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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Night has fallen over Angola's Luanda Bay, but the waterfront is alive with couples swaying to the sensual beats of Kizomba music.

LUANDA (Reuters) - It's a warm humid afternoon in Luanda Bay - an urban waterfront on Angola's Atlantic shore. Pairs of dancers in close embrace sway their hips from left to right and shuffle their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kizomba is an Angolan dance performed by a couple in a close embrace that is gaining worldwide popularity Kizomba is an Angolan ...

Kizomba is a style of dance which has become really important in Angolan culture in recent decades. The word "Kizomba" means "celebration" or "party" in Kimbundu, a Bantu language. The dance style ...

Luanda - In Mabor, a dusty and neglected corner of Luanda, the sound of a catchy beat rising means only one thing to the area's youngsters: time to dance the kizomba. The Angolan dance is gaining ...

In Mabor, a dusty and neglected corner of Luanda, the sound of a catchy beat rising means only one thing to the area's youngsters: time to dance the kizomba. The Angolan dance is gaining worldwide ...