The
Embassy of Angola UK does
NOT condone the downloading of files that are
copyrighted. It's illegal to download copyrighted
material without the consent of the rightful
owner. The intended purpose of this page is merely
to illustrate the type of music and sounds the
Angolan people have in recent years grown accustomed
to hear.
Music
is everywhere in Angola, and on weekends and
festivals, Angolans love to dance till the
early hours of the morning and kizomba, a
slow, smooching dance for couples is top of
choice. Other type of music very much in vogue,
is Kuduro, a fast beat mixture of kizomba
and techno.
Kizomba
is a fusion of Semba (the predecessor of
Samba) with music styles from the French Caribbean
Islands mainly the Martinican
Zouk and today kizomba has developed a soul
of its own. The younger Angolan generation
has made use of the technology available and
almost daily a new kizomba song is in the market.
Top artists include Don Kikas, Paulo
Flores, Eduardo
Paim, Maya Cool, MC Dog Murras, MC Mauro
Madaleno to name a few. Lately a new beat
has emerged, called tarraxinha and is very
much in vogue in the Angolan nightlife.
