Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases five YouTube videos of the Angola's Kuduro dancing.
A few comments from three of these videos are included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Additional pancocojams post about Kuduro dancing can be found by clicking the "kuduro" tag below or entering kuduro dance "pancocojams" in a search engine such as Google search.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Dancing kuduro in the streets of Sambizanga
Akwaaba Music, Jul 10, 2009
Na Grelha, aka Estado Maior, lead singer of Os Lambas, turned up the volume of his friends car, hollered at a couple kids, and 10 seconds later live crazy kuduro dancing erupted, quickly turning into a sea of people gathered to watch the sick moves of 2 of Os Lambas' neighborhood bailarinos.
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Selected comments, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
1. camairgirl kmer, 2009
"kuduro de verdade e eu sou do sambizanga....."
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Google translate from Portuguese to English
"real kuduro and I'm from sambizanga ..."
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2. Boogie Down Pampas, 2009
"I love how people of all ages come to watch and enjoy the dancing and not just the kids. :) There's no way it would be like that in europe."
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3. MrFufumann, 2010
"This is kuduro, original ghetto music out of Luanda Angola. This is like breakdance in the early days. Watch this blow up in the future, there are already some house- and electro-mixes of this style and they start playing kuduro in some clubs here in Switzerland. Forca Angola!"
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4. Cleber David, 2011
"Esse é kuduro verdadeiro que brota nas ruas de Luanda e não esse formato estilizado por Latino e companhia que a Globo nos empurra de goela abaixo."
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Google translate from Portuguese to English:
"This is true kuduro that grows on the streets of Luanda and not this format stylized by Latino and company that Globo pushes us down our throats."
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5. Mary Wong, 2012
"WHAT'S THIS SONG??????"
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REPLY
6. Kito Mc, 2013
"Title Dança Zema
singer Os Lambas"
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Example #2: kuduro Dance Thats the way its Done in Angola
manuel kanza Published on Dec 29, 2014
Thats how we do it !!
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Selected comments, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
1. 15kixot, 2015
"10/10 for the dance guys
Does anyone know the name of song they are dancing to?"
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REPLY
2. omalone11, 2017
15kixot it's called "fallin" by Kes
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3. Maria Inês Teixeira, 2018
"Adoro kuduro mas não é aquela parvoíce do “Danza Kuduro”, é este verdadeiro kuduro de Angola! Dança linda parece que estão a desafiar a gravidade :)"
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Google translate from Portuguese to English:
"I love kuduro but it’s not that “Danza Kuduro” nonsense, it’s this real kuduro from Angola! Beautiful dance looks like they are defying gravity :)"
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4. king caz, 2019
"Looks like dertoit jitting and chicago footwork"
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5. king caz, 2019
"Manzel brother we need to keep in touch. Im a dancer from Detroit and we have a similar dance"
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REPLY
6. manuel kanza, 2019
"That's awesome. We are in Angola fam."
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Example #3: Welcome to Angola kuduro music and dance
LEILAO. AO ANGOLA, Dec 11, 2019
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Example #4: Be Kuduro | Noite & Dia - Lhe Avança
BEKUDURO OFICIAL, Mar 23, 2018
Estreou no Be Kuduro o novo videoclipe da Noite & Dia, “Lhe Avança”.
Ritmo, cor, movimento e batida. Esta é a energia do Be Kuduro, um canal de música que espelha o pulsar de uma nação, através da sua manifestação musical e cultural mais autêntica e renovadora.
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Google translate from Portuguese to English:
The new video clip of Noite & Dia, “Lhe Avança” debuted at Be Kuduro.
Rhythm, color, movement and beat. This is the energy of Be Kuduro, a music channel that mirrors the pulse of a nation, through its most authentic and renewing musical and cultural manifestation.
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Selected comments, with numbers added for referencing purposes only. Comments are translated from Portuguese to English using Google translate:
1. yana marenseva, 2019
"Sou mocambicano! Tiro chapeu e me inclino perante este talento dos meus irmaos de angola."
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"I'm Mozambican! I take off my hat and bow to this talent from my brothers in Angola."
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2. Willian Farias, 2020
"Gostei muito da dança e o ritmo ,os angolanos são muito bom na dança ,abraço s do Brasil"
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"I really enjoyed the dance and the rhythm, Angolans are very good at dancing, hugs from Brazil"
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3. Eva Domingos Vivi, 2020
"Eu gosto muito dessa música é uma música muito boa 🤘😎😜"
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"I really like this song, it's a really good song 🤘😎😜"
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Example #5: Africa Dance Angola Nominated Best Kuduro Instructor | #manuelkanza Demo Video
manuel kanza, Premiered Apr 11, 2020
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Selected Comments From The YouTube Discussion Thread For "Nigerians Murder South African Dance Step "Gwara Gwara"
Edited by Azizi Powell
[Latest revision: July 31, 2018]
This pancocojams post showcases a video entitled "Nigerians Murder South African Dance Step 'Gwara Gwara' ".
This post also provides information about South Africa's contemporary social dance called "gwara gwara" (also written as gwaragwara") and provides selected selected comments from this video's discussion thread. This compilation documents examples of comments that focus on the dance performance itself as well as the music used for that particular dance performance.
Although some commenters promoted the concept of "One Africa", there was considerable dissension between Africans from various nations.
Some Angolan commenters wanted the video publisher to ensure that people knew that the music track was from their nation and not South Africa.
Most of the commenters who identified as being from the nation of South Africa refuted the notion that the dance being performed was actually "gwara gwara".
Some comments in this compilation also document the negative attitudes some Africans have about "copying" African American culture instead of showcasing African culture/s.
Some of the comments that are included in this compilation document the desire to promote African unity and the desire to "rep" one's own African nation.
In addition, many of the comments between Nigerians and Ghanaians were particularly contentious. I chose not to include any of those contentious comments from that video's discussion thread in this compilation.
Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana%E2%80%93Nigeria_relations for historical background information about the tensions between Nigerians and Ghanaians.
Also, click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africa for information about the xenophobia in South Africa.
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The content of this post is provided for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the originator/s of the "Gwara Gwara" dance, and thanks to DJ Bongz for popularizing that dance throughout the world.
Thanks to all those who are featured in this video. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of these videos on YouTube.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/10/five-videos-of-south-african-gwara.html for more information and video examples of this dance.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE "GWARA GWARA DANCE"
From https://www.marieclaire.co.za/celebrity/dj-bongz-gwara-gwara-become-international-dance-sensation
"DJ Bongz’ GwaraGwara Is Now A Viral Dance Sensation And You Need To Watch This Mashup"
by: Afika Jadezweni, 30 January, 2018
"A one-minute video of people from all over the world doing DJ Bongz’ Gwara Gwara has gone viral on Twitter this afternoon. This is a dance originally popularised by local house hitmaker DJ Bongz, who has been seen in many videos doing the dance either at performances or on any other regular occasion where the music is good and loud enough. And now it has become an international dance sensation.
The montage posted today on Twitter by Gagasi FM’s DJ Websta recognises the local DJ as the ‘Gwara Gwara originator’ and thanks Bongz for introducing the dance to the world.
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This video comes a day after South Africans were quick to point out that one of Rihanna’s dance moves during her Grammy Awards performance* was in fact DJ Bongz’ Gwara Gwara (along with the Ghanian azonto) and not the stanky leg as international media initially claimed.
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In the discussion thread for this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj9pBAXJXzM, commenter Vodacom Mkhize (2016) responded to the question "What does "Gwara Gwara" means with this statement:
"It's a bird, it's a variation of gwala gwala/ligwalagwala/igwalagwala, a Zulu/Ndebele bird (maybe an African parrot) which was used by kings like Shaka to honour a brave person. The dance is from the moves of the bird, but it's better to ask the inventors anyway."
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Nigerians murder South African dance step Gwara Gwara (aii zenze) *Subscribe*
eloswag, Published on Mar 30, 2017
Nigerian act "Eloswag dances with friend's PG x Shalom in new video
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Music: "Zenze (feat. Eddy Tussa
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In this title the word “murder” is an African American Vernacular English term that means "to dance very well".
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
All of these selected comments are from 2017.
In addition to comments about the dancing and the music, I'm particularly interested in examples of the use of African American Vernacular English, Nigerian Pidgin English, and Mzansi Kasi (South African township) slang.
These comments are numbered for referencing purposes only.
1. eloswag
"wanna apologize for not dancing the Gwara Gwara steps till the end, i just needed to promote us all (Africa as a whole) i love South Africans as much as i love the rest of Africa, So im dropping an apology dance Video for the Southy peeps, Nasty C's NDA #anticipate and please SUBSCRIBE LOTS OF LOVE PEOPLE AFRICA TO THE WORLD, Btw I'm Nigerian, please check my other videos"
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2. LoveDancePray319
"eloswag we still love you!! I am proudly African before I am South African!! Y'all killed the dancing especially the guy in black!"
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3. sweetnurse mcgee
"eloswag Yo no apology is needed let me just say I am grateful that your making videos about African dances. As a Black in U.S I yearn for more exposure to my ancestors culture!!! Thank you.."
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4. anele mtiki
"eloswag apology accepted bro😊go on do your thing homie. one Africa for all"
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5. MzRas Kandi
"eloswag the dude in black. boy u did that. take it from a South African, u really convinced me. keep spreading the love all over Africa 😍"
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6. Thula Nyoni
"Whetin! This be no gwaragwara oga abeg!"
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7. Trisha Dichabe
"This isn't even close to gwara if you search up gwara gwara dance South Africa they will show you the real ting"
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8. arinic7
"Jamaicans been doing those dances"
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9. Adel Ades
"Not gwara gwara I guess, but still gotta love 9ja peeps! :)"
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10. Cet'Ani Sfaqi
"see where Chris get his moves from"
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"Chris" = African American R&B singer Chris Brown, who is known for his dancing skills
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11. Joice Boa
"That's kuduro from: Angola"
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12. Zwavhudi Mulelu
"Aye aye aye guy in black got moves..."
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13. landy ntshangase
"ehhh the slim guy though, ahhh ma guy you killed whatever dance you were doing, but that's not even close to Gwara Gwara... babazani bo!"
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14. Tumizasation Tumi
"the guy in black killed it, but was not gwara gwara, i like his moves they similar to sbojwa dance"
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15. Sofia Ingles
"This music is from Angola and not South Africa my fellow africans :). So proud of your moves!!!"
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16. Maria da costa
"why are they dancing to an Angolan song looool dis is eddy tusa aii zenze...
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17. eloswag
"is the song restricted to only Angolans???"
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18. Maria da costa
"eloswag why as in oh wow. not why as in you're not allowed. would be nice if they could state its an Angolan song."
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19. obytrys
"looks like they are Ghanaians.. dance and appearance wise..."
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20. eloswag
"we Nigerians , schooling in Ghana"
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21. Johannes Fredriks
"whats the name of the artist ans title of the song?"
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22. Ai Vert
"Johannes Fredriks :
DJ Malvado ft Edy Tussa - Zenze"
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23. Mireille Kiala
"eloswag, this dance and music is from Angola and not South Africa. The dance is called kuduro and the song is sang in Angolan slang (Portuguese and broken Portuguese)!"
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24. Mireille Kiala
"Janeth Camara, thank you 😊! Our famous kuduro dance is very popular in Angola, plus the song is sang in Portuguese and Angolan slang!"
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25. jenny myself
"Who cares they killed it"
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26. Wendy Mabinuori
"the guy in black is jus too effortless abeg! too mad! :D and yes its not all gwara gwara but he did it still and killed it!"
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27. Thobeka Shabane
"don't worry, its still good and I'm South African. :-) ."
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28. ewashington4178
"Siyabonga for the dance..."
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29. sunmisola adebayo
"chai"
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30. Natalie Nice
"the guy in the black...hes sick with it.."
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31. Ifeoluwa Busola
d guy in black killed it😍😍😍
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32. Onkarabetse Mosopa
"Ifeoluwa Busola too much"
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33. Pumeza Ganto
"nobody can define better gwara moves for us I'm sorry. first of all south African moves are not about violently twitching.....we prefer throwing our swag smoothly check the blessers party.And I repeat as long as you are dancing to other music you won't nail our style. it's like trying to dance azonto to Justin biebers I'm sorry song.I know we have the most amazing and adorable moves also that any dance style from any country we are able to master,but I know for a fact south African moves are tough to master for other people.we dance shoki dance to Ghana or naija music not south African music, we also dance to kwassa dance and tombolo to Congolese music Bcoz that's how the dance moves come from.
So please don't explain our judgement to us.we know this....you're the one who doesn't. one thing these dancers have is flexibity at least."
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34. Audrey Gene
"Pumeza Ganto chill,we know the gwara dance is yo stuff...Africa is huge nd we learn from different countries nd their people different things..I personally think that it was really cool of them to try out what South Africa does..im proud that at least even if we dont really know abt each others cultures,we are all African nd AT LEAST we unite through our music nd dance...if we can't unite through what brings humanity together..music nd dancing nd be one Africa,who will? Don't get me wrong,i get what u mean..but just try to have more fun nd don't take it personal..Positivity is good stuff!😜😀😀👍"
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35. Leah Princess
"Pumeza Ganto 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂from ANY COUNTRY?😂😂😂😂"
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36. DeeDee Nicole 123
"Haters in this comment section they did a bit of it not the whole thing.. Maybe if you finished watching the video then you would know it was like a snippet of it !!!! Smh"
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37. KWEEN YAA ASANTEWAA
"AYYYE GIVE US THAT WORK KING!!!!!"
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38. Avida Myers
"Big Shout Out to Africa 👊❤"
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39. one uup
"I thought someone literally got killed. Folks need to start using the right words about what is going on."
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40. YouAwakeYet
"I thought Nigerians killed a South African dancer, I'm glad its actual dancing"
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41. Laddy Gibbions
"Why don't some African people look
and Dress their culture?. They look
like American Black
people!. Be authentic
Quit assimilating into
the American culture!.
Stop it I love the way
it was in Africa 60
years ago with culture
and dress!."
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42. RedboiC
"you have enough hating internet trolls commenting so I'll say this.. keep doing you man. Y'all killed those dance moves period so keep dancing and making people mad in the process. Stay up, God Bless"
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43. Trei Godhead
"this no gwara gwara but they sure can dance"
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44. Red Carded
"whether it was or not, it was danced better than some pips I usually see on youtube, so well done to the guy in black,"
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45. Rosalia Endjila
"The guy in the black 🔥🔥🔥"
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46. Edson Paunde
"this is Angolan. Kuduro. atleast the music. Portuguese is being spoken here"
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47. Manuel Malungo
"Edson Paunde The language in the song is actually kimbundo, one of the local languages in Angola, not Portuguese."
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48. Antoniela Da Silva
"Plus this isn't kuduro more like house"
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49. Pumeza Ganto
"what is nonsense? That they are flexible but aren't dancing our moves? Please go and sit down.if they invent a dance move for Nigeria and practice that one and showcasing that maybe us non nigerians can appreciate their undiluted talent.you want us to agree that this is how we do ? coz it's not.And they should have been expecting critic when they put their video out.so they should shut up and deliver. of course they are gifted but not in south African kind of gifted.are you mad Bcoz Nigeria has not yet had their own original disco dance moves? it's not about nationality....it's about honesty.it's not about illiteracy....or genius, it's about the title they put out." nigerians killing south African dance" which ain't the case. nothing south African was showcased and nothing was killed. And yes we know Azonto is Ghanaian, gwara bhenga are south African, tombolo and kwassa is Congolese.....what then is nigerian? so until authenticate naija stuff is showcased we will talk we won't let no one snub our art.enough with fakery forgery and 419 moves for once be synthetic or be willing to learn.I'm south African by the way.....And how's your day so far?"
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50. DeeDee Nicole 123
"Bro it was there like just a little snippet of it they didn't do it on the whole damn video smh don't hate, appreciate good dance moves"
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51. Phindile Phindile
"I will never understand guys who feel comfortable doing this dance move 0:59"
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52. Samson Idoko
"Phindile Phindile It's just dance. It's an art and it can come in any form. You need to understand dance first and what it entails."
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53. celyncapo
"Phindile Phindile I was thinking the same thing . He was doing soo good until he started popping his booty like a girl at the club.. he had me 😍 until then .. they can dance their butts of tho"
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54. Chief Jay Binns
"OMG, Only AMERICANS feel this way. #Culture"
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55. celyncapo
"Chief Jay Binns I love how y'all always say get some culture but you guys copy the way hwe rap and how we dress.. lmao"
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56. Chief Jay Binns
"celyncapo thanks for the compliment, but I'm actually ablack American-Not - simply defending and acknowledging the cultural difference."
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57. lorrenzo mokgosana
"i like the moves ,one love Africa"
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58. Daughter of Zion
"Dude in the black is lit🔥"
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59. BoogiMan Ultrasphinx
"You this is so hot I'm an African American and this just shows how much all Africans are alike! this could have been Jamaicans, Trinidadian, Brazilian....we're all the same! keep them coming...and please post the songs and the artists. I need those songs! Peace and love from Brooklyn U.S."
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60. Mbali
"A Nigerian cannot say it's better than SA in dance. And SA cannot say it's better than Nigeria in dance. You see where I'm going with this? Bias"
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61. Melanie Ayako
"Man I love my people!"
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62. Zee G
"haahhahahahahhahahahahhaah u must be joking ey, is not even close to Gwara gwara"
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63. Nqobile Mabaso
"Zee G my thoughts exactly"
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64. Lotoya Peart
"Zee G hater"
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65. Zee G
"Latoya are you for real, what to hate here"
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66. Lotoya Peart
"They rocking !!!!! Except the boy with his shirt off. Can you dance like that ? I think not !!! Stop hating it's a serious crime ...lol"
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67. Pumeza Ganto
"flexible dancers....yes.south African moves....no.if you guys want to excel take the critic.sorry we won't smother you with lies.go back to the drawing table....look at south African dance moves,practice and make other videos then you'll be good. the group of guys from Maputo master our pantsula dance moves like that they danced to dj cleos music."
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68. Imagine Wonderz
"I loved it either way tho. I get what you're saying , they shouldn't label it as thing if it isn't but I just love to see them enjoying dancing."
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69. Yessenia Roca
"still dope... made me wanna dance lol"
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70. ZUKISWA BABALWA Nonkunzi
" I came for our gwaragwara there's no gwaragwara here...I'm not surprised hence no one can do our dance better than us"
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71. Hishee Ward
"I love my Nigerian long distance family shots out from America"
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72. C. Diamonds
"I don't give a rat behind if they're not doing the full gwara gwara they all dance damn good.
I'm looking at the background, land and house and felt like I was "home".
One Love to Africa and all Africans.✊❤"
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73. lulu 111
"Work it"
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74. Tamires Mango
"c'est du kuduru"
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75. Bernadette Madondo
"I can't believe these dance moves have turned into S.A vs the rest of Africa. NOBODY claimed anything, they just said they "murdered the gwara gwara" in their statement. Some people here need to chill...we don't need xenophobia on dancing too.
Dude in black, you flexible...and tall brother, I need that waist!!!"
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76. Tay Diva
"Showing some love from the USA. Keep the culture Alive😍😍😍😍😍😍"
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77. pretty selected
"unity ✌💃💃💃💃 loving it all the way from South Africa 😉 even though there's not much of gwara gwara going on haha"
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78. Sauvageee
"The only person that murdered anything is the guy in black."
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79. junior torres
"Beyonce and Chakira can you see how is done"
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Beyonce- African American R&B superstar who is also known for her dancing; Chakira (Shakira), Brazilian Pop singer who is also known for her dancing
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80. SIYABULELA JAMELA
"Love and support from South Africa. We need to stick and learn to our cultures rather than copying Americans. Good work brother!"
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81. Okoye Paul
"eloswag be killing it!!!!"
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82. Rashad hellooo woorld
"They did not kill this at all..👎"
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83. Sydney Malatsi
"Great moves. I like the energy. Good choice of music. Sounds Angolan ..I know this because Angolan dance beat is very similar to our dance beats (South Africa). Great to see Nigeria also embracing the beat. Much love"
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84. dee dee johnson
"which one is eloswag the guy in all black or the guy in the blue jeans?"
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85. Chris Macdonald
"dee dee johnson obviously the Nigerian guy in all black."
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86. sweetlike candy
"i love how african guys move they hips.... its so sexy... stiff ass american men just wanna pop and nae nae and dab [profanity abbreviation deleted]!!!"
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87. noxizle 4 shizle
"Hahahaha , Mzansi kasi dance can not be replicated in Nigeria, its not the same. Nigerians are never going to dance better than South Africans with regard to this music. COME AGAIN BRAH. Stop lying...
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87. Priscella McPherson
"oh wow! I know some Jamaicans who move like this! This is where all the rhythm come from, the countries of Africa!"
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88. rizaan E
"This is lit🔥🔥 I love the fact that y'all tried to do what we do😋 let's learn from one another"
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89. Nothile Mhlongo
"I knew this was going to be some mess. Please Nigeria, for the sake of Everyone, Invent your moves and just stick to that. Leave South African moves alone, leave Ghana moves alone. Just do You."
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90. Kamar G
"Chill. No need for fighting. We are all African or in my case African descended. I am African American and we started most music forms in the States but all those forms have roots in Africa and when I see you dance it reminds me of how we dance and I see the connection. Much respect to you all and keep sharing the gifts...btw...brother in the black tore it up. He made me want to get in the video and put my spin on it. And who is this song by?"
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91. Zandile Dlamini
"I'm South African. I loved this 🙌🏽🙌🏽 The fusion of cultures is awesome!!"
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92. prettyslim2010
"all while having flip flops on! 😂
y'all go with your bad selves"
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93. John McClenon
"Music reminds me of Osibisa from the 70's!"
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94. My Opinion
"Please.......we were doing lots of those moves in the gay clubs years ago."
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95. Zurisadai Hernandez
"Am I the only one that feels like I'm listening to cumbia..? Like Celia is about to rise up from her grave.. Lol.."
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96. Titayamileth Lourenco
"Well 😒😳😏I didn't know that Nigeria do. sing in Kimbundu ( or North Mbundu, one of Bantu languages spoken in Angola 🇦🇴) I 👂🏾 a mix of Semba and Kuduro. You can search for yourself cames from Angola 🇦🇴 too 😁😁"
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97. Chattown
"yeah The one in the BLK did that..."
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98. HAVE FUN WITHYOURSTYLES
"Yes the one in black gave me life...... I love his moves"
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99. Phronesis7
"They killed it alright, but please take the Gwara Gwara and SA out of the description. They didnt even do the Gwara Gwara!"
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100. denike
"Why are you upset with us na. atleast we tried. oya show me nija dance, can u do azonto, or galala, or shoki or swor.......anyone? you see"
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This pancocojams post showcases a video entitled "Nigerians Murder South African Dance Step 'Gwara Gwara' ".
This post also provides information about South Africa's contemporary social dance called "gwara gwara" (also written as gwaragwara") and provides selected selected comments from this video's discussion thread. This compilation documents examples of comments that focus on the dance performance itself as well as the music used for that particular dance performance.
Although some commenters promoted the concept of "One Africa", there was considerable dissension between Africans from various nations.
Some Angolan commenters wanted the video publisher to ensure that people knew that the music track was from their nation and not South Africa.
Most of the commenters who identified as being from the nation of South Africa refuted the notion that the dance being performed was actually "gwara gwara".
Some comments in this compilation also document the negative attitudes some Africans have about "copying" African American culture instead of showcasing African culture/s.
Some of the comments that are included in this compilation document the desire to promote African unity and the desire to "rep" one's own African nation.
In addition, many of the comments between Nigerians and Ghanaians were particularly contentious. I chose not to include any of those contentious comments from that video's discussion thread in this compilation.
Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana%E2%80%93Nigeria_relations for historical background information about the tensions between Nigerians and Ghanaians.
Also, click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_in_South_Africa for information about the xenophobia in South Africa.
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The content of this post is provided for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the originator/s of the "Gwara Gwara" dance, and thanks to DJ Bongz for popularizing that dance throughout the world.
Thanks to all those who are featured in this video. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of these videos on YouTube.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/10/five-videos-of-south-african-gwara.html for more information and video examples of this dance.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE "GWARA GWARA DANCE"
From https://www.marieclaire.co.za/celebrity/dj-bongz-gwara-gwara-become-international-dance-sensation
"DJ Bongz’ GwaraGwara Is Now A Viral Dance Sensation And You Need To Watch This Mashup"
by: Afika Jadezweni, 30 January, 2018
"A one-minute video of people from all over the world doing DJ Bongz’ Gwara Gwara has gone viral on Twitter this afternoon. This is a dance originally popularised by local house hitmaker DJ Bongz, who has been seen in many videos doing the dance either at performances or on any other regular occasion where the music is good and loud enough. And now it has become an international dance sensation.
The montage posted today on Twitter by Gagasi FM’s DJ Websta recognises the local DJ as the ‘Gwara Gwara originator’ and thanks Bongz for introducing the dance to the world.
[...]
This video comes a day after South Africans were quick to point out that one of Rihanna’s dance moves during her Grammy Awards performance* was in fact DJ Bongz’ Gwara Gwara (along with the Ghanian azonto) and not the stanky leg as international media initially claimed.
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In the discussion thread for this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj9pBAXJXzM, commenter Vodacom Mkhize (2016) responded to the question "What does "Gwara Gwara" means with this statement:
"It's a bird, it's a variation of gwala gwala/ligwalagwala/igwalagwala, a Zulu/Ndebele bird (maybe an African parrot) which was used by kings like Shaka to honour a brave person. The dance is from the moves of the bird, but it's better to ask the inventors anyway."
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Nigerians murder South African dance step Gwara Gwara (aii zenze) *Subscribe*
eloswag, Published on Mar 30, 2017
Nigerian act "Eloswag dances with friend's PG x Shalom in new video
[...]
Music: "Zenze (feat. Eddy Tussa
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In this title the word “murder” is an African American Vernacular English term that means "to dance very well".
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
All of these selected comments are from 2017.
In addition to comments about the dancing and the music, I'm particularly interested in examples of the use of African American Vernacular English, Nigerian Pidgin English, and Mzansi Kasi (South African township) slang.
These comments are numbered for referencing purposes only.
1. eloswag
"wanna apologize for not dancing the Gwara Gwara steps till the end, i just needed to promote us all (Africa as a whole) i love South Africans as much as i love the rest of Africa, So im dropping an apology dance Video for the Southy peeps, Nasty C's NDA #anticipate and please SUBSCRIBE LOTS OF LOVE PEOPLE AFRICA TO THE WORLD, Btw I'm Nigerian, please check my other videos"
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2. LoveDancePray319
"eloswag we still love you!! I am proudly African before I am South African!! Y'all killed the dancing especially the guy in black!"
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3. sweetnurse mcgee
"eloswag Yo no apology is needed let me just say I am grateful that your making videos about African dances. As a Black in U.S I yearn for more exposure to my ancestors culture!!! Thank you.."
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4. anele mtiki
"eloswag apology accepted bro😊go on do your thing homie. one Africa for all"
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5. MzRas Kandi
"eloswag the dude in black. boy u did that. take it from a South African, u really convinced me. keep spreading the love all over Africa 😍"
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6. Thula Nyoni
"Whetin! This be no gwaragwara oga abeg!"
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7. Trisha Dichabe
"This isn't even close to gwara if you search up gwara gwara dance South Africa they will show you the real ting"
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8. arinic7
"Jamaicans been doing those dances"
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9. Adel Ades
"Not gwara gwara I guess, but still gotta love 9ja peeps! :)"
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10. Cet'Ani Sfaqi
"see where Chris get his moves from"
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"Chris" = African American R&B singer Chris Brown, who is known for his dancing skills
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11. Joice Boa
"That's kuduro from: Angola"
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12. Zwavhudi Mulelu
"Aye aye aye guy in black got moves..."
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13. landy ntshangase
"ehhh the slim guy though, ahhh ma guy you killed whatever dance you were doing, but that's not even close to Gwara Gwara... babazani bo!"
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14. Tumizasation Tumi
"the guy in black killed it, but was not gwara gwara, i like his moves they similar to sbojwa dance"
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15. Sofia Ingles
"This music is from Angola and not South Africa my fellow africans :). So proud of your moves!!!"
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16. Maria da costa
"why are they dancing to an Angolan song looool dis is eddy tusa aii zenze...
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17. eloswag
"is the song restricted to only Angolans???"
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18. Maria da costa
"eloswag why as in oh wow. not why as in you're not allowed. would be nice if they could state its an Angolan song."
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19. obytrys
"looks like they are Ghanaians.. dance and appearance wise..."
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20. eloswag
"we Nigerians , schooling in Ghana"
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21. Johannes Fredriks
"whats the name of the artist ans title of the song?"
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22. Ai Vert
"Johannes Fredriks :
DJ Malvado ft Edy Tussa - Zenze"
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23. Mireille Kiala
"eloswag, this dance and music is from Angola and not South Africa. The dance is called kuduro and the song is sang in Angolan slang (Portuguese and broken Portuguese)!"
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24. Mireille Kiala
"Janeth Camara, thank you 😊! Our famous kuduro dance is very popular in Angola, plus the song is sang in Portuguese and Angolan slang!"
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25. jenny myself
"Who cares they killed it"
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26. Wendy Mabinuori
"the guy in black is jus too effortless abeg! too mad! :D and yes its not all gwara gwara but he did it still and killed it!"
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27. Thobeka Shabane
"don't worry, its still good and I'm South African. :-) ."
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28. ewashington4178
"Siyabonga for the dance..."
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29. sunmisola adebayo
"chai"
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30. Natalie Nice
"the guy in the black...hes sick with it.."
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31. Ifeoluwa Busola
d guy in black killed it😍😍😍
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32. Onkarabetse Mosopa
"Ifeoluwa Busola too much"
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33. Pumeza Ganto
"nobody can define better gwara moves for us I'm sorry. first of all south African moves are not about violently twitching.....we prefer throwing our swag smoothly check the blessers party.And I repeat as long as you are dancing to other music you won't nail our style. it's like trying to dance azonto to Justin biebers I'm sorry song.I know we have the most amazing and adorable moves also that any dance style from any country we are able to master,but I know for a fact south African moves are tough to master for other people.we dance shoki dance to Ghana or naija music not south African music, we also dance to kwassa dance and tombolo to Congolese music Bcoz that's how the dance moves come from.
So please don't explain our judgement to us.we know this....you're the one who doesn't. one thing these dancers have is flexibity at least."
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34. Audrey Gene
"Pumeza Ganto chill,we know the gwara dance is yo stuff...Africa is huge nd we learn from different countries nd their people different things..I personally think that it was really cool of them to try out what South Africa does..im proud that at least even if we dont really know abt each others cultures,we are all African nd AT LEAST we unite through our music nd dance...if we can't unite through what brings humanity together..music nd dancing nd be one Africa,who will? Don't get me wrong,i get what u mean..but just try to have more fun nd don't take it personal..Positivity is good stuff!😜😀😀👍"
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35. Leah Princess
"Pumeza Ganto 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂from ANY COUNTRY?😂😂😂😂"
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36. DeeDee Nicole 123
"Haters in this comment section they did a bit of it not the whole thing.. Maybe if you finished watching the video then you would know it was like a snippet of it !!!! Smh"
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37. KWEEN YAA ASANTEWAA
"AYYYE GIVE US THAT WORK KING!!!!!"
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38. Avida Myers
"Big Shout Out to Africa 👊❤"
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39. one uup
"I thought someone literally got killed. Folks need to start using the right words about what is going on."
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40. YouAwakeYet
"I thought Nigerians killed a South African dancer, I'm glad its actual dancing"
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41. Laddy Gibbions
"Why don't some African people look
and Dress their culture?. They look
like American Black
people!. Be authentic
Quit assimilating into
the American culture!.
Stop it I love the way
it was in Africa 60
years ago with culture
and dress!."
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42. RedboiC
"you have enough hating internet trolls commenting so I'll say this.. keep doing you man. Y'all killed those dance moves period so keep dancing and making people mad in the process. Stay up, God Bless"
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43. Trei Godhead
"this no gwara gwara but they sure can dance"
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44. Red Carded
"whether it was or not, it was danced better than some pips I usually see on youtube, so well done to the guy in black,"
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45. Rosalia Endjila
"The guy in the black 🔥🔥🔥"
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46. Edson Paunde
"this is Angolan. Kuduro. atleast the music. Portuguese is being spoken here"
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47. Manuel Malungo
"Edson Paunde The language in the song is actually kimbundo, one of the local languages in Angola, not Portuguese."
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48. Antoniela Da Silva
"Plus this isn't kuduro more like house"
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49. Pumeza Ganto
"what is nonsense? That they are flexible but aren't dancing our moves? Please go and sit down.if they invent a dance move for Nigeria and practice that one and showcasing that maybe us non nigerians can appreciate their undiluted talent.you want us to agree that this is how we do ? coz it's not.And they should have been expecting critic when they put their video out.so they should shut up and deliver. of course they are gifted but not in south African kind of gifted.are you mad Bcoz Nigeria has not yet had their own original disco dance moves? it's not about nationality....it's about honesty.it's not about illiteracy....or genius, it's about the title they put out." nigerians killing south African dance" which ain't the case. nothing south African was showcased and nothing was killed. And yes we know Azonto is Ghanaian, gwara bhenga are south African, tombolo and kwassa is Congolese.....what then is nigerian? so until authenticate naija stuff is showcased we will talk we won't let no one snub our art.enough with fakery forgery and 419 moves for once be synthetic or be willing to learn.I'm south African by the way.....And how's your day so far?"
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50. DeeDee Nicole 123
"Bro it was there like just a little snippet of it they didn't do it on the whole damn video smh don't hate, appreciate good dance moves"
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51. Phindile Phindile
"I will never understand guys who feel comfortable doing this dance move 0:59"
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52. Samson Idoko
"Phindile Phindile It's just dance. It's an art and it can come in any form. You need to understand dance first and what it entails."
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53. celyncapo
"Phindile Phindile I was thinking the same thing . He was doing soo good until he started popping his booty like a girl at the club.. he had me 😍 until then .. they can dance their butts of tho"
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54. Chief Jay Binns
"OMG, Only AMERICANS feel this way. #Culture"
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55. celyncapo
"Chief Jay Binns I love how y'all always say get some culture but you guys copy the way hwe rap and how we dress.. lmao"
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56. Chief Jay Binns
"celyncapo thanks for the compliment, but I'm actually a
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57. lorrenzo mokgosana
"i like the moves ,one love Africa"
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58. Daughter of Zion
"Dude in the black is lit🔥"
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59. BoogiMan Ultrasphinx
"You this is so hot I'm an African American and this just shows how much all Africans are alike! this could have been Jamaicans, Trinidadian, Brazilian....we're all the same! keep them coming...and please post the songs and the artists. I need those songs! Peace and love from Brooklyn U.S."
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60. Mbali
"A Nigerian cannot say it's better than SA in dance. And SA cannot say it's better than Nigeria in dance. You see where I'm going with this? Bias"
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61. Melanie Ayako
"Man I love my people!"
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62. Zee G
"haahhahahahahhahahahahhaah u must be joking ey, is not even close to Gwara gwara"
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63. Nqobile Mabaso
"Zee G my thoughts exactly"
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64. Lotoya Peart
"Zee G hater"
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65. Zee G
"Latoya are you for real, what to hate here"
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66. Lotoya Peart
"They rocking !!!!! Except the boy with his shirt off. Can you dance like that ? I think not !!! Stop hating it's a serious crime ...lol"
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67. Pumeza Ganto
"flexible dancers....yes.south African moves....no.if you guys want to excel take the critic.sorry we won't smother you with lies.go back to the drawing table....look at south African dance moves,practice and make other videos then you'll be good. the group of guys from Maputo master our pantsula dance moves like that they danced to dj cleos music."
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68. Imagine Wonderz
"I loved it either way tho. I get what you're saying , they shouldn't label it as thing if it isn't but I just love to see them enjoying dancing."
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69. Yessenia Roca
"still dope... made me wanna dance lol"
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70. ZUKISWA BABALWA Nonkunzi
" I came for our gwaragwara there's no gwaragwara here...I'm not surprised hence no one can do our dance better than us"
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71. Hishee Ward
"I love my Nigerian long distance family shots out from America"
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72. C. Diamonds
"I don't give a rat behind if they're not doing the full gwara gwara they all dance damn good.
I'm looking at the background, land and house and felt like I was "home".
One Love to Africa and all Africans.✊❤"
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73. lulu 111
"Work it"
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74. Tamires Mango
"c'est du kuduru"
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75. Bernadette Madondo
"I can't believe these dance moves have turned into S.A vs the rest of Africa. NOBODY claimed anything, they just said they "murdered the gwara gwara" in their statement. Some people here need to chill...we don't need xenophobia on dancing too.
Dude in black, you flexible...and tall brother, I need that waist!!!"
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76. Tay Diva
"Showing some love from the USA. Keep the culture Alive😍😍😍😍😍😍"
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77. pretty selected
"unity ✌💃💃💃💃 loving it all the way from South Africa 😉 even though there's not much of gwara gwara going on haha"
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78. Sauvageee
"The only person that murdered anything is the guy in black."
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79. junior torres
"Beyonce and Chakira can you see how is done"
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Beyonce- African American R&B superstar who is also known for her dancing; Chakira (Shakira), Brazilian Pop singer who is also known for her dancing
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80. SIYABULELA JAMELA
"Love and support from South Africa. We need to stick and learn to our cultures rather than copying Americans. Good work brother!"
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81. Okoye Paul
"eloswag be killing it!!!!"
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82. Rashad hellooo woorld
"They did not kill this at all..👎"
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83. Sydney Malatsi
"Great moves. I like the energy. Good choice of music. Sounds Angolan ..I know this because Angolan dance beat is very similar to our dance beats (South Africa). Great to see Nigeria also embracing the beat. Much love"
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84. dee dee johnson
"which one is eloswag the guy in all black or the guy in the blue jeans?"
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85. Chris Macdonald
"dee dee johnson obviously the Nigerian guy in all black."
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86. sweetlike candy
"i love how african guys move they hips.... its so sexy... stiff ass american men just wanna pop and nae nae and dab [profanity abbreviation deleted]!!!"
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87. noxizle 4 shizle
"Hahahaha , Mzansi kasi dance can not be replicated in Nigeria, its not the same. Nigerians are never going to dance better than South Africans with regard to this music. COME AGAIN BRAH. Stop lying...
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87. Priscella McPherson
"oh wow! I know some Jamaicans who move like this! This is where all the rhythm come from, the countries of Africa!"
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88. rizaan E
"This is lit🔥🔥 I love the fact that y'all tried to do what we do😋 let's learn from one another"
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89. Nothile Mhlongo
"I knew this was going to be some mess. Please Nigeria, for the sake of Everyone, Invent your moves and just stick to that. Leave South African moves alone, leave Ghana moves alone. Just do You."
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90. Kamar G
"Chill. No need for fighting. We are all African or in my case African descended. I am African American and we started most music forms in the States but all those forms have roots in Africa and when I see you dance it reminds me of how we dance and I see the connection. Much respect to you all and keep sharing the gifts...btw...brother in the black tore it up. He made me want to get in the video and put my spin on it. And who is this song by?"
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91. Zandile Dlamini
"I'm South African. I loved this 🙌🏽🙌🏽 The fusion of cultures is awesome!!"
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92. prettyslim2010
"all while having flip flops on! 😂
y'all go with your bad selves"
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93. John McClenon
"Music reminds me of Osibisa from the 70's!"
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94. My Opinion
"Please.......we were doing lots of those moves in the gay clubs years ago."
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95. Zurisadai Hernandez
"Am I the only one that feels like I'm listening to cumbia..? Like Celia is about to rise up from her grave.. Lol.."
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96. Titayamileth Lourenco
"Well 😒😳😏I didn't know that Nigeria do. sing in Kimbundu ( or North Mbundu, one of Bantu languages spoken in Angola 🇦🇴) I 👂🏾 a mix of Semba and Kuduro. You can search for yourself cames from Angola 🇦🇴 too 😁😁"
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97. Chattown
"yeah The one in the BLK did that..."
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98. HAVE FUN WITHYOURSTYLES
"Yes the one in black gave me life...... I love his moves"
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99. Phronesis7
"They killed it alright, but please take the Gwara Gwara and SA out of the description. They didnt even do the Gwara Gwara!"
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100. denike
"Why are you upset with us na. atleast we tried. oya show me nija dance, can u do azonto, or galala, or shoki or swor.......anyone? you see"
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Monday, April 17, 2017
(Portuguese African Band) Buraka Som Sistema -"Sound of Kuduro" (information, lyrics, & video)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post provides information about the Portuguese music group Buraka Som Sistema and showcases a video of that group's 2007 song "Sound of Kuduro". Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
The lyrics to that song are also included in this post (via Google translates' results: English translation of the Portuguese words in that song along with the English words that were originally used for that song).
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Buraka Som Sistema for their musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks of the video that is embedded in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/costuleta-tchiriri-kuduro-and-two-other.html for a companion post about Kuduro music. That post includes information about Kuduro music, a contemporary music/dance form that originated in Angola, Central Africa.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BURAKA SOM SISTEMA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buraka_Som_Sistema
"Buraka Som Sistema was an electronic dance music project from Portugal, specializing in a fusion of techno beats with the African zouk and kuduro genre. It is generally credited with creating the "zouk bass" and "progressive kuduro" variant [1] and has received an MTV European Music Award. [2] In 2015 Buraka Som Sistema said they would be taking an hiatus starting in 2016, and on July 1st 2016 they performed live for the last time in Lisbon.
Origins
Buraka Som Sistema was founded in 2002 by João Barbosa (Branko), Rui Pité (DJ Riot), Andro Carvalho (Conductor) and Kalaf Ângelo.
Barbosa and Pité were producers from the Cool Train Crew collective, for which Kalaf was a frequent vocal collaborator. They were interested in creating a kuduro project, and had previously worked together as 1-UIK Project. They met Carvalho, a hip-hop producer from Angola and member of the hip-hop band Conjunto Ngonguenha, while he was in Portugal.[3]
Buraka Som Sistema is the Portuguese word for word translation for Buraka Sound System, keeping the English word order (the correct translation would be "Sistema de Som da Buraka"). They took their name, Buraka, from the freguesia (urban district) of Buraca in the city of Amadora, in the suburbs of Lisbon.
... After touring in several European countries, including playing at the Glastonbury Festival and Roskilde Festival,[3] the three producers released "Sound of Kuduro" in 2007, which features rapping by M.I.A., DJ Znobia, Saborosa and Puto Prata."...
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LYRICS - SOUND OF KUDURO
[Intro]
Kalaf: Yo! We made it, we're here, Buraka Som Sistema
Lil'John: Andro even appears in the shoot
Andro: For the first time, huh?
Lalaf: The driver is him
[M.I.A.]
All Aboard!
One, drop, two, drop, three, drop, four...
Sound of Kuduro knocking at your door
[Saborosa]
Kuduro arrived, I opened the doors.
Any question will answer
Many criticized, doubted
But nowadays they dance with force
Kuduro was raised in Angola
Heavy style, the people vibrate
Angolan woman is full of fiber
Kuduro is the fruit of nature
Or a very heavy product
Thank you for creating it.
Tony Amado and quota Sebem
I consider you
When I sing, I only give
With the Buraka, it only causes confusion.
[M.I.A.]
One, drop, two, drop, three, drop, four...
Sound of Kuduro knocking at your door
[Puto Prata]
Puto* Prata in the house, this is Buraka.
Kuduro is civilized
This is more than proven
It is together, it is not mixed
Repair doctoral profile
Portuguese people looking for me
I make kuduro with pure rhyme
That's why I'm in height.
Crazy rain type crazy
Up DJ, let's go
I sing very coherently
Mostly intelligence
But I'm still a gangsta
Are you reviewing? Do you want to compare?
Look at the flying babe
Good beat, are you okay?
Doctor okay
And you feel the sound of frustration
And feel the sound
[M.I.A.]
One, drop, two, drop, three, drop, four...
Sound of Kuduro knocking at your door
*This rapper's name is fully spelled out although the first word in the name is profanity.
Source: https://genius.com/Buraka-som-sistema-sound-of-kuduro-lyrics Visit that site for the original Portuguese lyrics for this song.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Buraka Som Sistema - Sound of Kuduro
BURAKA, Uploaded on Mar 3, 2008
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The song begins at .19 in this video.
Here are some selected comments from this video's discussion thread. These comments are given in relative chronological order with the oldest comment published first, excerpt for replies. Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
There are a lot of comments in this video's discussion thread. I chose to quote selected comments from 2011 and 2012, with particular focus on information and opinions about Kuduro music, information about Buraka Som Sistema, and comments critical of Brazilian Kuduro compared to Kuduro as it originated in Angola. I've also quoted a few comments from those two years that use superlatives (complimentary words) from African American Vernacular English.
2011
1. FabioMansville
"BURAKA SOM SISTEMA- ARE PORTUGUESE GUYS FROM ANGOLAN ANCESTRY. BECAUSE ANGOLAN WAS A EX PORTUGUESE COLONY FOR 500 YEARS SO WE ALMOST SHARE THE SAME CUSTOMS"
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2. rabeandre2
"kuduro, doesn't that mean hardass?"
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The Portuguese words “ku duro” literally means “hard ass”.
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3. gajo cemjuizo
"@douglascgc é isso mesmo cu duro, mas em portugal, e creio que também em angola, não fazemos distinção entre cu e bunda... cu é o todo, por isso dizemos "levas um pontapé no cu, não sentes o cu aí, aquela gaja tem cá um cu" para no referirmos às nádegas... o nome do estilo de dança vem de se ter de dançar isto com as nádegas hirtas, ou melhor, com o cu duro.
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(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"Douglascgc is really hard, but in portugal, and I believe that also in angola, we do not distinguish between cu and ass ... cu is the whole, so we say "take a kick in the ass, you do not feel cu there, that Gaja has a cu cu cu "so we do not refer to the buttocks ... the name of the dance style comes from having to dance this with the buttocks hirtas, or better, with the hard ass."
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4. andycloned
"man, this here is amazing!! im a hiphop head but got so much appreciation for all urban music styles and this goes hard. one love"
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5. Lazers N Stimulants
"This was honestly cool!"
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6. 1undread
"Pure Fire!!!!"
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2012
7. Governor Oliveira
"@xMamush angola\portugal, attention, this is not just african, the real band was all born in portugal"
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masterfigo
"Adoro Kuduro e sou portugues.. mas temos de ser sinceros. Kuduro nao é portugues. Temos de dar valor à gente que merece. Big Up aos paises lusófonos de Africa!
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(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"I love Kuduro and I'm Portuguese .. but we have to be honest. Kuduro is not Portuguese. We have to give value to the people we deserve. Big Up to the Lusophone countries of Africa!"
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8. Antonio M
"LOLOLOLOL ... how is it possible to say that Buraca Som Sistema is Brazilian?
Buraka (coming from Buraca, located in the county of Amadora, which belongs to the zone of the rue Lisboa.
Search on google.
Kuduro is music originating in Angola"
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9. Archangel Smith
@soljab54 KUDURO IS ANGOLAN MUSIC AND THIS PORTUGUESE BAND WENT TO ANGOLA TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE REAL KUDURO.."
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10. Fernando Gonzalez
"DON OMAR IS THE NUMER ONE"
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Reply
11. Mamanché
"@prettyboyswagnyc Don Omar is reggaeton, not Kuduro..."
Reply
12. pc
"Don Omar is kuduro? Don Omar is boricua! He's a reggaeton legend from PUERTO RICO!! Kuduro is from ANGOLA, AFRICA! And Buraka Som Sistema is from Portugal!
Let's try to focus a little, please!"
**
Reply
13. thelastDAN
"Defjamaica chill out man at least give don omar some props for taking that style out to the masses....for a puerto rican cat i think he did a good job considering the music isnt from PR....."
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14. chefzef
"@prettyboyswagnyc hum... I think you need to put your "google" actualized. Real Kuduro is from Angola, in Africa actually... Don Omar is from Latino America(?). And if Don Omar have the music "Danza Kuduro" (one big SH&T* in my opinion) it's because one Portuguese emigrant on France called "Lucenzo" made duet with him. And made the duet just because this music style (i don't know what is, but isn't Kuduro) had selling very well on France with Lucenzo.
-snip-
*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
There are A Lot of comments about how the Brazilian music that purports to be kuduro (and specifically Don Omar’s "Danza Kuduro") isn’t real kuduro.
Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zp1TbLFPp8 for Don Omar's "Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo"
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15. Rui Fernandes
"Kuduro é originário de angola, mas os buraka som sistema são uma mistura de portugal e angola, entre seus elementos... agora dizerem que em portugal ñ há isto ou aquilo ,isto é uma fusão entre portugueses e angolanos, são raizes diferentes mas quando se juntam dá algo de brutal... tanto que na minha opinião actual, o dj mais internacional e que mais vende em portugal, é luso/angolano... MASTIKSOUL, mas o sucesso foi reconhecido cá.."
-snip-
(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"Kuduro is originally from angola, but the buraka sound system is a mixture of portugal and angola, among its elements ... now say that in portugal ñ there is this or that, this is a fusion between portuguese and angolans, they are different roots but when They join together gives something brutal ... so much so that in my opinion today, the most international and best selling dj in portugal, is Portuguese / Angolan ... MASTIKSOUL, but success was recognized here."
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16. Legend Historyy
"o Brasil não é só funk e samba também tem forró, sertanejo, axé, rap, tecno melody etc isso tudo está em nossa cultura e agora tem kuduro o Brasil tem muita cultura da Europa e África e também de índios. Gostei do ritmo é bem alegre quem nos trouxe esse ritmo foi um cantor de apelido latino
espero que toda essa cultura não seja esmagada pela globalização do mesmo jeito que vem coisas boas também vem só lixo como fast food, cassinos, justin bieber iron maider"
-snip-
(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"Brazil is not only funk and samba also has forró, sertanejo, axé, rap, techno melody etc this is all in our culture and now has kuduro Brazil has a lot of culture from Europe and Africa and also from Indians. I liked the rhythm is very cheerful who brought us this rhythm was a singer with Latin nickname
I hope that all this culture is not crushed by globalization in the same way that good things come, it also comes just like junk fast food, casinos, justin bieber iron maider"
**
17. Mrcerelak
"Kuduro parte tudo!! A minha mãe é angolana e tenho pena que ela nao me tenha ensinado/mostrado os ritmos africanos :("
-snip-
(Google translate: from Portuguese to English)
"Kuduro leaves everything !! My mother is Angolan and I'm sorry she has not taught me / shown the African rhythms :("
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18. zolispics1
Just saw them at Sziget festival a few hours ago. They were the bomb!!! Insanely good concert 😃
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Reply
19. Iskra Ramirez
"I saw them at sziget festival too, best concert ,no one stopped dancing!!!!! demasiado bueno!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-snip-
(Google translate from Spanish to English) "demasiado bueno" = too good
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[The following comment was written in response to a commenter who expressed a desire to visit Angola.]tr
20. Archangel Smith
"@sloan785 you are well come African Culture lives in ANGOLA, where there is new dance everyday..kuduro NA KAZA.."
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[The following comment was written to explain the commenter's first comment that he didn't like Brazilian music that is called Kuduro.]
21. Alejandro Quetzalli
@donputo69 You take it BAD this comment. I mean i Love kuduro and this is REAL music
Don Omar make a version Called Danza Kuduro and that is alem cuz it´s not kuduro.
I really love the REAL kuduro
I´m not Racist
PAL.
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22. chumbrega2
"my grandma is black, and I am white, so I got a white skin and an African mind ;)"
-snip-
I realize that this comment doesn't fit the categories of selected comments that I indicated I would feature here. But I couldn't help but add it. I wonder "What is an African mind"?
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23. JenniferDiasChannel
"BAAAAAAADDDDDDD!!!!! VERY NICE..."
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24. Rafaella Barros
"I love this song so much that my neighbours thought it would be cool to invite the cops to listen as well...
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25. DeeChantaL
"People love the sound of kuduru even in Bosnia"
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This pancocojams post provides information about the Portuguese music group Buraka Som Sistema and showcases a video of that group's 2007 song "Sound of Kuduro". Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
The lyrics to that song are also included in this post (via Google translates' results: English translation of the Portuguese words in that song along with the English words that were originally used for that song).
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Buraka Som Sistema for their musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks of the video that is embedded in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/costuleta-tchiriri-kuduro-and-two-other.html for a companion post about Kuduro music. That post includes information about Kuduro music, a contemporary music/dance form that originated in Angola, Central Africa.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BURAKA SOM SISTEMA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buraka_Som_Sistema
"Buraka Som Sistema was an electronic dance music project from Portugal, specializing in a fusion of techno beats with the African zouk and kuduro genre. It is generally credited with creating the "zouk bass" and "progressive kuduro" variant [1] and has received an MTV European Music Award. [2] In 2015 Buraka Som Sistema said they would be taking an hiatus starting in 2016, and on July 1st 2016 they performed live for the last time in Lisbon.
Origins
Buraka Som Sistema was founded in 2002 by João Barbosa (Branko), Rui Pité (DJ Riot), Andro Carvalho (Conductor) and Kalaf Ângelo.
Barbosa and Pité were producers from the Cool Train Crew collective, for which Kalaf was a frequent vocal collaborator. They were interested in creating a kuduro project, and had previously worked together as 1-UIK Project. They met Carvalho, a hip-hop producer from Angola and member of the hip-hop band Conjunto Ngonguenha, while he was in Portugal.[3]
Buraka Som Sistema is the Portuguese word for word translation for Buraka Sound System, keeping the English word order (the correct translation would be "Sistema de Som da Buraka"). They took their name, Buraka, from the freguesia (urban district) of Buraca in the city of Amadora, in the suburbs of Lisbon.
... After touring in several European countries, including playing at the Glastonbury Festival and Roskilde Festival,[3] the three producers released "Sound of Kuduro" in 2007, which features rapping by M.I.A., DJ Znobia, Saborosa and Puto Prata."...
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LYRICS - SOUND OF KUDURO
[Intro]
Kalaf: Yo! We made it, we're here, Buraka Som Sistema
Lil'John: Andro even appears in the shoot
Andro: For the first time, huh?
Lalaf: The driver is him
[M.I.A.]
All Aboard!
One, drop, two, drop, three, drop, four...
Sound of Kuduro knocking at your door
[Saborosa]
Kuduro arrived, I opened the doors.
Any question will answer
Many criticized, doubted
But nowadays they dance with force
Kuduro was raised in Angola
Heavy style, the people vibrate
Angolan woman is full of fiber
Kuduro is the fruit of nature
Or a very heavy product
Thank you for creating it.
Tony Amado and quota Sebem
I consider you
When I sing, I only give
With the Buraka, it only causes confusion.
[M.I.A.]
One, drop, two, drop, three, drop, four...
Sound of Kuduro knocking at your door
[Puto Prata]
Puto* Prata in the house, this is Buraka.
Kuduro is civilized
This is more than proven
It is together, it is not mixed
Repair doctoral profile
Portuguese people looking for me
I make kuduro with pure rhyme
That's why I'm in height.
Crazy rain type crazy
Up DJ, let's go
I sing very coherently
Mostly intelligence
But I'm still a gangsta
Are you reviewing? Do you want to compare?
Look at the flying babe
Good beat, are you okay?
Doctor okay
And you feel the sound of frustration
And feel the sound
[M.I.A.]
One, drop, two, drop, three, drop, four...
Sound of Kuduro knocking at your door
*This rapper's name is fully spelled out although the first word in the name is profanity.
Source: https://genius.com/Buraka-som-sistema-sound-of-kuduro-lyrics Visit that site for the original Portuguese lyrics for this song.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Buraka Som Sistema - Sound of Kuduro
BURAKA, Uploaded on Mar 3, 2008
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The song begins at .19 in this video.
Here are some selected comments from this video's discussion thread. These comments are given in relative chronological order with the oldest comment published first, excerpt for replies. Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
There are a lot of comments in this video's discussion thread. I chose to quote selected comments from 2011 and 2012, with particular focus on information and opinions about Kuduro music, information about Buraka Som Sistema, and comments critical of Brazilian Kuduro compared to Kuduro as it originated in Angola. I've also quoted a few comments from those two years that use superlatives (complimentary words) from African American Vernacular English.
2011
1. FabioMansville
"BURAKA SOM SISTEMA- ARE PORTUGUESE GUYS FROM ANGOLAN ANCESTRY. BECAUSE ANGOLAN WAS A EX PORTUGUESE COLONY FOR 500 YEARS SO WE ALMOST SHARE THE SAME CUSTOMS"
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2. rabeandre2
"kuduro, doesn't that mean hardass?"
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The Portuguese words “ku duro” literally means “hard ass”.
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3. gajo cemjuizo
"@douglascgc é isso mesmo cu duro, mas em portugal, e creio que também em angola, não fazemos distinção entre cu e bunda... cu é o todo, por isso dizemos "levas um pontapé no cu, não sentes o cu aí, aquela gaja tem cá um cu" para no referirmos às nádegas... o nome do estilo de dança vem de se ter de dançar isto com as nádegas hirtas, ou melhor, com o cu duro.
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(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"Douglascgc is really hard, but in portugal, and I believe that also in angola, we do not distinguish between cu and ass ... cu is the whole, so we say "take a kick in the ass, you do not feel cu there, that Gaja has a cu cu cu "so we do not refer to the buttocks ... the name of the dance style comes from having to dance this with the buttocks hirtas, or better, with the hard ass."
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4. andycloned
"man, this here is amazing!! im a hiphop head but got so much appreciation for all urban music styles and this goes hard. one love"
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5. Lazers N Stimulants
"This was honestly cool!"
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6. 1undread
"Pure Fire!!!!"
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2012
7. Governor Oliveira
"@xMamush angola\portugal, attention, this is not just african, the real band was all born in portugal"
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masterfigo
"Adoro Kuduro e sou portugues.. mas temos de ser sinceros. Kuduro nao é portugues. Temos de dar valor à gente que merece. Big Up aos paises lusófonos de Africa!
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(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"I love Kuduro and I'm Portuguese .. but we have to be honest. Kuduro is not Portuguese. We have to give value to the people we deserve. Big Up to the Lusophone countries of Africa!"
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8. Antonio M
"LOLOLOLOL ... how is it possible to say that Buraca Som Sistema is Brazilian?
Buraka (coming from Buraca, located in the county of Amadora, which belongs to the zone of the rue Lisboa.
Search on google.
Kuduro is music originating in Angola"
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9. Archangel Smith
@soljab54 KUDURO IS ANGOLAN MUSIC AND THIS PORTUGUESE BAND WENT TO ANGOLA TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE REAL KUDURO.."
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10. Fernando Gonzalez
"DON OMAR IS THE NUMER ONE"
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Reply
11. Mamanché
"@prettyboyswagnyc Don Omar is reggaeton, not Kuduro..."
Reply
12. pc
"Don Omar is kuduro? Don Omar is boricua! He's a reggaeton legend from PUERTO RICO!! Kuduro is from ANGOLA, AFRICA! And Buraka Som Sistema is from Portugal!
Let's try to focus a little, please!"
**
Reply
13. thelastDAN
"Defjamaica chill out man at least give don omar some props for taking that style out to the masses....for a puerto rican cat i think he did a good job considering the music isnt from PR....."
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14. chefzef
"@prettyboyswagnyc hum... I think you need to put your "google" actualized. Real Kuduro is from Angola, in Africa actually... Don Omar is from Latino America(?). And if Don Omar have the music "Danza Kuduro" (one big SH&T* in my opinion) it's because one Portuguese emigrant on France called "Lucenzo" made duet with him. And made the duet just because this music style (i don't know what is, but isn't Kuduro) had selling very well on France with Lucenzo.
-snip-
*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
There are A Lot of comments about how the Brazilian music that purports to be kuduro (and specifically Don Omar’s "Danza Kuduro") isn’t real kuduro.
Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zp1TbLFPp8 for Don Omar's "Danza Kuduro ft. Lucenzo"
**
15. Rui Fernandes
"Kuduro é originário de angola, mas os buraka som sistema são uma mistura de portugal e angola, entre seus elementos... agora dizerem que em portugal ñ há isto ou aquilo ,isto é uma fusão entre portugueses e angolanos, são raizes diferentes mas quando se juntam dá algo de brutal... tanto que na minha opinião actual, o dj mais internacional e que mais vende em portugal, é luso/angolano... MASTIKSOUL, mas o sucesso foi reconhecido cá.."
-snip-
(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"Kuduro is originally from angola, but the buraka sound system is a mixture of portugal and angola, among its elements ... now say that in portugal ñ there is this or that, this is a fusion between portuguese and angolans, they are different roots but when They join together gives something brutal ... so much so that in my opinion today, the most international and best selling dj in portugal, is Portuguese / Angolan ... MASTIKSOUL, but success was recognized here."
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16. Legend Historyy
"o Brasil não é só funk e samba também tem forró, sertanejo, axé, rap, tecno melody etc isso tudo está em nossa cultura e agora tem kuduro o Brasil tem muita cultura da Europa e África e também de índios. Gostei do ritmo é bem alegre quem nos trouxe esse ritmo foi um cantor de apelido latino
espero que toda essa cultura não seja esmagada pela globalização do mesmo jeito que vem coisas boas também vem só lixo como fast food, cassinos, justin bieber iron maider"
-snip-
(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"Brazil is not only funk and samba also has forró, sertanejo, axé, rap, techno melody etc this is all in our culture and now has kuduro Brazil has a lot of culture from Europe and Africa and also from Indians. I liked the rhythm is very cheerful who brought us this rhythm was a singer with Latin nickname
I hope that all this culture is not crushed by globalization in the same way that good things come, it also comes just like junk fast food, casinos, justin bieber iron maider"
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17. Mrcerelak
"Kuduro parte tudo!! A minha mãe é angolana e tenho pena que ela nao me tenha ensinado/mostrado os ritmos africanos :("
-snip-
(Google translate: from Portuguese to English)
"Kuduro leaves everything !! My mother is Angolan and I'm sorry she has not taught me / shown the African rhythms :("
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18. zolispics1
Just saw them at Sziget festival a few hours ago. They were the bomb!!! Insanely good concert 😃
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Reply
19. Iskra Ramirez
"I saw them at sziget festival too, best concert ,no one stopped dancing!!!!! demasiado bueno!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
-snip-
(Google translate from Spanish to English) "demasiado bueno" = too good
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[The following comment was written in response to a commenter who expressed a desire to visit Angola.]tr
20. Archangel Smith
"@sloan785 you are well come African Culture lives in ANGOLA, where there is new dance everyday..kuduro NA KAZA.."
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[The following comment was written to explain the commenter's first comment that he didn't like Brazilian music that is called Kuduro.]
21. Alejandro Quetzalli
@donputo69 You take it BAD this comment. I mean i Love kuduro and this is REAL music
Don Omar make a version Called Danza Kuduro and that is alem cuz it´s not kuduro.
I really love the REAL kuduro
I´m not Racist
PAL.
**
22. chumbrega2
"my grandma is black, and I am white, so I got a white skin and an African mind ;)"
-snip-
I realize that this comment doesn't fit the categories of selected comments that I indicated I would feature here. But I couldn't help but add it. I wonder "What is an African mind"?
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23. JenniferDiasChannel
"BAAAAAAADDDDDDD!!!!! VERY NICE..."
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24. Rafaella Barros
"I love this song so much that my neighbours thought it would be cool to invite the cops to listen as well...
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25. DeeChantaL
"People love the sound of kuduru even in Bosnia"
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Visitor comments are welcome.
Costuleta - "Tchiriri Kuduro" And Two Other Videos Of Angolan Kuduro Music/Dancing
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post provides information about Kuduro, a contemporary Angolan originated music/dance genre.
This post also showcases three videos of Angolan young adults and children dancing kuduro.
Selected comments from the discussion threads of these YouTube videos are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/buraka-som-sistema-sound-of-kuduro.htmlfor a companion post on Buraka Som Sistema's record "Sound of Kuduro".
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INFORMATION ABOUT KUDURO (MUSIC/DANCE)
Excerpt #1:
From http://africasacountry.com/2012/12/kuduros-international-wave/ "Kuduro’s International Wave"
by Boima Tucker, December 24, 2012
...."I first became aware of Kuduro when searching out Angolan Hip Hop on the Canal Angola website back in 2006 (I hadn’t realized it then, but my first exposure was through a Jamie Foxx routine). I was introduced to it as a ghetto music, rejected by the upper classes in Luanda, and wildly popular amongst youth living on the margins of the city’s socio-economic life. At that time Kuduro wasn’t huge on the international radar, but I was to soon become part of that wave of international bloggers, djs, dancers, producers, singers, and young people around the world who would pick up on and promote the sound incubated in Angola.
In that initial international exposure, non-Angolans briefly entertained questions of origin and authenticity, as web-savvy Angolans who were experiencing Kuduro first-hand were still the central source of information on the culture. Frenchman Frederic Galleano was the first Northern DJ to venture to Angola to collaborate with people on the ground in Luanda. At that time, Galleano was quoted in interviews saying that the only real Kuduro comes from Angola. His project would draw some attention in Europe, and set the stage for the French mainstream integration of Kuduro in the wake of the Coupé-Decalé explosion in Paris*.
The US-based record label Mad Decent did a National Geographic type podcast on the genre, and without any form of formal international distribution Kuduro started to enter the vocabulary of Internet-savvy young Americans and Europeans. I remember at that time it was often just characterized as the “next Baile Funk” in international media, and hipsters in the Northern capitals paid it some brief attention before moving on to the next black music from a strange and exotic place (like Chicago).
The first major international group who spoke of producing Kuduro was Lisbon-based Buraka Som Sistema, a group of mostly Portuguese young people who heard the sound from peers and neighbors in their multicultural and cosmopolitan city. Buraka Som Sistema would come to define Kuduro for much of the genre’s audience outside of Africa. DJ Znobia was also an early star, and he would even appear alongside Buraka Som Sistema on a Mad Decent produced EP. But it was actually Costuleta, the Angolan amputee based in Paris who spread the genre across the rest of Africa, and beyond Northern hipster circles."...
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A Costuleta video is showcased as Video example #1 below.
* Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/03/three-videos-of-cote-divoires-coupe.html for a pancocojams post about Coupé-Decalé music/dance.
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Excerpt #2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuduro
"Kuduro (or kuduru) is a type of music and dance originally developed in Angola in the 1980s. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. Kuduro began in Luanda, Angola in the late 1980s. Initially, producers sampled traditional carnival music like soca and zouk from the Caribbean, and also semba from Angola and laid this around a fast 4/4 beat.
The kuduro is similar to the Kizomba rhythm. The lyrics are usually in Portuguese...
According to Tony Amado, self-proclaimed creator of Kuduro, he got the idea for the dance, after seeing Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1989 film Kickboxer, in which he appears in a bar drunk, and dances in a hard and unusual style.[3][4] As Vivian Host points out in her article, despite the common assumption that "world music" from non-Western countries holds no commonalities with Western modern music, Angolan kuduro does contain "elements in common with punk, deep tribal house, and even Daft Punk."[5] And although Angolan kuduro reflects an understanding and an interpretation of Western musical forms, the world music category that it fits under, tends to reject the idea of Western musical imperialism.[5] DJ Riot of Sistema said, "Kuduro was never world music... It wasn’t born on congas and bongos, as some traditional folk-music. It was kids making straight-up dance-music from, like, ’96. Playing this new music, this new African music, that feels straight-up political in itself."[6]
Kuduristas use body movements that often emanate movement/stillness, incoordination, falling, pop & lock, and breakdancing. This style of dance seems to “break down” body parts into isolations and staccato movements, serving as a reflection of debility and the mixture of abled/disabled bodies in performance. Popular Angolan dancer Costuleta, whose leg has been amputated, is known for his captivating performances displaying dexterity and sexuality. The incorporation of debility complicates normative notions of “abled-ness” while recalling motifs of black survival throughout the Diaspora, specifically in relation to the land mines planted by the Portuguese army that has left many Angolans amputated.[7]
Terminology
The name of the dance refers to a peculiar movement in which the dancers seem to have hard buttocks ("Cu Duro" in Angolan Portuguese), simulating an aggressive and agitated dance style."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Costuleta - Tchiriri Kuduro
Son Zouk, Uploaded on Jan 28, 2009
Un ti clip du concept Kuduro
-snip-
WARNING: Some of the images in this video may be sexually suggestive.
Recall this quote from the article given above as Excerpt #1: "It was Costuleta, the Angolan amputee based in Paris who spread the genre across the rest of Africa, and beyond Northern hipster circles.".
Here are some selected comments from this video's discussion thread. The numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
2014
1.Jason Fortes, 2014
"kuduro est cap verdien
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"Kuduro is Cape Verdian [meaning it originated in the Cape Verde Islands*]
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*Cape Verde Islands are off the western coast of the African continent, near Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania. Like Angola, Portuguese is an official language in Cape Verde. The four other African nations where Portuguese is an official language are Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Equatorial Guinea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese-speaking_African_countries
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Reply
2. mariechou37, 2016
"Non c angolais"
(Google translate French to English)
"No. It is Angolan".
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2015
3. Belfi Ebubu Nzale
"Ça c'est notre dance à tous les angolais angolano"
-snip-
(Google translate from French to English)
"This is our dance to all Angolan angolano" [followed by an internet symbol for love]
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4. Mzell Assani976
J'kiiiifffffff graaave!!!!!
-snip-
"J' kiffe" is a French adaptation of Arabic meaning "I appreciate it a lot" [in standard English -"I really like it"] = grave {French] = seriously.
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5. Florence kakou
"J'aime trop c'est comme me sa que je dance"
-snip-
(Google translate from French to English)
"I like it too like it's my dance"
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6. FaiscaOPC
"2015 Sempre a bombar"
-snip-
(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"Always pumping"
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"Pumping" is an African American Vernacular English term which (in this context) means that the song (or specifically, the song's beat) is very good.
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There are several other YouTube uploads of this same video. In the discussion thread for one of those videos, several commenters mentioned how impressed they were with how well Costuleta, the lead artist in this video, danced with one leg.
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Example #2: Toques de Kuduro Angola 2009
kellystress007, Uploaded on May 8, 2009
Toques Angola 2009 é muita karga no momento
(Google translate from Portuguese to English and http://translate.translation-services-usa.com/karga/basque/english/)
2009 Angolan ringtone - It has a lot of weight at the moment.
My guess for the standard American meaning of "é muita karga no momento" = It's very popular right now.
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Here are three comments from this video's discussion thread.
1. Italo Adriano B. C. Marcelino, 2013
"That is kuduro. O/
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2. gasnate, 2013
"it´s very similar to piqueria de champeta in Cartagena Colombia, here the african influence is huge."
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Reply
3. krw this, 2017
"dont know about that african influence but the music bpm is almost the same"
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Example #3: MK Kuduro - éwé éwé (2011)
Bizness Label Group Uploaded on Jun 25, 2011
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Here are some selected comments from this video's discussion thread. The numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only. (Google Translate from Portuguese to English)
2012
1. Maxperm
"Alô irmãos de Angola
É Nós Samba de cá, Kuduro de lá"
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"Hello brothers from Angola
We are Samba from here, Kuduro from there"
-snip-
The reference to "samba" indicates that the commenter is from Brazil.
**
2. joshua mason
"the kid in the hortons shirt is cool"
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3. Bob bobber
"haha representing in the TIm Hortons t-shirt... :P awesome :)"
-snip-
"Tim Horton" is a popular fast food restaurant chain in Canada that is especially known for its good coffee.
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4. E Osei
"off da chain"
-snip-
"Off da chain" and "off the chain" are now retired African American Vernacular English complimentary phrases.
**
5. Erivaldo607
"Eu sei que nem todo o mundo é igual, mas muito Latinos e Brasileiros deveriam saber k o k vocês dançam não é Kuduro, nem cópia é, então por favor n critiquem e nem insultem esses miúdos, pois o que eles estão a dançar é o verdadeiro Kuduro. Aprendam que o Kuduro não se descreve, apenas sente-se!!!! Soh um país faz o verdadeiro Kuduro...e esse país é Angola (Nguimbe)."
-snip-
"I know that not everyone is equal, but a lot of Latinos and Brazilians should know kok you dance is not Kuduro, nor copy is, so please do not criticize or insult these kids, because what they are dancing is the true Kuduro . Learn that Kuduro does not describe itself, just sit down !!!! Soh a country does the true Kuduro ... and that country is Angola (Nguimbe).
-snip-
This comment is representative of a number of comments in this and the other "Kuduro" YouTube discussion threads that I read which not only made it clear that "Kuduro" dance/music originated in Angola, Central Africa, but also criticized the Brazilian music/dance form that calls itself "Kuduro". Particular harsh criticism is leveled against Don Omar, a Puerto Rican performer who is known for his Reggaeton records and who in 2010 popularized the song entitled "Danza Kuduro" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zp1TbLFPp8. Neither the music nor the dancing in Don Omar's "Danza Kuduro" video have any thing to do with Kuduro.
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6. Kilamba Ferreira
"o kuduro naiceu em angola quando eu tinha 14 anos agora tenho 33 anos
o meu filho ja sabe o que é o kuduro talvez o meu neto vai tambem saber entao o kuduro vai ficar mesmo pra sempre"
-snip-
"The nativist kuduro in angola when I was 14 years old now I'm 33 years old
My son already knows what kuduro is maybe my grandson will also know then kuduro will stay forever"
-snip-
The word "nativist" here probably means something like "original".
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7. Lyly Duarte
"muito legal essa dança"
-snip-
"Very cool this dance" [This dance is very cool.]
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8. Fabrício Marçal
"Aqui no Brasil estamos curtindo muito o KUDURO, abraço irmão Angolanos
-snip-
"Here in Brazil we are enjoying KUDURO a lot, hug brother Angolanos"
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9. Cleber David
"Kuduro de verdade, que vem do povo angolano!"
-snip-
"Kuduro really comes from the Angolan people!"
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10. Alex Rodrigues
"é legal, nada ver com o kuduro do brasil que diga de passagem é uma bosta"
-snip-
"It's cool, nothing to do with the brazilian kuduro that says in passing it's crap"
-snip-
“That says in passing” may mean that is a fad now.
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11. Eugenio jesus
"esse sim e o verdadeiro kuduro"
-snip-
"This yes and the true kuduro"
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13. MUNDO CURIOSO, 2015
"Esse é o verdadeiro kuduro não aquilo visto na TV, só para lembrar herdamos essa cultura então se isso é ou loucura também somos loucos pois faz parte da nossa origem."
-snip-
"This is the real kuduro not seen on TV, just to remember we inherit this culture so if this is crazy or crazy we are also part of our origin."
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This pancocojams post provides information about Kuduro, a contemporary Angolan originated music/dance genre.
This post also showcases three videos of Angolan young adults and children dancing kuduro.
Selected comments from the discussion threads of these YouTube videos are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/04/buraka-som-sistema-sound-of-kuduro.htmlfor a companion post on Buraka Som Sistema's record "Sound of Kuduro".
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INFORMATION ABOUT KUDURO (MUSIC/DANCE)
Excerpt #1:
From http://africasacountry.com/2012/12/kuduros-international-wave/ "Kuduro’s International Wave"
by Boima Tucker, December 24, 2012
...."I first became aware of Kuduro when searching out Angolan Hip Hop on the Canal Angola website back in 2006 (I hadn’t realized it then, but my first exposure was through a Jamie Foxx routine). I was introduced to it as a ghetto music, rejected by the upper classes in Luanda, and wildly popular amongst youth living on the margins of the city’s socio-economic life. At that time Kuduro wasn’t huge on the international radar, but I was to soon become part of that wave of international bloggers, djs, dancers, producers, singers, and young people around the world who would pick up on and promote the sound incubated in Angola.
In that initial international exposure, non-Angolans briefly entertained questions of origin and authenticity, as web-savvy Angolans who were experiencing Kuduro first-hand were still the central source of information on the culture. Frenchman Frederic Galleano was the first Northern DJ to venture to Angola to collaborate with people on the ground in Luanda. At that time, Galleano was quoted in interviews saying that the only real Kuduro comes from Angola. His project would draw some attention in Europe, and set the stage for the French mainstream integration of Kuduro in the wake of the Coupé-Decalé explosion in Paris*.
The US-based record label Mad Decent did a National Geographic type podcast on the genre, and without any form of formal international distribution Kuduro started to enter the vocabulary of Internet-savvy young Americans and Europeans. I remember at that time it was often just characterized as the “next Baile Funk” in international media, and hipsters in the Northern capitals paid it some brief attention before moving on to the next black music from a strange and exotic place (like Chicago).
The first major international group who spoke of producing Kuduro was Lisbon-based Buraka Som Sistema, a group of mostly Portuguese young people who heard the sound from peers and neighbors in their multicultural and cosmopolitan city. Buraka Som Sistema would come to define Kuduro for much of the genre’s audience outside of Africa. DJ Znobia was also an early star, and he would even appear alongside Buraka Som Sistema on a Mad Decent produced EP. But it was actually Costuleta, the Angolan amputee based in Paris who spread the genre across the rest of Africa, and beyond Northern hipster circles."...
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A Costuleta video is showcased as Video example #1 below.
* Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/03/three-videos-of-cote-divoires-coupe.html for a pancocojams post about Coupé-Decalé music/dance.
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Excerpt #2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuduro
"Kuduro (or kuduru) is a type of music and dance originally developed in Angola in the 1980s. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. Kuduro began in Luanda, Angola in the late 1980s. Initially, producers sampled traditional carnival music like soca and zouk from the Caribbean, and also semba from Angola and laid this around a fast 4/4 beat.
The kuduro is similar to the Kizomba rhythm. The lyrics are usually in Portuguese...
According to Tony Amado, self-proclaimed creator of Kuduro, he got the idea for the dance, after seeing Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1989 film Kickboxer, in which he appears in a bar drunk, and dances in a hard and unusual style.[3][4] As Vivian Host points out in her article, despite the common assumption that "world music" from non-Western countries holds no commonalities with Western modern music, Angolan kuduro does contain "elements in common with punk, deep tribal house, and even Daft Punk."[5] And although Angolan kuduro reflects an understanding and an interpretation of Western musical forms, the world music category that it fits under, tends to reject the idea of Western musical imperialism.[5] DJ Riot of Sistema said, "Kuduro was never world music... It wasn’t born on congas and bongos, as some traditional folk-music. It was kids making straight-up dance-music from, like, ’96. Playing this new music, this new African music, that feels straight-up political in itself."[6]
Kuduristas use body movements that often emanate movement/stillness, incoordination, falling, pop & lock, and breakdancing. This style of dance seems to “break down” body parts into isolations and staccato movements, serving as a reflection of debility and the mixture of abled/disabled bodies in performance. Popular Angolan dancer Costuleta, whose leg has been amputated, is known for his captivating performances displaying dexterity and sexuality. The incorporation of debility complicates normative notions of “abled-ness” while recalling motifs of black survival throughout the Diaspora, specifically in relation to the land mines planted by the Portuguese army that has left many Angolans amputated.[7]
Terminology
The name of the dance refers to a peculiar movement in which the dancers seem to have hard buttocks ("Cu Duro" in Angolan Portuguese), simulating an aggressive and agitated dance style."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Costuleta - Tchiriri Kuduro
Son Zouk, Uploaded on Jan 28, 2009
Un ti clip du concept Kuduro
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WARNING: Some of the images in this video may be sexually suggestive.
Recall this quote from the article given above as Excerpt #1: "It was Costuleta, the Angolan amputee based in Paris who spread the genre across the rest of Africa, and beyond Northern hipster circles.".
Here are some selected comments from this video's discussion thread. The numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
2014
1.Jason Fortes, 2014
"kuduro est cap verdien
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"Kuduro is Cape Verdian [meaning it originated in the Cape Verde Islands*]
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*Cape Verde Islands are off the western coast of the African continent, near Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania. Like Angola, Portuguese is an official language in Cape Verde. The four other African nations where Portuguese is an official language are Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Equatorial Guinea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese-speaking_African_countries
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Reply
2. mariechou37, 2016
"Non c angolais"
(Google translate French to English)
"No. It is Angolan".
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2015
3. Belfi Ebubu Nzale
"Ça c'est notre dance à tous les angolais angolano"
-snip-
(Google translate from French to English)
"This is our dance to all Angolan angolano" [followed by an internet symbol for love]
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4. Mzell Assani976
J'kiiiifffffff graaave!!!!!
-snip-
"J' kiffe" is a French adaptation of Arabic meaning "I appreciate it a lot" [in standard English -"I really like it"] = grave {French] = seriously.
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5. Florence kakou
"J'aime trop c'est comme me sa que je dance"
-snip-
(Google translate from French to English)
"I like it too like it's my dance"
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6. FaiscaOPC
"2015 Sempre a bombar"
-snip-
(Google translate from Portuguese to English)
"Always pumping"
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"Pumping" is an African American Vernacular English term which (in this context) means that the song (or specifically, the song's beat) is very good.
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There are several other YouTube uploads of this same video. In the discussion thread for one of those videos, several commenters mentioned how impressed they were with how well Costuleta, the lead artist in this video, danced with one leg.
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Example #2: Toques de Kuduro Angola 2009
kellystress007, Uploaded on May 8, 2009
Toques Angola 2009 é muita karga no momento
(Google translate from Portuguese to English and http://translate.translation-services-usa.com/karga/basque/english/)
2009 Angolan ringtone - It has a lot of weight at the moment.
My guess for the standard American meaning of "é muita karga no momento" = It's very popular right now.
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Here are three comments from this video's discussion thread.
1. Italo Adriano B. C. Marcelino, 2013
"That is kuduro. O/
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2. gasnate, 2013
"it´s very similar to piqueria de champeta in Cartagena Colombia, here the african influence is huge."
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Reply
3. krw this, 2017
"dont know about that african influence but the music bpm is almost the same"
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Example #3: MK Kuduro - éwé éwé (2011)
Bizness Label Group Uploaded on Jun 25, 2011
-snip-
Here are some selected comments from this video's discussion thread. The numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only. (Google Translate from Portuguese to English)
2012
1. Maxperm
"Alô irmãos de Angola
É Nós Samba de cá, Kuduro de lá"
-snip-
"Hello brothers from Angola
We are Samba from here, Kuduro from there"
-snip-
The reference to "samba" indicates that the commenter is from Brazil.
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2. joshua mason
"the kid in the hortons shirt is cool"
**
3. Bob bobber
"haha representing in the TIm Hortons t-shirt... :P awesome :)"
-snip-
"Tim Horton" is a popular fast food restaurant chain in Canada that is especially known for its good coffee.
**
4. E Osei
"off da chain"
-snip-
"Off da chain" and "off the chain" are now retired African American Vernacular English complimentary phrases.
**
5. Erivaldo607
"Eu sei que nem todo o mundo é igual, mas muito Latinos e Brasileiros deveriam saber k o k vocês dançam não é Kuduro, nem cópia é, então por favor n critiquem e nem insultem esses miúdos, pois o que eles estão a dançar é o verdadeiro Kuduro. Aprendam que o Kuduro não se descreve, apenas sente-se!!!! Soh um país faz o verdadeiro Kuduro...e esse país é Angola (Nguimbe)."
-snip-
"I know that not everyone is equal, but a lot of Latinos and Brazilians should know kok you dance is not Kuduro, nor copy is, so please do not criticize or insult these kids, because what they are dancing is the true Kuduro . Learn that Kuduro does not describe itself, just sit down !!!! Soh a country does the true Kuduro ... and that country is Angola (Nguimbe).
-snip-
This comment is representative of a number of comments in this and the other "Kuduro" YouTube discussion threads that I read which not only made it clear that "Kuduro" dance/music originated in Angola, Central Africa, but also criticized the Brazilian music/dance form that calls itself "Kuduro". Particular harsh criticism is leveled against Don Omar, a Puerto Rican performer who is known for his Reggaeton records and who in 2010 popularized the song entitled "Danza Kuduro" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zp1TbLFPp8. Neither the music nor the dancing in Don Omar's "Danza Kuduro" video have any thing to do with Kuduro.
**
6. Kilamba Ferreira
"o kuduro naiceu em angola quando eu tinha 14 anos agora tenho 33 anos
o meu filho ja sabe o que é o kuduro talvez o meu neto vai tambem saber entao o kuduro vai ficar mesmo pra sempre"
-snip-
"The nativist kuduro in angola when I was 14 years old now I'm 33 years old
My son already knows what kuduro is maybe my grandson will also know then kuduro will stay forever"
-snip-
The word "nativist" here probably means something like "original".
**
7. Lyly Duarte
"muito legal essa dança"
-snip-
"Very cool this dance" [This dance is very cool.]
**
8. Fabrício Marçal
"Aqui no Brasil estamos curtindo muito o KUDURO, abraço irmão Angolanos
-snip-
"Here in Brazil we are enjoying KUDURO a lot, hug brother Angolanos"
**
9. Cleber David
"Kuduro de verdade, que vem do povo angolano!"
-snip-
"Kuduro really comes from the Angolan people!"
**
10. Alex Rodrigues
"é legal, nada ver com o kuduro do brasil que diga de passagem é uma bosta"
-snip-
"It's cool, nothing to do with the brazilian kuduro that says in passing it's crap"
-snip-
“That says in passing” may mean that is a fad now.
**
11. Eugenio jesus
"esse sim e o verdadeiro kuduro"
-snip-
"This yes and the true kuduro"
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13. MUNDO CURIOSO, 2015
"Esse é o verdadeiro kuduro não aquilo visto na TV, só para lembrar herdamos essa cultura então se isso é ou loucura também somos loucos pois faz parte da nossa origem."
-snip-
"This is the real kuduro not seen on TV, just to remember we inherit this culture so if this is crazy or crazy we are also part of our origin."
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Visitor comments are welcome.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Cesária Évora - "Angola" (two video performances, lyrics, comments)
Edited by Azizi Powell
This post showcases two videos of Cesária Évora performing the song "Angola".
Information about Cesária Évora is included in this post. Cape Verdean lyrics and two versions of English lyrics for this song are also included in this post. Selected comments from one of those video's viewer discussion threads are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Ramiro Mendes for composing this song. Thanks also to Cesária Évora and her musicians for their performances of this song. And thanks to the publishers on YouTube and all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT CESARIA EVORA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora
"Cesária Évora, 27 August 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes,[1] she was also known as the "Queen of Morna".[2]
.... At the age of 16, she was persuaded by a friend to sing in a sailors' tavern.[2]
In the 1960s, she started singing on Portuguese cruise ships stopping at Mindelo as well as on the local radio. It was only in 1985 when at the invitation of Cape Verdean singer Bana she went to perform in Portugal. In Lisbon she was discovered by the producer José da Silva and invited to record in Paris.[4]
Évora's international success came only in 1988 with the release of her first album La Diva Aux Pieds Nus, recorded in France.[2] Her 1992 album Miss Perfumado sold over 300,000 copies worldwide, and included one of her most celebrated songs, "Sodade".[5]
Her 1995 album Cesária brought her broader international success and the first Grammy Award nomination.[2] In 1997, she won KORA All African Music Awards in three categories: "Best Artist of West Africa", "Best Album" and "Merit of the Jury".[6] In 2003, her album Voz d'Amor was awarded a Grammy in the World music category.[2]"
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/08/capo-verdean-singer-cesaria-evora.html for another pancocojams post about Cesária Évora. That post includes information about Morna music.
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LYRICS - ANGOLA (Cape Verdean lyrics)
(Ramiro Mendes)
Ess vida sabe qu'nhôs ta vivê
Parodia dia e note manché
Sem maca ma cu sabura
Angola angola
Oi qu'povo sabe
Ami nhos ca ta matá-me
'M bem cu hora pa'me ba nha caminho
Ess convivência dess nhôs vivência
Paciência dum consequência
Resistência dum estravagância
Source: Thommy Sjöberg, 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3yfRNrPRiA
[from the discussion thread for the video that is given as Example #1 below]
-snip-
The composer of this song is Ramiro Mendes. The language is Capeverdean Creole.
Two versions of English lyrics are also included with the comments for the video below that is given as Example #1.
Also, click http://lyrics.wikia.com/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora:Angola for English lyrics to this song. That page also includes the information that "["Angola"] is performed by Cesária Évora and appears on the album Miss Perfumado (1992), on the live album L'Olympia (1996) and on the compilation album Best Of (1998)."
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
These videos are given in chronological order based on their publishing date on YouTube with the oldest videos given first.
Example #1: Cesaria Evora - Angola
alcom34 Uploaded on Aug 13, 2007
Performed at Le Bataclan in Paris 1995
-snip-
Selected comments from that video's discussion thread:
Francisco Santos, 2008
"This is Capeverdean Creole language (not a Portuguese dialect, despite many words are of Portuguese origin; that's like Portuguese is not a Latin dialect). Approximate, not literally translation:
That nice life that you're living
Feasts day and night
Without sorrow, feeling fine
Angola, Angola
What a nice people!
You won't get me here enjoying too much
I came, but I must go home again
The way that you live
Patience of a consequence
Resistence of an extravagance
Keith Reid, 2008
"Great how the pianist taps in a boogie-woogie stride on the down-to-earth beat from Cabo Verde."
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luchodinis, 2008
"the guy playing piano is Paulino Vieira, one of the most complete musician from Cape Vert"
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arsendj, 2011
somebody knows the name of this 'maestro' player guitar?????
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pryncessable, 2011
"Whoever the guitarist is, he makes the guitar sing along with Cesaria Evora, wow! what talent? Guitar plays over head, and behind his back, he deserves an award of course along with the barefoot contessa! Watch this vid over and over this gutiarist thrills me, esp dancing along with Cesaria. Fans got their money's worth that night."
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soniabreda, 2013
"The guitar player is Armando Tito, a wonderful Cabo-Verdian musician who lives and often plays alive in Portugal."
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Mahesh Venketraman, 2011
hey you this is another from Cesaria and it translates loosely as
"This joyful life that you lead
Party night and day
Without harm but full of joy
Angola Angola
Such joyful people
You won't kill me
I came with my return's time set
This experience of your living's style
Patient of a consequence
Resist that extravagance
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Antonio Baptista, 2011
in reply to Cornelia Dumitriu
"@coracio12 She's talkin about the struggle of angolan people the portuguese against clonialism."
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Marian Grocky, 2011
"what music style is this please?"
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Beatriz Carmelo, 2011
in reply to Marian Grocky
"@Mario2YT
This is the Cabo Verde music (ex portuguese colony)"
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jastyl, 2011
in reply to Marian Grocky
"@Mario2YT
i'ts MORNA from CAPE-VERDE"
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mariliamar, 2012
"on the top of that, she is not speaking Portuguese, it's a dialect that we from Brasil or portugal cannot understand... but some words here and there..."
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0Moreno0, 2013
"Her music is a heavy rotation in Angola"
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Example #2: Cesaria Evora, Angola -- National Geographic
Cape Verde, Uploaded on Feb 1, 2009
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Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This post showcases two videos of Cesária Évora performing the song "Angola".
Information about Cesária Évora is included in this post. Cape Verdean lyrics and two versions of English lyrics for this song are also included in this post. Selected comments from one of those video's viewer discussion threads are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Ramiro Mendes for composing this song. Thanks also to Cesária Évora and her musicians for their performances of this song. And thanks to the publishers on YouTube and all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT CESARIA EVORA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora
"Cesária Évora, 27 August 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a Cape Verdean popular singer. Nicknamed the "Barefoot Diva" for performing without shoes,[1] she was also known as the "Queen of Morna".[2]
.... At the age of 16, she was persuaded by a friend to sing in a sailors' tavern.[2]
In the 1960s, she started singing on Portuguese cruise ships stopping at Mindelo as well as on the local radio. It was only in 1985 when at the invitation of Cape Verdean singer Bana she went to perform in Portugal. In Lisbon she was discovered by the producer José da Silva and invited to record in Paris.[4]
Évora's international success came only in 1988 with the release of her first album La Diva Aux Pieds Nus, recorded in France.[2] Her 1992 album Miss Perfumado sold over 300,000 copies worldwide, and included one of her most celebrated songs, "Sodade".[5]
Her 1995 album Cesária brought her broader international success and the first Grammy Award nomination.[2] In 1997, she won KORA All African Music Awards in three categories: "Best Artist of West Africa", "Best Album" and "Merit of the Jury".[6] In 2003, her album Voz d'Amor was awarded a Grammy in the World music category.[2]"
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/08/capo-verdean-singer-cesaria-evora.html for another pancocojams post about Cesária Évora. That post includes information about Morna music.
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LYRICS - ANGOLA (Cape Verdean lyrics)
(Ramiro Mendes)
Ess vida sabe qu'nhôs ta vivê
Parodia dia e note manché
Sem maca ma cu sabura
Angola angola
Oi qu'povo sabe
Ami nhos ca ta matá-me
'M bem cu hora pa'me ba nha caminho
Ess convivência dess nhôs vivência
Paciência dum consequência
Resistência dum estravagância
Source: Thommy Sjöberg, 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3yfRNrPRiA
[from the discussion thread for the video that is given as Example #1 below]
-snip-
The composer of this song is Ramiro Mendes. The language is Capeverdean Creole.
Two versions of English lyrics are also included with the comments for the video below that is given as Example #1.
Also, click http://lyrics.wikia.com/Ces%C3%A1ria_%C3%89vora:Angola for English lyrics to this song. That page also includes the information that "["Angola"] is performed by Cesária Évora and appears on the album Miss Perfumado (1992), on the live album L'Olympia (1996) and on the compilation album Best Of (1998)."
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
These videos are given in chronological order based on their publishing date on YouTube with the oldest videos given first.
Example #1: Cesaria Evora - Angola
alcom34 Uploaded on Aug 13, 2007
Performed at Le Bataclan in Paris 1995
-snip-
Selected comments from that video's discussion thread:
Francisco Santos, 2008
"This is Capeverdean Creole language (not a Portuguese dialect, despite many words are of Portuguese origin; that's like Portuguese is not a Latin dialect). Approximate, not literally translation:
That nice life that you're living
Feasts day and night
Without sorrow, feeling fine
Angola, Angola
What a nice people!
You won't get me here enjoying too much
I came, but I must go home again
The way that you live
Patience of a consequence
Resistence of an extravagance
Keith Reid, 2008
"Great how the pianist taps in a boogie-woogie stride on the down-to-earth beat from Cabo Verde."
**
luchodinis, 2008
"the guy playing piano is Paulino Vieira, one of the most complete musician from Cape Vert"
**
arsendj, 2011
somebody knows the name of this 'maestro' player guitar?????
**
pryncessable, 2011
"Whoever the guitarist is, he makes the guitar sing along with Cesaria Evora, wow! what talent? Guitar plays over head, and behind his back, he deserves an award of course along with the barefoot contessa! Watch this vid over and over this gutiarist thrills me, esp dancing along with Cesaria. Fans got their money's worth that night."
**
soniabreda, 2013
"The guitar player is Armando Tito, a wonderful Cabo-Verdian musician who lives and often plays alive in Portugal."
**
Mahesh Venketraman, 2011
hey you this is another from Cesaria and it translates loosely as
"This joyful life that you lead
Party night and day
Without harm but full of joy
Angola Angola
Such joyful people
You won't kill me
I came with my return's time set
This experience of your living's style
Patient of a consequence
Resist that extravagance
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Antonio Baptista, 2011
in reply to Cornelia Dumitriu
"@coracio12 She's talkin about the struggle of angolan people the portuguese against clonialism."
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Marian Grocky, 2011
"what music style is this please?"
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Beatriz Carmelo, 2011
in reply to Marian Grocky
"@Mario2YT
This is the Cabo Verde music (ex portuguese colony)"
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jastyl, 2011
in reply to Marian Grocky
"@Mario2YT
i'ts MORNA from CAPE-VERDE"
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mariliamar, 2012
"on the top of that, she is not speaking Portuguese, it's a dialect that we from Brasil or portugal cannot understand... but some words here and there..."
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0Moreno0, 2013
"Her music is a heavy rotation in Angola"
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Example #2: Cesaria Evora, Angola -- National Geographic
Cape Verde, Uploaded on Feb 1, 2009
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