“Tell me,” I inquired, hoping a like-minded DJ could settle the matter for me, “Why didn’t any of Angola’s ’70s musicians play 4/4 funk? They play their guitars through wah-wah pedals, and they had access to all of the music that neighboring African countries took to so readily…”

“4/4 funk!” he laughed, in a response similar to those I’d heard from ’70s musicians from neighboring Zambia. “Now why would an Angolan limit himself to a straight 4/4 funk!”

Check out this short piece on Angolan funk from NPR complete with audio. Music is political.