Tag Archives: angolan independence
11/11 Indepêndencia de Angola

11/11 Indepêndencia de Angola

on November 17, 2009

In 1975, Angola became independent from Portugal, months after the fall of Salazar’s Estado Novo. Rather than repeat the story, read it in wikipedia. To celebrate Angola and its culture, Julia of Africa Kabisa on WMBR is having an Angolan music special on Sunday Nov 22, 4-6pm EST. Julia will interview Akwaaba founder Benjamin Lebrave [...]

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08/18 WW: Carlos Lamartine

08/18 WW: Carlos Lamartine

on July 6, 2009

To balance out our kuduro release, Akwaaba Sem Transporte, here is a beautiful collection of Carlos Lamartine’s recordings, from the mid 1960s til 1975. He was a member of several bands, including Os Aguias Reais, and was backed up by some of Luanda’s best conjuntos: Os Merengues, African Show. The album comes out August 18 [...]

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Akwaaba meets Carlos Lamartine (Angola)

on March 13, 2009

Akwaaba meets Carlos Lamartine from Akwaaba Music on Vimeo.

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