Kalunga Project

The Kalunga Project was a project initiated by the Angolan government to reconnect with those of the diaspora within Brazil.[1] This tour was not only political but also a social commentary connecting Brazil and Angola through music as well as through pop-culture.[2] Brazilian performers were invited to tour Angola, performing as an act of solidarity to the communist party during the Angolan Civil War.[1] The tour took place in the cities Luanda, Lobito, and Benguela.[1] All of the more than 60 performers and artists supported the MPLA in their fight for independence; many singing about anti-colonial struggles through Semba.[3]

Map indicating where Angola and Brazil are located
  1. ^ a b c de Castro, Maurício Barros (2015-06-26). "Remembering and forgetting the Kalunga Project: popular music and the construction of identities between Brazil and Angola". African and Black Diaspora. 9 (1): 96–108. doi:10.1080/17528631.2015.1027323. ISSN 1752-8631. S2CID 218646593.
  2. ^ Leão, Andréa Borges; Lima, Mariana Mont’Alverne Barreto (2017-07-21). "Cultura nacional-popular e circulação transnacional. Brasil e Angola no Projeto Kalunga". Revista Pós Ciências Sociais. 14 (28): 131. doi:10.18764/2236-9473.v14n28p131-150. ISSN 2236-9473.
  3. ^ Castro, Mauricio (June 2013). "MEMÓRIA E ESQUECIMENTO DO PROJETO KALUNGA: NARRATIVAS IDENTITÁRIAS E CARTOGRAFIAS MUSICAIS" (PDF). African Dynamics in a Multipolar World – via Centro de Estudos InternacionaisdoInstituto Universitário deLisboa.