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Mulemba Xangola
Bonga
Mulemba Xangola
Genres: International Music, Pop
 
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Bonga is probably Angola's best-known singer-songwriter, partially because he's based in Paris, allowing his albums to be distributed internationally, and partially because his story--well-loved musician forced into exi...  more »

     
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All Artists: Bonga
Title: Mulemba Xangola
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Lusafrica France
Release Date: 3/13/2001
Album Type: Import
Genres: International Music, Pop
Style: Africa
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 3567253622726, 713746201821

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Bonga is probably Angola's best-known singer-songwriter, partially because he's based in Paris, allowing his albums to be distributed internationally, and partially because his story--well-loved musician forced into exile by a repressive regime because of his political lyrics--has all the elements of a Hollywood romance. Bonga wouldn't have been driven into exile if his music didn't resonate with listeners, and it was his conscious attempt to use the traditional music of Angola's various tribal cultures in his compositions that made him a star at home. Since going into exile, he's also added touches of European, Brazilian, and other African music into his smooth, effervescent style, as evidenced on Mulemba Xangola. "Incaldido" is a sprightly coledera, a dance rhythm from Cape Verde, driven by a sparkling guitar hook, while the doleful "Escapada" has hints of both Verde's morna and Portugal's fado. On "Bunguleiros Da Noite," Bonga has the balafons (African marimbas) add a slight reggae lilt to a semba, the Angolan rhythm that became the samba when it was transplanted to Brazil. --j. poet

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CD Reviews

Excellent! simply...
Lourenco | Toronto | 12/03/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Knowing Bonga style for quite a while I came to appreciate one of the most talented angolan and thus african musician...in this album he proves his ability to connect the past with the present without losing tradition...songs like Incaldido will simply make you stand up and dance and appreciate the richness of his melou voice with a rithm that is peculiar...listen on!"