In Nowness:
The dance culture that took over Angola’s streetsMore here
It’s a few years since Buraka Som Sistema brought Kuduro’s notorious ‘batida’ to a global audience. As new documentary I Love Kuduro delves into the history, legacy and vitality of the movement, director Mário Patrocinio discusses his passion for the Angolan dance movement. The dance culture that took over Angola’s streets
“Angolans make Kuduro happen with very little, and that’s something unique” Kuduro has a very special way of taking things from the West—electronic music, world music—and reinventing them. I was first introduced to Kuduro in Lisbon and the African nights, where there was always a moment where everything stopped and everyone started to dance and shake to these amazingly frenetic beats. I always wondered where it came from.