Is Kizomba in Trouble and Is It Losing It's Roots? - Episode #24 With DJ Guelas
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Send us Fan Mail Is Kizomba losing its roots — or being reborn? Veteran DJ Guelas (30 years in the game!) joins us for an eye-opening conversation about the past, present, and uncertain future of Kizomba music and dance. Inside this episode: The hidden history of Kizomba, Zouk & Semba musicHow Afrobeat's is changing the musical sound of a generationWhy some kizomba festivals are dying while others explodeThe truth about DJ life — it’s NOT just pressing playLegacy, roots, and why mus...
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