ANGOLA
Kuduru/Kuduro musician Cabo Snoop (right) and the...
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Kuduro is the soundtrack to life in 21st century Angola.~Kuduro is the soundtrack to life in 21st century Angola, the music that has given back the happiness and the desire to dance to a country emerging from decades of civil war. ~~The streets of the capital, Luanda, are dominated by the sound systems of the condongueiros - shared taxis - that rush around the city. Kuduro, which means 'hard ass' in Portuguese, is a blend of traditional Kilapanga, Semba and Zouk rhythms with house, samba and techno.~~The Kuduro beat is a common thread through every strata of a society sharply divided between extremes of wealth and poverty. A sound that originated in the shacks of Luanda’s mousseque slums, often as a homage to the exploits of local criminal gangs, can now be heard booming out of expensive villas and exclusive nightclubs.
~~Kuduro has moved beyond its origins in pirate recordings to become a serious commercial proposition. It is now arguably the strongest indigenous music industry in Africa, and its influence is spreading to the dancefloors of Lisbon, London and Paris.
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