Who knew merengue was once popular in Angola? Because of its 'psychedelic' sounds and it is guitar-driven, Angolan merengue sounds somewhat like Congolese music or some Haitian compas of the 1970s, with very strong local rhythms (semba) invigorating the drums and ...some obvious influences of Congolese 'rumba'. Nothing short of marvelous to hear the mélange of African, Caribbean, and Latin influences in one song.
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