This compilation of music from * shows the depth of talent from this nation beleaguered by decades of colonial and post-colonial strife. This is an excellent introduction to the music of * recorded in the...

Music Of Africa * 60's: 1956-1970 compiles recordings of various, mostly folk-based musical forms extant in the former Portuguese colony during the time period specified in the title. The sound quality isn't exactly polished, but it's...

Someone at Buda Musique knows how to do these historical surveys of a nation's popular music legacy right, if the ongoing Ethiopiques series and now this five-CD series on Angola are any indication. *n pop...

Includes liner notes by Gilberto Junior, Joao Chagas, and Ariel De Bigault. Grown from the volatile political climate of the coastal Republic of * in the mid to late '70s, some of Africa's most uplifting music...

Track Listing of songs: Uengi Dia N'Gola; Balumukeno; Ku Tando; Mona Ki Ngi Xica; Kilumba Dia Ngola; Muadiakime; Luanda Nbolo; Mu Nhango; Paxi Ni Ngongo; Muimbo UA Sabalu;

Track Listing of songs: Venda Poro; Kubangela; Ma Kongo; Roots; Ghinawa; Sodade; Marika; Ngana Ngonga; Ai-Ue Mama; Kinga Kueta;

Bonga's 2003 album Kaxexe (reissued in the U.S. by Times Square Records on March 9, 2004, after its initial appearance on the French Lusafrica label) finds the expatriate Angolan singer with the gruff, expressive voice...

Few artists of any nation have created such a passionate and human statement on political themes as Waldemar Bastos, while at the same time, expertly explores musical styles from across the African continent, creating a sensual and sensational statement. From the opening track "Sofrimento," a tender lament for *, this singer/songwriter casts a spell that lingers long after the last note has faded. ~ Tim Sheridan Liner Note Author: Waldemar Bastos. Personnel includes: Waldemar Bastos (vocals, guitar); Jose Trindade-Boto (guitar); Peter Scherer (keyboards); Garcia Luzulo (bass); Elias Goncalves (drums, background vocals); Jose Araujo (percussion, background vocals); Cyro Baptista (percussion). Personnel: Waldemar Bastos (vocals, guitar); José Trindade-Bôto (guitar); Peter Scherer (keyboards); Garcia Luzolo (bass instrument); Elias...

Angola music Track Listing of songs: Lelu; Hora Kota; Carripana; Mau Pagador; Kambua; Kapetas; DJ Marado; Boto Boto; Sai De Cena; Fontinhas; Zona Bué; *;