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Kizomba is one of the most popular styles of dance and music in the lusophone African countries. Sung in Portuguese or Portuguese creole, it is a genre of music with a romantic flow mixed with African rhythm. The kizomba dancing style is also known to be very sensual. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
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Portuguese creoles are creole languages which have been significantly influenced by Portuguese. ...
Kizomba is native to Angola, with influences from other lusophone countries. It is also performed in other lusophone African countries and Portugal. It is known for having a slow, insistent, somewhat harsh, yet sensuous rhythm, and is considered to be a fusion of semba (a predecessor of samba) with other musical styles. It is ideally danced accompanied by a partner, very smoothly and slowly, though not too tightly. A rather large degree of flexibility in the knees is required, owing to the frequent requirement that dancers bob up and down in a manner reminiscent of a music-hall policeman. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Lusitanic. ...
A traditional type of music from the Southern-African country of Angola. ...
Samba is the most famous of the various forms of music arising from African roots in Brazil. ...
The influence of Angolan kizomba is felt in most Portuguese Africa, but also Portugal (mostly in Lisbon and surrounding suburbs such as Amadora or Almada), where communities of immigrants have established clubs centered on the genre in a renewed kizomba style. Kizomba is now also quite popular among white people that come to these clubs in growing numbers. Location - Country Portugal - Region Lisbon - Subregion Grande Lisboa - District or A.R. Lisbon Mayor Carmona Rodrigues - Party PSD Area 84. ...
Amadora is a city and municipality (Portuguese: concelho or município) in Portugal, in the northwest of the Lisbon metropolitan area. ...
District or region Setúbal Mayor - Party EmÃlia Sousa CDU Area 70. ...
In Angola most clubs are based in Luanda. Famous Angolan kizomba musicians include Don Kikas, Calo Pascoal and Irmãos Verdade, among many others, but Bonga is probably the best known Angolan artist, having helped popularize the style both in Angola and Portugal during the 1970s and 1980s. Luanda (formerly called Loanda) is the largest city and capital of Angola. ...
Don Kikas (1974 Sumbe, Angola birth name: EmÃlio Costa) is a notable kizomba performer from Angola, he is mostly influenced by Angolan and Brazilian singers such as Bonga and Martinho da Vila. ...
Bonga Kwenda, better known as Bonga, is a pop singer and songwriter from Angola. ...
The Sãotomean kizomba is very similar to the Angolan, Juka is the most notable among the Sãotomeans, but it is also one of the most notable performers in the genre. Motto: n/a Anthem: Independência total Capital São Tomé Largest city São Tomé Official language(s) Portuguese Government President Prime Minister Republic Fradique de Menezes Tomé Vera Cruz Independence - Date From Portugal 12 July 1975 Area - Total - Water (%) 964 km² (169th) 372 sq mi 0% (islands) Population...
The Capeverdean version of kizomba is called pasada, kola-zouk, zouk-love or cabo-love. It is divergent from Angolan kizomba due to the language used (often Capeverdean Creole instead of Portuguese), a somewhat more romantic Capeverdean kizomba is the sub-genre named Cabo love. Although all these varieties are often just known as "kizomba" by the public. Suzanna Lubrano is one of the most successful among Cape verdean performers considered in 2003 as the best African performer, other known Cape verdeans are Gil Semedo, Philip Monteiro, Gama and Tó Semedo. Notable emigrant Capeverdean singers within this tradition live in Portugal and in the Netherlands. Anthem: Cântico da Liberdade Capital Praia Largest city Praia Portuguese (official) and nine Portuguese Creoles Government Republic - President Pedro Pires - Prime Minister José Maria Neves Independence from Portugal - Recognized July 5, 1975 Area - Total 4,033 km² (172nd) 1,557 sq mi - Water (%) negligible Population - July 2005 estimate 507...
Suzanna Lubrano is a Cape Verdean Zouk singer. ...
The Nha África - Paixão e Ritmo (mixed Portuguese and Portuguese Creole for My Africa, Passion and Rhythm) compilation album, launched in Portugal in 2005, is a successful collection of Angolan and Cape Verdean romantic kizomba songs. Other successeful former release is Lusodance. A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ...
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