Kultur (Angola) - Mayombe, Kituba, Kiyaka, Kizomba, Tshokwe-Axt, Lusoafrikanistik, Liste Angolanischer Schriftsteller, Semba, Bassula (English, German, Paperback)

Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Kizomba is one of the most popular genres of dance and music created in Angola. Derived directly from Zouk music, sung generally in Portuguese, 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. Although it was created in Angola it is often considered Portuguese due to the influence of immigrants, and evolution of the genre in this country Kizomba was developed in Angola late 1989 to early 1990s. It is a fusion of Semba (the predecessor of samba) with the Zouk music styles from the French Caribbean Islands 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; the result of electronic percussion. 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. The influence of Angolan kizomba is felt in most Portuguese-speaking African countries, 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. In Portugal the word "kizomba" is used to call any zouk-derived type of music, even if it is not from Angola. The So Tomean kizomba is very similar to the Angolan, Juka is the most notable among the Sotomeans, but it is also one of the most notable performers in the genre. In Angola most clubs are based in Luanda. Famous Angolan kizomba musicians include Neide Van-Dnem, Don Kikas, Calo Pascoal and Irmos Verdades, among many others, but Bonga is probably the best known Angolan a...http://booksllc.net/?l=de