Rock music in Angola

Rock music in Angola, also called Angorock, is a musical genre and scene that emerged in Angola between the late 1960s and mid-1970s.[1] It has been described as an early fusion of psychedelic rock, zamrock, rock-rumba, soukous, and protest music, with Angolan rhythms such as semba and Angolan rumba.[2]

The pioneering angorock bands were Vum Vum, Acromaníacos, Mutantes, Quinta-Feira, Ventos do Leste, Calhamback Band and Neblina.[3]

Rock music in Angola is promoted through a radio program called "Volume 10" (Rádio FM/Rádio Escola), that broadcasts every Saturday between 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

References

  1. ^ Deutsche Welle. "Rock music in Angola and Mozambique in the 60s and 70s". Europeana. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ^ Marissa Jean Moorman (2008). A Social History of Music and Nation in Luanda, Angola, from 1945 to Recent Times. Ohio University Press.
  3. ^ "Angola". Retrieved 16 July 2013.


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