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Waldemar Bastos

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Born in:São Salvador do Congo,
Angola
Year of Birth:1954
Year of death:2020

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Waldemar dos Santos Alonso de Almeida Bastos (January 4, 1954 – August 10, 2020) was an Angolan musician who combined Afropop, Portuguese (fado), and Brazilian influences.
He was born in the Portuguese Overseas Province of Angola's town of São Salvador do Congo (now M'banza-Kongo) from black parents who were both nurses. He started singing at a very early age using his father's instruments. After the independence of Angola in 1975 due to the events of the Carnation Revolution in Lisbon,... more

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  • Waldemar dos Santos Alonso de Almeida Bastos
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