Author: Kalaf Epalanga

Kalaf Epalanga is a musician, writer, and member of the award-winning band Buraka Som Sistema. He has written columns for the newspaper O Público, GQ Magazine (Portugal), and Rede Angola. He currently writes for Quatro Cinco Um, a Brazilian magazine. He h Estórias de Amor para Meninos de Cor (Love Stories For Kids of Colour) and O Angolano que Comprou Lisboa (Por Metade do Preço) (The Angolan who Bought Lisbon (at Half the Price) ). Kalaf’s debut novel Whites Can Dance Too was translated by Daniel Hahn and published by Faber in June 2023.