Luanda is full of movement: there are a lot of people crammed into one small place. This for many may seem extremely chaotic, yet it is an organized chaos with lots of potential. You need to know and understand what it is that makes the chaos work, so that you Read more [...]

  Batida, a Portugal based, Angolan born musician, samples Angolan music from the 70’s and mixes it with contemporary sounds. Accompanied with historical images and contemporary graphics, he manages to tell a powerful story with a very simple, graphic and groovy style. His story shows the colonial past of Angola Read more [...]

  In the 70’s music in Africa was revolutionary – a form of protest against the colonial rulers.  But even after independence the importance of music stayed. In 1977, 2 years after Angola gained independence a coup was attempted in the country. Many thinkers, intellectuals and artists died in that Read more [...]