kizomba
Sign in to saveKizomba is a social dance and music genre that originated in Angola during late 1970s to early 1980s. Kizomba is a national heritage of Angola and means "party" in Kimbundu. Traditionally, kizomba was danced with family, friends, and acquaintances in social settings such as parties and weddings, but is nowadays also enjoyed in clubs as well as other settings such as Kizomba Na Rua (Kizomba on the street) that are popular in Luanda.
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- Music genre.name
- Kizomba
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- 1984, Angola
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- inception
- 1978-01-01
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- Kizomba
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- Origin and evolution
- Music genre
- Dance genre
- Cultural influences
- Popularity
- Brazil
- China
- Ghana
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Kizomba is a social dance and music genre that originated in Angola during late 1970s to early 1980s. Kizomba is a national heritage of Angola and means "party" in Kimbundu. Traditionally, kizomba was danced with family, friends, and acquaintances in social settings such as parties and weddings, but is nowadays also enjoyed in clubs as well as other settings such as Kizomba Na Rua (Kizomba on the street) that are popular in Luanda.
==Origin and evolution==