' s ▁tur bul ent ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁history ▁of ▁k ud uro ▁has ▁come ▁about ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁Ang olan ▁civil ▁un rest , ▁and ▁provided ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁cop ing ▁with ▁hard ship ▁and ▁posit ivity ▁for ▁the ▁younger ▁generation . ▁Ang ola ▁experienced ▁periods ▁of ▁war , ▁repr ession , ▁and ▁some ▁instances ▁of ▁political ▁tran qu ility . ▁ ▁The ▁orig ination ▁of ▁K ud uro ▁came ▁from ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁this ▁political ▁inst ability . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁significant ▁anti - colon ial ▁resistance ▁to ▁Portuguese ▁rule ▁and ▁influence ▁which ▁created ▁a ▁trans itional ▁government ▁composed ▁of ▁two ▁political ▁parties . ▁ ▁These ▁two ▁parties ▁engaged ▁in ▁power - based ▁strugg les ▁and ▁t ensions ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Ang olan ▁Civil ▁War . ▁Such ▁shift ▁in ▁attitude ▁away ▁from ▁optim ism ▁was ▁reflected ▁through ▁K ud uro ' s ▁increasing ▁dist ort ion ▁in ▁tim bre ▁and ▁hard ened ▁a est het ics , ▁while ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁the ▁genre ▁often ▁reflected ▁experiences ▁of ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁mus se ques ▁( Lu anda ’ s ▁inform al , ▁un p aved ▁and ▁marg inal ▁neighborhood s ). ▁ ▁K ud uro ' s ▁establishment ▁of ▁collect ive ▁and ▁individual ▁ident ities ▁created ▁s tere ot ypes ▁of ▁Afr ic ann ess ▁that ▁per me ate ▁the ▁Western ▁mind . ▁With ▁the ▁strong ▁imm igration ▁to ▁Portugal ▁of ▁Ang olan ▁citizens ▁k ud uro ▁spread ▁and ▁evol ved ▁further ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁Lis bon