Angola is a southwestern African nation-state, bordered by Zambia, Namibia, the Atlantic Ocean, and Dem. Rep. of Congo-Kinshasa. Despite a long civil war, Angola has a vibrant Hip Hop scene. But it's based largely in Cape Town, South Africa. DJ Cavera C does radio shows for AfricanHipHopradio.com, including the August 2006 edition out of Cape Town featuring Angolan emcees (click here and scroll down to listen).

Das Primeiro, who rhymes in Portuguese, was featured on the Rough Guide to African Rap with his song "Libertade." You can check out his video for the song "Na Minha Casa" here, along with a short bio, courtesy of AfricanHipHop.com.

Angolan Hip Hop sites:

Hip-Hop/Rap de Angola (In Portuguese) This site has links to get at different Angolan emcees.

Hip Hop de Angola, great blog in Portuguese, complete with downloadable music.

February 2006 AfricanHipHopradio.com show DJ Cavera C does another show featuring Angola emcees.

DJ Cavera C's June 2005 show and the September 2005 show.

AfricanHipHop.com's Angolan site.

Wikipedia has a weak site on Angolan Hip Hop.

other artists:

MC Kappa is a world renown emcee and activist.

Verbal (Myspace page) is from Luanda and now resides in Portugal.

Leonardo Wawuti (Myspace page), from Luanda.

Squidoo links for Angola:

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