Artist profile
Laolu is an afro house producer and DJ working within contemporary electronic music rooted in African house traditions. His production centers on rhythmic depth and dancefloor-oriented sound design characteristic of the afro house genre.
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Laolu is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive — mostly instrumental artist.
Sits right in the typical Afro House pocket.
Across 10 analysed tracks, Laolu averages 55% energy — harder than 57% of individual Afro House tracks.
Measured against 12,606 Afro House tracks on 11 August 2026.
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We scored every transition between Laolu’s 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 184 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.
40 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 9 different Laolu tracks.
Still - Laolu Remix → Sharpness · 5A → 5A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
38 of the 310 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 8 different Laolu tracks.
Swango → Magic Forest - Da Africa Deep Remix · 11A → 10A · −1 BPM · 91 chemistry
35 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 7 different Laolu tracks.
Many Faces → Broken Heart · 9A → 8A · same BPM · 92 chemistry
36 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 7 different Laolu tracks.
Many Faces → Shangwe · 9A → 9A · same BPM · 91 chemistry
30 of the 370 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 8 different Laolu tracks.
You Don't See Me → Una Mattina · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
36 of the 400 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 7 different Laolu tracks.
36 of the 390 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.2. They come from 8 different Laolu tracks.
35 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 8 different Laolu tracks.
Many Faces → Cocu · 9A → 9A · same BPM · 88 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 Laolu 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 Laolu, 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.
Laolu's tracks in our catalog range from 117 to 124 BPM, with a median of 120 BPM. Across 10 tracks, the most common range falls in the 120–125 BPM bucket.
Laolu's tracks are mostly in minor keys (80% minor across 10 tracks). The most common single key is 5A (C Minor) with 2 tracks.
We scored every transition between Laolu's 10 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 184 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and &lez, Djeff, Dr Feel 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: Still - Laolu Remix into Sharpness, 5A to 5A, 92 chemistry.
Laolu sits closest to Soulroots, Juan Yarin, Sparrow & Barbossa 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.