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Changa tuki

Changa tuki is a music genre that emerged in Venezuela in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of house music, Latin dance and Latin electronic music. Explore key artists and related styles.

About Changa tuki

Changa tuki is a music genre that emerged in Venezuela in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of house music, Latin dance and Latin electronic music.

From Wikipedia

Raptor house (also known as Changa tuki) is a lifestyle, dance and music genre derived from electronic music that originated in Caracas, Venezuela in early-1990s. It was a strong trend and present in parties until the late-2000s. The Changa culture was mainstream in Venezuela along with other genres such as reggaeton, salsa, and emo. Its dancers and supporters are known as tuki(s). The dance that accompanies it is a style of ghetto dance.

They had a particular style of clothing that mostly consisted of tight red pants, sleeveless shirts, caps that almost covered their eyes, Nike shoes in the style of the Air Jordan, and the use of hydrogen peroxide to dye their beards and tips of their hair. An urban culture that in its great majority was related to the poor classes and especially to the trickery and a kind of thug.

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What is Changa tuki?

Changa tuki is a music genre that emerged in Venezuela in the 1990s. It is usually classed as a form of house music, Latin dance and Latin electronic music.

Where and when did Changa tuki originate?

Changa tuki originated in Venezuela in the 1990s.

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