Mbalax is a popular music genre from Senegal that combines traditional African rhythms with modern instruments such as electric guitars and keyboards. It is characterized by its upbeat tempo, complex percussion patterns, and call-and-response vocals. Mbalax often features lyrics that address social and political issues, as well as themes of love and spirituality. The genre has gained international recognition through the work of its most prominent artists.
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# | name | Popularity | instrumentalness | danceability | energy | acousticness | Happiness | tempo | followers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 52 | 2 | 65 | 61 | 42 | 64 | 122 | 197703 | |
2 | 47 | 9 | 54 | 50 | 61 | 53 | 122 | 90641 | |
3 | 40 | 0 | 82 | 49 | 38 | 77 | 100 | 67447 | |
4 | 40 | 0 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 100 | 81411 | |
5 | 37 | 4 | 62 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 101 | 55927 | |
6 | 36 | 0 | 60 | 86 | 18 | 76 | 126 | 67423 | |
7 | 34 | 2 | 68 | 63 | 35 | 81 | 110 | 13655 | |
8 | 34 | 1 | 68 | 82 | 41 | 76 | 124 | 41045 | |
9 | 33 | 4 | 73 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 116 | 38782 | |
10 | 32 | 0 | 67 | 37 | 53 | 42 | 166 | 17389 | |
11 | 32 | 0 | 93 | 76 | 24 | 70 | 130 | 3706 | |
12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17952 | |
13 | 32 | 0 | 77 | 79 | 51 | 72 | 160 | 33155 | |
14 | 31 | 0 | 59 | 72 | 60 | 82 | 101 | 26673 | |
15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9424 | |
16 | 30 | 1 | 59 | 54 | 34 | 68 | 126 | 51520 | |
17 | 29 | 0 | 72 | 56 | 50 | 55 | 90 | 18348 | |
18 | 29 | 3 | 72 | 71 | 24 | 62 | 135 | 29769 | |
19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33309 | |
20 | 29 | 0 | 50 | 85 | 24 | 86 | 105 | 31963 | |
21 | 28 | 1 | 81 | 93 | 49 | 87 | 150 | 21366 | |
22 | 28 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 84 | 44 | 116 | 10018 | |
23 | 28 | 0 | 52 | 72 | 35 | 81 | 113 | 13816 | |
24 | 27 | 5 | 34 | 31 | 68 | 29 | 68 | 8019 | |
25 | 27 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 34 | 75 | 98 | 27946 | |
26 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4849 | |
27 | 27 | 0 | 64 | 69 | 38 | 77 | 129 | 27699 | |
28 | 27 | 3 | 71 | 43 | 81 | 56 | 116 | 4876 | |
29 | 26 | 0 | 65 | 83 | 47 | 79 | 103 | 17087 | |
30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39625 | |
31 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17313 | |
32 | 25 | 3 | 74 | 68 | 50 | 68 | 111 | 6102 | |
33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13591 | |
34 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32957 | |
35 | 23 | 15 | 56 | 32 | 90 | 66 | 135 | 15332 | |
36 | 23 | 49 | 85 | 90 | 49 | 89 | 118 | 15409 | |
37 | 23 | 4 | 54 | 69 | 31 | 82 | 115 | 21784 | |
38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17176 | |
39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306 | |
40 | 23 | 0 | 63 | 73 | 56 | 78 | 111 | 12613 | |
41 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14581 | |
42 | 22 | 0 | 63 | 77 | 43 | 65 | 126 | 22446 | |
43 | 21 | 2 | 53 | 86 | 20 | 64 | 122 | 13930 | |
44 | 21 | 0 | 60 | 69 | 38 | 81 | 131 | 3488 | |
45 | 20 | 0 | 68 | 72 | 44 | 67 | 114 | 20830 | |
46 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14013 | |
47 | 20 | 0 | 74 | 61 | 22 | 60 | 92 | 2810 | |
48 | 20 | 1 | 64 | 56 | 49 | 68 | 114 | 11557 | |
49 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9783 | |
50 | 19 | 6 | 69 | 66 | 56 | 83 | 90 | 6367 | |
51 | 19 | 0 | 43 | 19 | 93 | 38 | 77 | 4775 | |
52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2519 | |
53 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3337 | |
54 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1095 | |
55 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9376 | |
56 | 18 | 0 | 77 | 72 | 23 | 57 | 111 | 10372 | |
57 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6757 | |
58 | 18 | 0 | 68 | 59 | 29 | 58 | 92 | 5794 | |
59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2606 | |
60 | 17 | 0 | 60 | 78 | 31 | 65 | 147 | 9517 | |
61 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7222 | |
62 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2095 | |
63 | 16 | 0 | 76 | 96 | 21 | 65 | 123 | 7401 | |
64 | 16 | 0 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 56 | 124 | 5891 | |
65 | 16 | 0 | 63 | 53 | 77 | 71 | 115 | 3694 | |
66 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3304 | |
67 | 16 | 40 | 50 | 73 | 94 | 81 | 73 | 701 | |
68 | 15 | 1 | 77 | 81 | 28 | 85 | 135 | 11049 | |
69 | 15 | 5 | 51 | 72 | 12 | 64 | 108 | 8323 | |
70 | 14 | 13 | 60 | 76 | 54 | 85 | 104 | 13237 | |
71 | 14 | 0 | 60 | 83 | 17 | 63 | 101 | 1690 | |
72 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 76 | 52 | 70 | 99 | 5604 | |
73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 841 | |
74 | 13 | 0 | 70 | 46 | 77 | 86 | 88 | 3751 | |
75 | 13 | 0 | 72 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 112 | 1751 | |
76 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 819 | |
77 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4243 | |
78 | 13 | 2 | 49 | 73 | 38 | 59 | 106 | 4728 | |
79 | 13 | 2 | 58 | 84 | 29 | 74 | 109 | 12209 | |
80 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7135 | |
81 | 12 | 1 | 49 | 45 | 74 | 72 | 111 | 4586 | |
82 | 12 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 73 | 107 | 5134 | |
83 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3735 | |
84 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1885 | |
85 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2833 | |
86 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1332 | |
87 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2176 | |
88 | 11 | 0 | 49 | 87 | 57 | 70 | 98 | 1439 | |
89 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13288 | |
90 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1231 | |
91 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9309 | |
92 | 10 | 54 | 64 | 82 | 27 | 78 | 99 | 2859 | |
93 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6531 | |
94 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4793 | |
95 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1095 | |
96 | 10 | 0 | 71 | 79 | 20 | 70 | 140 | 3518 | |
97 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1340 | |
98 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 876 | |
99 | 9 | 0 | 64 | 47 | 71 | 60 | 155 | 566 | |
100 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 71 | 45 | 79 | 99 | 5019 | |
101 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 268 | |
102 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1047 | |
103 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1186 | |
104 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 50 | 38 | 87 | 109 | 3083 | |
105 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 987 | |
106 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5942 | |
107 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 657 | |
108 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3240 | |
109 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2077 | |
110 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11289 | |
111 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6149 | |
112 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
113 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3185 | |
114 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2349 | |
115 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 65 | 47 | 95 | 79 | 9909 | |
116 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 870 | |
117 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 931 | |
118 | 4 | 14 | 52 | 31 | 90 | 54 | 91 | 200 | |
119 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3828 | |
120 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4293 | |
121 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | |
122 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1622 | |
123 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 | |
124 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | |
125 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 784 | |
126 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | |
127 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | |
128 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2531 | |
129 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | |
130 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 621 | |
131 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
132 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1501 | |
133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | |
134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 | |
135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 983 | |
136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 246 | |
137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | |
138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4479 | |
139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 723 | |
140 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 68 | 1 | 65 | 97 | 92 | |
141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 |