 It is often performed by African-Portuguese, descendants from African immigrants that came to Portugal after the independence of the former African colonies.The past 5 years have been productive and names such as Dealema, Mind Da Gap, Kilu a.k.a.Dellafyah(artist and producer,live beat maker)Greguz du Shabba, Valete, Sam The Kid (rapper & producer), Boss AC, Micro, Matozoo and Bomberjack gathered many followers in the underground subculture.