Kizomba

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Kizomba

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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]].{{Citation |title= Ministry of Culture declares Tchianda and Kizomba as national intangible cultural heritage|url= https://www.verangola.net/va/en/042024/Culture/39682/Ministry-of-Culture-declares-Tchianda-and-Kizomba-as-national-intangible-cultural-heritage}}José Redinhs, Etnias e culturas de Angola, Luanda: Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola, 1975 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]].
'''Kizomba''' is a [[social dance]] and [[music genre]] that originated in [[Angola]] during the late 1970s to early 1980s. Kizomba is a national heritage of [[Angola]] and means "party" in [[Kimbundu]].{{Citation |title= Ministry of Culture declares Tchianda and Kizomba as national intangible cultural heritage|url= https://www.verangola.net/va/en/042024/Culture/39682/Ministry-of-Culture-declares-Tchianda-and-Kizomba-as-national-intangible-cultural-heritage}}José Redinhs, Etnias e culturas de Angola, Luanda: Instituto de Investigação Científica de Angola, 1975 Traditionally, kizomba was danced with family, friends, and acquaintances in social settings such as parties and weddings, but is nowadays also enjoyed at clubs as well as in other settings such as Kizomba Na Rua (Kizomba on the street) that are popular in [[Luanda]].


==Origin and evolution==
==Origin and evolution==


===Music genre===
===Music genre===
The origins of kizomba can be traced to late-1970s [[Angola]]. Kizomba is characterized by a slower, romantic, more sensuous rhythm than the traditional Angolan [[semba]] music. Kizomba music emerged as a fusion of Angolan Semba with Antillean [[zouk]], and further Angolan music influences: It slowed down the cadence of songs and added a stronger bass line to the composition of instruments. [[Eduardo Paím]] is internationally recognized as the "father/creator of kizomba music", as he and his band were taking a major role in the development of the music style creation.{{cite web|url=http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=21059|title=Eduardo Paim "Sou o precursor da Kizomba"|website=O País|publisher=[[Medianova]]|language=pt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200128/http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=21059|archive-date=2013-09-27|access-date=2012-06-22}} Most kizomba songs are sung in [[Angolan Portuguese]]/[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]].
The origins of kizomba can be traced to the late 1970s [[Angola]]. Kizomba is characterized by a slower, romantic, more sensuous rhythm than the traditional Angolan [[semba]] music. Kizomba music emerged as a fusion of Angolan Semba with Antillean [[zouk]], and further Angolan music influences: It slowed down the cadence of songs and added a stronger bass line to the composition of instruments. [[Eduardo Paím]] is internationally recognized as the "father/creator of kizomba music", as he and his band were taking a major role in the development of the music style creation.{{cite web|url=http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=21059|title=Eduardo Paim "Sou o precursor da Kizomba"|website=O País|publisher=[[Medianova]]|language=pt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927200128/http://www.opais.net/pt/dossier/?det=21059|archive-date=2013-09-27|access-date=2012-06-22}} Most kizomba songs are sung in [[Angolan Portuguese]]/[[Portuguese language|Portuguese]].


===Dance genre===
===Dance genre===
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