"Vem Dançar Kuduro" (pronounced[vɐ̃jdɐ̃ˈsaɾkuˈðuɾu], English: Come Dance Kuduro) is a multilingual Portuguese/English/Spanish dance hit single by Lucenzo, a France-based artist of Portuguese origin featuring France-based American artist Big Ali.
Lucenzo sings in Portuguese and Big Ali in English and Spanish.
"Vem Dançar Kuduro" (kuduro being an Angolan type of music) enjoyed much success in France, with the single "Vem Dançar Kuduro" reaching number 2 in the SNEP French Top 100 charts (based solely on actual sales of singles) and number 1 on the French Club 40 charts (based on actual plays in 80 discos in France). "Vem Dançar Kuduro" was also a hit in Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. Many popular remix versions of the song have been made since.
Following the success of the song, Lucenzo released a Spanish-language single "Danza Kuduro" with the reggaeton Puerto Rican singer Don Omar that samples on a large part on "Vem Dançar Kuduro", but is a distinct song. At times, both versions have appeared separately on the same chart in certain European countries. These include Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland where both songs were hits.
Track list
Vem Dançar Kuduro (radio edit) (3:21)
Vem Dançar Kuduro (Lucenzo solo) (2:48)
Vem Dançar Kuduro (club extended)
Music video
The music video was shot in Havana, Cuba portraying Lucenzo and Big Ali promoting their concert that is to be held in a poor neighborhood in the Cuban capital, while Lucenzo is distributing posters to the public and Big Ali is joining in declaring, through loud speakers, about music coming from New York City, Angola and Portugal alluding to kuduro music to be played at the party. Some fans are joining in the celebrations dancing in the streets with the artists.
In other scenes, Lucenzo and Big Ali are seen preparing for the concert having haircuts at a barber shop.
This was a special double A side release in the Netherlands that included Lucenzo as main singer and featuring Big Ali as in the original release regarding side A (Vem Dançar Kuduro) and Don Omar regarding side B (Danza Kuduro).
Another difference for the Dutch release was that "Danza Kuduro" was credited directly to Lucenzo featuring Don Omar, whereas in all other markets, the song had been credited as "Don Omar featuring Lucenzo".
"Throw Your Hands Up (Dançar Kuduro)" is a rearranged multilingual recording of the song by Qwote featuring Pitbull and Lucenzo in English, Spanish and Portuguese. It entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 13 on the chart dated 6 November 2011. It also charted on the Scottish Singles Chart, peaking at No. 11, and also charted in Ireland and Australia.
"Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)" is a rearranged multilingual recording of the song by Lucenzo and Qwote featuring Pitbull and Don Omar in English, Spanish and with a refrain by Lucenzo in Portuguese.
Other versions and samplings
In 2011, Brazilian singer Latino made a full Portuguese version of the song.
This song was also covered by Brazilian artists Robson Moura and Lino Krizz as "Vem Dançar com Tudo", as the opening for the telenovelaAvenida Brasil.[22]
Dr. Bellido sampled part of the music in his hit "Señorita" that features also the vocals of Papa Joe.[23]
In January 2024, it was adapted into "YOI", a Thai version by Boom Boom Cash, Thai EDM band. Its title is a slang for the word "yummy" in Thai.[24]
