Artist profile
Shimza is a South African producer and DJ working in the Afro House space. His work centers on deep, percussive arrangements rooted in house music traditions.
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Shimza is a moderate-energy with strong groove and drive artist.
Sits right in the typical Afro House pocket.
Across 22 analysed tracks, Shimza averages 59% energy — harder than 64% 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 Shimza’s 22 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 684 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.
68 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 15 different Shimza tracks.
106 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 19 different Shimza tracks.
84 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 18 different Shimza tracks.
Euphoria → One Two - Drum Mix · 1A → 12B · same BPM · 91 chemistry
76 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 16 different Shimza tracks.
74 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 18 different Shimza tracks.
68 of the 660 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 3.8. They come from 12 different Shimza tracks.
Destino → Aventurero · 9A → 9B · same BPM · 90 chemistry
69 of the 858 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 4.9. They come from 13 different Shimza tracks.
Higher feat. Nobuhle - Melé Rmx → Dalalekutuk - Extended Mix · 5A → 5A · same BPM · 93 chemistry
88 of the 880 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 5.0. They come from 14 different Shimza tracks.
Destino → We Don't Fact Check · 9A → 9A · +2 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 Shimza 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 Shimza, 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.
Shimza's tracks in our catalog range from 118 to 150 BPM, with a median of 123 BPM. Across 22 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.
Shimza's tracks are mostly in minor keys (64% minor across 22 tracks). The most common single key is 6A (G Minor) with 4 tracks.
We scored every transition between Shimza's 22 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 684 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and &lez, Darksidevinyl, 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: Euphoria into Endless, 1A to 1A, 92 chemistry.
Shimza sits closest to Naarly, Francis Mercier, Caiiro 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.
Our catalog has Shimza releases spanning 2023 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2020s.
