KWASA
Kwasa may refer to: * Kwasa Damansara, a township development in Malaysia * Kwassa kwassa, a dance rhythm from the Democratic Republic of Congo See also * Kwaza (other) Kwaza, or Coaiá, may refer to: *Kwaza people The Kwazá (or Coaiá, Koaiá, Koaya, Kwaza, and Quaiá) are an indigenous people of Brazil. Most Kwazá live with the Aikanã and Latundê in the Tubarão-Latundê Indigenous Reserve in the provin ...

Kwasa Damansara
Kwasa Damansara is a new township located in the Sungai Buloh constituency of Selangor, Malaysia. Located 14 km northwest of Kuala Lumpur's central business district, it borders Kota Damansara to the south and Sungai Buloh to the north. Currently in the process of development and construction, the development project is expected to take place over 20 years from 2015 and is part of the Greater Kuala Lumpur Strategic Development Project under the 10th Malaysia Plan announced in 2010. Background The project is located on a 2330-acre (939-hectare) site formerly occupied by an estate of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM) in Sungai Buloh. In 2010, then-prime minister Najib Razak announced that the land was being earmarked for development. In 2012, Kwasa Land Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Employees Provident Fund, purchased the land for RM2.3 billion and was tasked as the master developer for the proposed township. Features Located along the Sungai Buloh-Subang Jaya roa ...
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Kwassa Kwassa
Kwassa kwassa (or kwasa kwasa) is a dance created by Jeanora, a mechanic in Kinshasa from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, that started in the 1980s, where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips. It was very popular in Africa. The dance was popularized by soukous music videos, as well as the videos of Kanda Bongo Man, Pepe Kalle, Viva La Musica, and other Congolese musicians. For the first time in Congo, all the groups adopted these dance steps. This had not happened before because bands preferred to have their own specific dance. Etymology According to Jeanora, the words ''kwassa kwassa'' comes from the Kikongo language, meaning "I'm working".Jeanora teaching how to dance "Kwassa kwassa", with Zaïko Langa Langa's Nippon Banzai as background music. Origins In 1986, the neighborhoods of Kinshasa were contested by leading Soukous artists and groups such as Zaïko Langa Langa, Papa Wemba and Viva La Musica, King Kester Emeneya and many others. A ...
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