A music genre that is only a few decades old has captured the hearts of many Angolans. Eduardo Paim, the genre's founder, shares his musical influences and what effect Kizomba has had on his country.

Oh Lord, I’ll never be free. — “Angola Bound,” by Charles and Aaron Neville Charles Neville knew something wasn’t right the night he got busted big-time. It was 1964. His “friend,” who was in fact ...

I got lucky last summer when I got my time … The words come naturally to Charles Neville, the memory as strong as when he was an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary here. … my partner got a ...

Luanda — Angolan musician, Mário Matadidi, is being honoured Sunday at Luanda's Kilamba recreational centre, during the monthend live music programme "Caldo do Poeira". With the backing of "Banda ...

Lisbon — The Angolan musician Barceló de Carvalho (Bonga) received Saturday in Lisbon, the Prestige-Music Award, in the 25 years anniversary of the RDP Africa. The gala awarded 12 personalities who ...

Informal music production in Luanda operates in a fascinating alternative market; from kuduro to hiphop, young artists have found a way around costly, high-end commercial music production, and instead ...

In this episode of Smirnoff and Mixmag’s ongoing documentary series Global Dancefloor viewers are transported to the African nation of Angola to explore how the country’s booming musical export of ...

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 ...

If you had any doubt that Louisiana was serious about music, consider this: the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is the home to the only FCC-licensed radio station operating inside a prison.