Pongo
Saturday 19 April 2025
Kuduro star Pongo is one of today’s most energetic, genre-shattering performers, blessed with an incredible vocal flow and a kinetic stage presence.
She serves up a hot-blooded hybrid of styles from her homeland of Angola, her adopted base Portugal and Western styles like hip-hop, house and EDM. Lending her stage name from the legendary Congolese protest singer M’Pongo Love, her brand of club-centric pop rouses in positive revolt – an arena where her roots and her curiosity for the cutting-edge form a sound that’s uniquely her own.
Pongo has come a long way after overcoming hardship and displacement, now on top of her game as an undeniable cultural and musical force.
“The Lisbon-based musician’s bold take on Angolan kuduro and quickfire rap are infused with a true survivor’s energy” – The Guardian