This music encapsulated the moment. It is synthed up, but its smooth, tropical sound made it danceable and possible to play when acoustic and electric instruments were few and far between. The older ...

The Republic of Angola, located along Africa’s southwest Atlantic coast, is emerging from a turbulent history and striving to ...

In February the Angolan dance troupe Fenómenos do Semba created the viral #JerusalemaDanceChallenge video that showed off their dance moves to the South African hit song Jerusalema. Their video is set ...

Bonga, a musician from Angola who sings in the semba style, performs at Real Art Ways in Hartford Sunday at 7 p.m. Angolan semba is similar to Brazilian samba. Exiled from Angola in 1972 for his ...

Luanda — At least 300 dancers from various Luanda groups have been mobilised to perform at the inaugural ceremony of the 24th edition of the African Basketball Championship of Nations, expected for ...

Dancers are gearing up for a festival that centers on the African diaspora, sensuality, and New England’s vibrant Lusophone communities. In a video from Montreal’s Kizo Fest this past June, ...

In February the Angolan dance troupe Phenomenos do Semba created the viral #JerusalemaDanceChallenge video that showed off their dance moves to the South African hit song Jerusalema. Their video is ...