On Coisas Naturais , Marina Sena features rapper Nenny on "TOKITÔ." The Portuguese artist is part of a generation of Afro-Lusophone singers, songwriters, and producers, especially from Generation Z, who have gained prominence in recent years.



In NOIZE magazine #161, reporter Luan Gomes surveys the names in this scene and tells the story behind the reinterpretation of Portuguese-language songs by artists of African descent. To give you a taste of what's to come, we've put together a playlist for you to enjoy.

" It's difficult to capture a sonic unity for the contemporary Afro-Lusophone scene. What they have in common is not a homogeneous musical genre, but an aesthetic of confluences: rhythms and references that move freely between Afrobeat, trap, R&B, kuduro, and Afrohouse," wrote the journalist.