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10 songs that feel like Ketto

Matched to Ketto by Bonobo on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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Ketto
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moderate 40/100 intensity 90 BPM
Tapha Niang — Toumani Diabate moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Selva — Camel moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Omnipresence — Future Sound of London moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Ice — Camel moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Living Dub — King Tubby moderate 70 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

Lady Gabor — Charles Lloyd moderate 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Rhayader — Camel moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike.

Night Dreamer — Wayne Shorter moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

March — Nils Frahm safe 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

Miyako — Wayne Shorter moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Ketto is more than you want right now.

Going to California by Led Zeppelin
Going to California — Led Zeppelin safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 23/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blackbird — The Beatles safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Invisible String by Taylor Swift
Invisible String — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

How Low by José González
How Low — José González safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 13/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Open Book by José González
Open Book — José González safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bi Lambam — Toumani Diabate safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Si Naani by Toumani Diabate
Si Naani — Toumani Diabate safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mali Sadio by Toumani Diabate
Mali Sadio — Toumani Diabate safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 30/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ketto” by Bonobo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Tapha Niang” by Toumani Diabate, “Selva” by Camel, “Omnipresence” by Future Sound of London — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Ketto” but calmer?

“Going to California” by Led Zeppelin, “Blackbird” by The Beatles, “Invisible String” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ketto”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 90 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 71% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity40
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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