Performing Friday 3 April

Known for his barbed and politically charged ‘rough kuduro’, producer and DJ Nazar brings the sounds of Angola’s bloody past and hope-filled present to Rewire 2020. Taking the 27-year Angolan civil war and its aftermath as the subject matter for his music, Nazar uses weaponised kuduro to reflect on the history of violence and injustice of his native country. Raised in Belgium, Nazar returned to Angola in 2002 – after the civil war ended, turning to music production as a way to express his frustration with life in a country scarred by conflict. Signed to Hyperdub, Nazar brings his urgent hyper-modern dance music to the Rewire 2020 club programme.