Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Power Boyz - Tchuna Baby.

I've clicked on the "repeat button" several times now. "Tchuna Baby" by the Power Boyz is quite a catchy song. I had a quick search for them online but can't find much about them so, given it's African and I think Portuguese, I go for "It's an Angolan band" and "It fits in the wider style of "Kuduro"". The latter is a type of music and dance originally born in Angola in the 1980s. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. European and American electronic music had begun appearing in the market, which attracted Angolan musicians and inspired them to incorporate their own musical styles. Young producers began adding heavy African percussion to these European and American beats, which resulted in what was then called Batida. In the early 90's, Angolan clubs started playing it and the youngsters started to create new dance moves to follow what the DJs were dropping. (thanks Wikipedia!). Well, check out some of those dance-moves here:



 

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