2 definitions by MarconiBlvd1

Kizomba

Kizomba is characterized by a slower, romantic, more sensuous rhythm5 than the traditional Angolan semba music.3 Kizomba music emerged as a fusion of Semba, Angolan Merengue, Kilapanga, and further Angolan music influences:1 It slowed down the cadence of songs and added a stronger bass line to the composition of instruments.

Kizomba is a ever evolving dance, e.g., tarraxinha is a form of Kizomba.

by MarconiBlvd1 March 16, 2023

Kuduro

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, techno and accordion playing from Europe and laid this around a fast 4/4 beat.

The kuduro is similar to the kizomba rhythm.

Kuduro and Kizomba are taking over the world as dance.

by MarconiBlvd1 March 16, 2023