Dilon Djindji is the distinctive national music of Mozambique . Originally played with tin-can guitars at gatherings , it combines Mozambican folk with Portuguese dance rhythms . Maputo , Mozambique ( CNN ) Neyma , one of the genre 's most popular artists , had the best selling album of the year in Mozambique in the year . A derivative genre called Pandza is also gaining popularity among the country 's youth .
Dilon Djindji is the distinctive national music of Mozambique . Originally played with tin-can guitars at gatherings , it combines Mozambican folk with Portuguese dance rhythms . Neyma , one of the genre 's most popular artists , had the best selling album of the year in Mozambique in the year . A derivative genre called Pandza is also gaining popularity among the country 's youth .