Kuduro (or kuduru) is a type of music and dance from Angola. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. Kuduro was developed in Luanda, Angola in the late 1980s. Producers sampled traditional carnival music like soca and zouk béton ("hard" zouk) from the Caribbean to Angola, techno and accordion playing from Europe and laid this around a fast 4/4 beat.

The kuduro is similar to the kizomba rhythm.

WillyNoir

WillyNoir (Ylian Wiegers) (NL, Amsterdam) is a professional Afro Artist/ Dancer/Teacher and DJ since 2013 and traveled a lot to share his experiences around the world. With his Brazilian mother as a dancer and a father as a musician, the love for dance and music has been in WillyNoir’s life since the baby years. WillyNoir always had been a big fan of Michael Jackson since his childhood, and he grew up with the rhythm of Hiphop, R&B, Soul and House. Besides Michael Jackson, Ylian also had a great love for his own culture and grewed up with the drums of the Afro Brazilian scene. With time, WillyNoir has gone into the Afrohouse Scene. Willynoir teached Workshops in: The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Italy, Slovakia, Luxemburg, Russia, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Greece, Hungary, Turkey, Tunisia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, United States, Mexico, Canada, Colombia and Brazil. WillyNoir Worked with artist like: Lost Frequencies, Yuri da Cunha, Davido, Alo Wala, Scro que Cuia and a lot of other artist. WillyNoir is main organizer of the yearly Afro Drip Dance Camp in Amsterdam and he’s planning to do more events and classes with the same brand worldwide. His classes are all about sharing and enjoying with each other for beginners and advanced dancers, Come And join one of his classes to learn the Basics, roots and essentials of Kuduro, Its all about the vibes, foundation, expression and connection!

Don’t miss the chance to learn from the source!

All Workshops are for free, but you can donate to support dancers in Ghana.

The Space has limited capacity, so first come, first serve!

The workshop is part of the funding project "c/o pop 2023 musichubgermany" and is supported by the Initiative Musik gemeinnützige Projektgesellschaft GmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.