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The music of Angola has been shaped both by wider musical trends and by the political history of the country. [1] while Angolan music has also influenced the music of the other Lusophone countries and Latin American countries. In turn, the music of Angola was instrumental in creating and reinforcing "angolanidade", the Angolan national identity ...
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Kuduro (or kuduru) is a type of music and dance from Angola. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. Kuduro was developed in Luanda, Angola, in the late 1980s. Producers sampled traditional carnival music like soca and zouk béton ("hard" zouk) from the Caribbean to Angola, house and techno playing from Europe.
Rock music in Angola has existed since the 1960s, with pioneering bands such as vum vum, Acromaníacos, Mutantes, Quinta-Feira, Ventos do Leste, Calhamback Band and Neblina. [ 1 ] Rock music in Angola is promoted through a radio program called Volume 10 , that broadcasts every Saturday between 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
This is a list of notable artists from, or associated with, Angola D. Luís ...
Semba is the predecessor to a variety of music styles originated from Angola like kizomba and kuduro (or kuduru, energetic, fast-paced Angolan techno/house music, so to speak). Semba is also related to Kazukuta and Kabetula which are primarily Carnaval Music.
José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho was born in the province of Bengo, and left Angola when he was 23 years old to become a track and field athlete, becoming the Portuguese record holder for the 400 metres (Angola was at the time one of Portugal's five African colonies). He had already begun his singing career at the age of 15.