. ▁ ▁" U r gent " ▁vocal ▁styles ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁K ud uro ▁songs ▁during ▁this ▁generation . ▁ ▁The ▁Third ▁Generation ▁ ▁This ▁generation , ▁too , ▁focused ▁on ▁more ▁neighborhood - based ▁performance . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁particip atory ▁aspects ▁in ▁this ▁genre ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁Af ro house ▁and ▁N ' dom bol o ▁both ▁had ▁slower ▁be ats ▁represented ▁the ▁glob ally ▁connected ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁genre . ▁This ▁generation ▁also ▁had ▁slower ▁be ats . ▁Techn olog ically , ▁this ▁generation ▁marked ▁a ▁shift ▁away ▁from ▁F ru ity Lo ops ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁means ▁of ▁production ▁to ▁sequence - based ▁software ▁such ▁as ▁Cub ase ▁or ▁Log ic Pro . ▁ ▁Popular ity ▁K ud uro ▁is ▁very ▁popular ▁across ▁former ▁Portuguese ▁over se as ▁countries ▁in ▁Africa , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Lis bon , ▁Portugal ▁( nam ely ▁Am adora ▁and ▁Qu el uz ), ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Ang olan ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁variety ▁( or ▁progress ive ▁k ud uro ), ▁which ▁mix es ▁k ud uro ▁with ▁house ▁and ▁te ch no ▁music , ▁Bur aka ▁Som ▁S istema ▁a ▁Portuguese / Ang olan ▁electronic ▁dance ▁music ▁project ▁based ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁international isation ▁of ▁k ud uro , ▁present ing ▁the ▁genre ▁across ▁Europe . ▁It ▁featured ▁in ▁several ▁international ▁music ▁mag az ines ,