
There are two important trends in contemporary Angolan music today – the intra and international proliferation of Kuduro and the maturity and expansion of conscious Angolan hip-hop. The concious hip hop movement is alive and well throughout the country, and it is truly a work of quality. Names such as Kool Klever, MCK , Leonardo Wawuti, Ikonoklasta , and even the young and promising CFKappa are synonymous with that brand of hip hop that forces you to think about something in a different way, to see an issue in new light. But another name that I [...]