Famous Angolan singer, Bonga, has been an athlete and stood up against colonial rule. His music is known worldwide and continues to inspire. This episode of Global Angola comes to you from Lisbon ...

Beware of album reviews that begin with a pat on the back for past achievements, which may betray an attempt to catch up on previously overlooked releases without coming to a conclusion about the new ...

Lisbon — The Angolan musician Barceló de Carvalho (Bonga) received Saturday in Lisbon, the Prestige-Music Award, in the 25 years anniversary of the RDP Africa. The gala awarded 12 personalities who ...

What makes this 65-year-old Angolan veteran's music so compelling is that he effortlessly mixes Brazilian samba with the melancholy yearnings of Cape Verdean morna. In a mostly acoustic set which ...

An additional holograph short score for this piece is contained with "Afro Bossa scores," grouping iv. Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy ...

Bonga may not have much of a profile in Australia but he’s regarded as a legend of postcolonial African music.

Barcelo de Carvalho, better known by his "Africanised" name of Bonga, has had a long and intriguing career. He's a sportsman who left Angola during the colonial era to become an athletics champion in ...