credits

Artists
Caiiro
Label
OwnIt Music
Release
Pyramids · album · May 6, 2022
ISRC
ZAL6V2200011

From Deezer.

More by Caiiro

1
Caiiro – Wars
Caiiro's afro tech ID; fans first heard it from Kabza De Small at Kunye (2026). A fan upload passed 189,000 views in two months, and bootlegs of it already circulate.
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2
Caiiro – Madan
Oct 2026, Decca Records France. Caiiro's take on Salif Keita's Madan, an ID for more than a year: it was in his b3b with Da Capo and Enoo Napa at Outernet London (the set came out in July 2025), and fan uploads titled "Madan (Caiiro Remix)" have circulated on SoundCloud since April 2025.