Artist profile
DJ Shima is an amapiano producer and DJ working within the South African electronic music scene. His work engages with the genre's rhythmic foundations and contemporary production approaches.
Plan a set with Dj Shima tracks scored against the rest of the catalog
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Dj Shima is a moderate-energy and a bright production — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Amapiano pocket.
Across 8 analysed tracks, Dj Shima averages 46% energy — harder than 65% of individual Amapiano tracks — and 51% groove, straighter than 65%.
Measured against 6,499 Amapiano tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Dj Shima’s 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 121 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.
Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.
79 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Dj Shima tracks.
Sugar Mama → Amalevels · 5A → 5A · +1 BPM · 93 chemistry
53 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Dj Shima tracks.
Uyakhumbula → Give Me More · 1A → 1A · +1 BPM · 91 chemistry
48 of the 224 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.3. They come from 8 different Dj Shima tracks.
Xpressions → Sengibonile · 3A → 3A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
58 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Dj Shima tracks.
Xpressions → Left Behind (Walala Wasala) [feat. Jimmy Maradona] - Walala Wasala · 3A → 3A · +1 BPM · 93 chemistry
50 of the 320 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Dj Shima tracks.
against all odds → Abashwe · 7A → 6B · same BPM · 91 chemistry
61 of the 280 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.6. They come from 8 different Dj Shima tracks.
58 of the 256 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.5. They come from 8 different Dj Shima tracks.
against all odds → Yile'Mpilo · 7A → 7A · same BPM · 90 chemistry
57 of the 256 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.5. They come from 8 different Dj Shima tracks.
Xpressions → Woza · 3A → 2B · same BPM · 91 chemistry
Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.
DJs and producers closest to Dj Shima by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Dj Shima, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.
Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Dj Shima's tracks in our catalog range from 112 to 115 BPM, with a median of 112 BPM. Across 8 tracks, the most common range falls in the 110–115 BPM bucket.
Dj Shima's tracks are mostly in minor keys (100% minor across 8 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 2 tracks.
We scored every transition between Dj Shima's 8 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 121 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and Busta 929, DJ Maphorisa, Freddy K are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Sugar Mama into Amalevels, 5A to 5A, 93 chemistry.
Dj Shima sits closest to Kqwanel604, Stash Da Groovyest, Bandros in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
