The above title is disingenuous at the very least. Count me among those who don’t feel fully informed as to the “it” being eased back…
Easing Back Into It
Tag: Bonga
France’s World Music Festival Fiesta des Suds Reveals 2022 Initial Lineup
Acclaimed French world music festival Fiesta des Suds will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year. The event is scheduled for October 6 – 8, 2022.…
Bonga Reaches Number One at Transglobal World Music Chart in April 2022
The album “Kintal da Banda” from acclaimed Angolan singer-songwriter Bonga is the top recording at the Transglobal World Music Chart in April 2022. April 2022…
Irresistible Rhythms from Semba Master Bonga
Bonga – Kintal da Banda (Lusafrica, 2022). The great Angolan singer Bonga has released a new album titled Kintal da Banda. The album celebrates the…
Bonga Still Number One
Veteran Angolan artist Bonga continues to dominate the top of the Transglobal World Music Chart with his latest album titled Recados De Fora. Other top…
African Friends New and Old
It’s not likely I’ll ever get a handle on just how many great African musicians are out there, despite over three decades of loving and…
Transglobal World Music Chart for December 2016
Acclaimed Angolan musician Bonga is the number one artist this month. 1. Bonga – Recados de Fora (Lusafrica) 2. Noura Mint Seymali – Arbina (Glitterbeat…
Pan-Atlantic Messages from Bonga
Bonga – Recados De Fora (Lusafrica, 2016) Angolan singer-songwriter Bonga is one of the great artists of the Portuguese-speaking world. His new album, Recados de…
Artist Profiles: Bonga
Bonga is one of Africa’s most inspirational musicians and part of the rare type of artists whose art derives its power from social and political…