LUANDA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - It's a warm humid afternoon in Luanda Bay - an urban waterfront on Angola's Atlantic shore. Pairs of dancers in close embrace sway their hips from left to right and shuffle ...

Night has fallen over Angola's Luanda Bay, but the waterfront is alive with couples swaying to the sensual beats of Kizomba music. The dance and music genre was developed in the Angolan capital in the ...

In Mabor, a dusty and neglected corner of Luanda, the sound of a catchy beat rising means only one thing to the area's youngsters: time to dance the kizomba. The Angolan dance is gaining worldwide ...

Kizomba is a style of dance which has become really prominent in Angolan culture in recent decades. The word "Kizomba" means "celebration" or "party" in Kimbundu, a Bantu language. The dance style ...

Luanda — The Angolan government wants to present to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) the application of the Kizomba dance style as Intangible Heritage of ...

Kizomba, which means “party” in Kimbundu, one of Angola’s local languages, is a dance and music genre which developed in the 1980’s in the capital Luanda, swiftly becoming a part of Angolan cultural ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. LUANDA — It’s a warm humid afternoon in Luanda Bay – an urban waterfront on Angola’s Atlantic shore. Pairs of ...