Marrabenta is a form of Mozambican

Mozambique

Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...

 dance music

Music

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. It was developed in Maputo

Maputo

Maputo, also known as Lourenço Marques, is the capital and largest city of Mozambique. It is known as the City of Acacias in reference to acacia trees commonly found along its avenues and the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was famous for the inscription "This is Portugal" on the walkway of its...

, the capital city of Mozambique, formerly Lourenço Marques. The name was derived from the Portuguese

Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

 rebentar (arrabentar in the local vernacular), meaning to break. Marrabenta is influenced by Mozambican

Music of Mozambique

The native folk music of Mozambique has been highly influenced by Portuguese forms. The most popular style of modern dance music is marrabenta. Mozambican music also influenced another Lusophone music in Brazil, like maxixe , and Cuban music like Mozambique.Culture was an integral part of the...

 and Portuguese

Music of Portugal

Portugal is internationally known in the music scene for its traditions of fado, but the country has seen a recent expansion in musical styles, with modern acts from rock to hip hop becoming popular...

 folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 and the Western popular music

Popular music

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. The earliest marrabenta artists include Fany Pfumo and Dilon Djindji, who started his career in 1939. Marrabenta became popular in 1980s with bands like Eyuphuro

Eyuphuro

Eyuphuro is a Mozambican band. Eyuphuro's music is combination of traditional African music and western popular music. Eyuphuro's music is sung mostly in Makua, a Bantu language. Name of the band means "whirlwind".-History:...

 and Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique. The Mozambican band Mabulu

Mabulu

Mabulu is a band from Mozambique.-Links / References :* * * *...

 mixes rap

Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...

 and marrabenta together.

Some marrabenta artists and bands

• 340ml
  340ml
  340ml is an African musical group who originate from Maputo, Mozambique, but are now based in Johannesburg, South Africa. They have therefore jokingly been described by some as being "Jozambican". The band incorporates many different elements into their music including Dub, Jazz, Ska, Afro-jazz and...
  
   (Afro-dub
  Afro-dub
  Afro-dub is a subgenre of Dub music which has been significantly influenced by African music.The most notable band within this genre is 340ml, a band originally founded in Maputo, Mozambique, but who are now based in Johannesburg, South Africa....
  
   band influenced to a small extent by marrabenta)
• Kellens Band
• Neyma
  Neyma
  Neyma Julio Alfredo is a Mozambican singer, born on 6 May 1979 in Maputo.-Biography:Neyma's passion for music began at a young age where she sang at various events in and around Maputo.-Career:...
  
  
• Gito Baloi
  Gito Baloi
  Gito Baloi was an African musician, born in Mozambique. Originally known for his collaborations and as a member of the trio Tananas, his haunting voice and bass guitar also shine through his solo albums "Ekhaya", Na Ku Randza", "Herbs & Roots" and the posthumously released "Beyond"...
  
  
• Dilon Djindji
• Eyuphuro
  Eyuphuro
  Eyuphuro is a Mozambican band. Eyuphuro's music is combination of traditional African music and western popular music. Eyuphuro's music is sung mostly in Makua, a Bantu language. Name of the band means "whirlwind".-History:...
  
  
• Ghorwane
  Ghorwane
  Ghorwane is a Mozambican marrabenta band. It was founded in 1983. The band got its name after the lake of the same name in the province of Gaza. This name was given by President Samora Machel during a festival to celebrate the ten years of independence in 1985. Samora has declared that "It's...
  
  
• Grupo Radio Mocambique
• Marllen
• Mabulu
  Mabulu
  Mabulu is a band from Mozambique.-Links / References :* * * *...
  
  
• Francesco Mahecuane
• Antonio Marcos
• Lisboa Matavel
• Mingas
  Mingas
  Elisa Domingas Jamisse mostly known by her stage name Mingas is a Mozambican singer. Born in the capital city, Maputo in Mozambique Mingas started to sing at a very early age. Her music is a mixture of Afro sounds that gives prominence to the rhythms of the Chope people of southern Mozambique, and...
  
  
• Alberto Mula
• Mario Ntimane
• Nene
• Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique
• Fany Pfumo
• Stewart Sukuma
  Stewart Sukuma
  Luis Pereira, known as Stewart Sukuma is a Mozambican singer. His stage name - Stewart Sukuma - means 'Rise Up' in Zulu and 'Push' in Swahili. He was born in city of Quelimane, the capital of Zambezia Province in Mozambique...
  
  
• Wazimbo
  Wazimbo
  Humberto Carlos Benfica known as Wazimbo is one of the greatest voices of Mozambique and one of the most famous singers for the Mozambican style - Marrabenta. Born in Chibuto, Gaza Mozambique he moved to the capital - Lourenço Marques - where he grew up in the popular neighborhood Mafalala...
  
  
• Matheus Noronha, Consultor galático de Sourcing e Ritmos Moçambicanos