“Whites Can Dance Too” | Author Talk & DJ Set with Kalaf Epalanga

Name: “Whites Can Dance Too” | Author Talk & DJ Set with Kalaf Epalanga
Start: 2025-10-18T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-18T22:00:00+01:00
Location: Good Company Books

Schedule

Sat Oct 18 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Good Company Books | Lisboa, LI

Join us for an evening with Kalaf Epalanga, which will include an Author talk, readings, followed by a DJ Set full of Kuduro rhythms.
About this Event

About the book

Hours before performing at one of Europe's most iconic music festivals, Kalaf is detained on suspicion of being an illegal immigrant. Trapped in his precarity, his thoughts soon strum to the beat of kuduro, the blistering, techno-infused Angolan music which has taken him from Luanda to Kristiansund, Beirut to Lisbon. Shifting between his reflections while incarcerated, the stories of a friend at the heart of Lisbon's dance scene and those of the immigration policeman who holds Kalaf's fate in his hands, Whites Can Dance Too is at once an exhilarating novel and a transporting paean to cultural roots, to freedom and to love.

What to Expect from the Event?

Join us on Saturday 18th October at 7pm for an evening with Kalaf Epalanga, which will include a reading performed by Sónia Balacó (@soniabalaco) and Pedro Hossi (@pedro.hossi), talk with the author, Kalaf, moderated by Ekua Yankah (@ekuayankah), following by Kalaf’s DJ Set full of Kuduro rhythms that will take over the floor in Good Company!

About The Author

Kalaf Epalanga is an Angolan musician and writer, currently based in Berlin. Known internationally for fronting the Lisbon-based band Buraka Som Sistema. He is a celebrated columnist in Angola and Portugal. Whites Can Dance Too is his acclaimed debut novel; it was first published in Portugal by Editorial Caminho in 2017 and translated into English by Daniel Hahn.

Who Is This Event For?

Anybody who reads in English or has had a chance to read the book in Portuguese! If you are interested in Lisbon's music and culture scene this event is for you!

Purchase Your Tickets

Tickets for this event cost 10 euros and can be purchased via Eventbrite here. Tickets are

limited so we recommend booking your place in advance to avoid disappointment.

The Venue -

Good Company Books is an independent English Bookstore in Lisbon. Born from our love of global literature and our Portuguese heritage, we are crafting a space for people of all backgrounds to gather and enjoy the best books, events, coffee, and wine.