k ▁from ▁the ▁Car ib bean , ▁s amba ▁from ▁Ang ola , ▁Te ch no ▁and ▁Acc ord ion ▁playing ▁from ▁Europe ▁and ▁laid ▁this ▁around ▁a ▁fast ▁ 4 / 4 ▁beat . ▁▁ ▁The ▁k ud uro ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁K iz om ba ▁rh ythm . ▁The ▁lyr ics ▁are ▁usually ▁in ▁Portuguese . ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁The ▁roots ▁of ▁k ud uro ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁when ▁produ cers ▁in ▁Lu anda , ▁Ang ola ▁started ▁mixing ▁African ▁per cussion ▁samples ▁with ▁Kon pa ▁and ▁s oca ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁style ▁of ▁music ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Bat ida ▁(" Be at "). ▁European ▁and ▁American ▁electronic ▁music ▁had ▁begun ▁appearing ▁in ▁the ▁market , ▁which ▁attract ed ▁Ang olan ▁mus icians ▁and ▁inspired ▁them ▁to ▁incorpor ate ▁their ▁own ▁musical ▁styles . ▁Young ▁produ cers ▁began ▁adding ▁heavy ▁African ▁per cussion ▁to ▁both ▁European ▁and ▁American ▁be ats . ▁In ▁Europe , ▁western ▁house ▁and ▁te ch no ▁produ cers ▁mixed ▁it ▁with ▁house ▁and ▁te ch no . ▁ ▁K ud uro ▁is ▁primarily ▁a ▁genre ▁of ▁electronic ▁dance ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁influ ences , ▁K ud uro ▁also ▁incorpor ates ▁regional ▁styles ▁that ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁global ▁and ▁local ▁influ ences ▁that ▁highlight ▁son ic ▁expressions ▁of ▁personal ▁and ▁collect ive ▁ident ities . ▁ ▁These ▁collect ive ▁and ▁personal ▁ident ities ▁were ▁formed ▁due ▁to ▁Ang ola