Morna
A afrobeats & african style prompt for Suno (Morna) at about 72 BPM. Mood: melancholic. Built around acoustic guitar, violin / fiddle and traditional plucked strings. With vocals (female).
Style prompt
Morna, acoustic guitar, cavaquinho, violin, soulful melancholic female vocals, Cape Verde island folk, saudade and sea breeze
Paste into the Style field in Suno (Custom mode).
Suno settings
Set these under Advanced Options in Suno. They are not part of the prompt text.
- BPM
- 72
- Weirdness
- 20
- Style influence
- 95
Lyrics tips
Afro styles love chantable hooks and call-and-response. Keep the hook to 4-6 words and repeat it; mixing languages (e.g. English with Yoruba or Pidgin) fits the genre. Suggested structure: [Intro] guitar → [Verse] → aching [Chorus] → [Verse 2] → gentle close