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Bonga

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Biography

Bonga is the sole spokesman for the richness of Angolan music, supported on international stages by his younger brother Waldemar Bastos. A politically committed artist, Bonga began by denouncing Portuguese colonization in the 70s: his albums Angola 72 and Angola 74 focus on this theme. Exiled by Salazar's regime, Bonga continued a fight that extended after Angola's independence to the country's corrupt elites. To listen to a Bonga album is to plunge into a music that is at once African, European and Brazilian, of unprecedented finesse and richness, and of moving sensitivity. Bairro, released in 2008, is no exception. Despite the weight of years, Bonga loses none of his verve on Hora Kota in 2012.
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Albums


Top Tracks

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    Popularity
  2.   Kianje
  3.   Marimbondo
  4.   Kaxexe
  5.   Poeira
  6.   Vira Moda
  7.   Kiamangongo
  8.   Kapakiao
  9.   Moname
  10.   Nucos da Buala
  11.   Brukutu
  12.   Palanka bué
  13.   Ginica
  14.   Kilumba
  15.   Mana Kudila
  16.   Bandada
  17.   Subos
  18.   Kipiri
  19.   Bilukanje
  20.   Mana Minga
  21.   Muadiakime by Bonga
  22.   Mariquinha
  23.   Mulemba Xangóla featuring Bonga
  24.   Zukada
  25.   1900 e Kabuza by Bonga
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