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Angolan Music
The music of Angola has been shaped both by wider musical trends and by the History of Angola, political history of the country. while Angolan music has also influenced the Lusophone music, music of the other Lusophone countries and Latin America, Latin American countries. In turn, the music of Angola was instrumental in creating and reinforcing "angolanidade", the Angolan national identity. The capital and largest city of Angola — Luanda — is home to a diverse group of styles including kazukuta, semba, kizomba and kuduro. Just off the coast of Luanda is Ilha do Cabo, home to an accordion and harmonica-based style of music called rebita. Folk music Semba Semba is the predecessor to a variety of music styles originating in Africa. Three of the most famous of these are samba, kizomba, and kuduro. Semba is popular in Angola today as it was long before that country's independence from the Portuguese colonial system on November 11, 1975. Various new Semba artists emerge each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Angola
Angola was first settled by San people, San hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu peoples, Bantu states such as Kingdom of Kongo, Kongo and Ndongo. In the 15th century, Portuguese Empire, Portuguese colonists began trading, and a settlement was established at Luanda during the 16th century. Portugal annexed territories in the region which were Colonial history of Angola, ruled as a colony from 1655, and Angola was incorporated as an Administrative divisions of Portugal, overseas province of Portugal in 1951. After the Angolan War of Independence, which ended in 1974 with Carnation Revolution, an army mutiny and leftist coup in Lisbon, Angola achieved independence in 1975 through the Alvor Agreement. After independence, Angola entered a long period of Angolan Civil War, civil war that lasted until 2002. Prehistory The area of present day Angola was inhabited during the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras, as attested by remains found in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
