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	Music of Angola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Its musicians have been oppressed by government forces, both during the period of Portuguese colonization and after independence.
		The capital and largest city of Angola is Luanda, home to a diverse group of styles including Angolan merengue (based on Dominican merengue), kilapanda and semba, the last being a genre with roots intertwined with that of Brazilian samba music.
		Bonga's "Mona Ki Ngi Xica" (1972) earned him an arrest warrant, and he began travelling between Germany, France and Belgium until Angola gained independence in 1975.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Angola (510 words)

	Encyclopedia: Bonga (musician) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Bonga Kwenda, better known as Bonga, is a pop singer and songwriter from Angola.
		Bonga was born JosÃ© Adelino BarcelÃ³ de Carvalho in 1943 in the province of Bengo, and left Angola at age 23 to become an athlete, becoming the Angolan record holder for the 400 metre dash.
		Bonga abandoned athletics in 1972, concentrating solely on his music, and immediately became famous in his native country, as well as Portugal, where he became a hit both with immigrants from the ex-colonies, and Portuguese of both African and European descent.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bonga-%28musician%29 (318 words)

	Bonga \|\|\| Mondomix * musiques du monde * world music
		Bonga was born Jose Adelino Barçelo de Carvalho in 1943 in Kipiri, while Angola was still under Portuguese rule.
		The young Bonga/ José, living in the poor suburbs of Luanda (the capital city whose centre is a fortress built by the Portuguese in 1576) was drawn very early on to the independence movements rife in Africa during the 50s.
		Bonga formed his own group called "Kissueia" (a Kimbundu name meaning "the misery of the poor areas") in which traditional instruments held in contempt by those in power were played.
	www.mondomix.com /en/portraits.php?artist_id=24&reportage_id=24 (712 words)

	Bonga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bonga is a town in western Ethiopia, lying south west of Jimma.
		Fourteenth century ruins associated with the Kingdom of Kaffa, which was conquered in 1897 by generals of Menelik II, lie nearby.
		The town was deserted following the Ethiopian conquest, but during the Italian occupation Bonga was refounded as a local administrative center.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bonga (113 words)

	Rambles: Bonga, Kaxexe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Bonga is a singer-songwriter from Angola, born in 1943.
		Bonga accompanies himself on the dikanza, a grooved piece of bamboo scraped by a stick, and the puita, a friction drum.
		Bonga's lyrics are not limited to the traditional tales of lost love.
	www.rambles.net /bonga_kaxexe04.html (285 words)

	Rock Paper Scissors - Bonga, Kaxexe (Times Square) - Global Hits
		Bonga throws in an "etcetera" as he lists the politically conscious topics he deals with in his songs.
		But Bonga is nevertheless committed to describing for his audiences what it means to live in the shadow of colonialism.
		Bonga: I became Portugal's champion in the 400 meters, and I also ran the 4 by 400 meter relay.
	www.rockpaperscissors.biz /index.cfm/fuseaction/current.articles_detail/project_id/144/article_id/2227.cfm (504 words)

	Rock Paper Scissors - Bonga, Kaxexe (Times Square) - Press Release
		But the athlete now known as Bonga made a more significant mark as a banned musician whose messages of freedom and justice were brought to the world.
		As Gerald Seligman writes in Songlines, “The inimitable voice is back—raspy, scratchy, sandpaper smooth—and the accomplished songwriting is couched in arrangements that are tasteful, understated and lovingly rendered.” On Kaxexe, which means “In Hiding,” his voice is front and center, with a supporting cast of acoustic guitars, bass, accordion, percussion, and fluid back-up vocalists.
		Bonga himself plays the dizanka, a traditional bamboo scraper, and the puita, a distinctive “friction drum” played by applying pressure to the drumhead as a small wooden rod or cord is passed through a hole in the membrane (slightly different from the Brazilian cuica).
	www.rockpaperscissors.biz /index.cfm/fuseaction/current.press_release/project_id/144.cfm (616 words)

	Tamango's Urban Tap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		"Bonga" Gaston Jean-Baptiste (Haitian Percussion) is the spirited virtuoso who has been performing and studying traditional Haitian drum, dance and song since the age of seven in his family peristil (Vodou temple) in the La Plaine region of Haiti.
		Today, Bonga is one of the few expert craftsmen outside of Haiti who continues to build drums using centuries-old techniques.
		Using organic instruments such as bamboo, tcha-tcha and ogan, Bonga is a ceremonial drummer with a vast repertoire of pan-African rhythms.
	www.urbantap.net /crew_bonga.html (144 words)

	Splendid E-zine reviews: Bonga
		Bonga's aged, raspy baritone is a highly expressive and nuanced instrument, and he uses it with poignant effect.
		An accordion adds Gallic flair while Bonga's voice takes on a husky, smoky quality that is perfect for this sort of balladeering.
		With Bonga I get something a bit more sophisticated, but still at its roots conveying a spirit of joy and freedom.
	www.splendidezine.com /reviews/apr-9-01/bonga.html (299 words)

	Music \| Isolation blues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The "world music" concerts here in Boston draw crowds unlike any other in town; the mix of cultures represented by the events is mirrored by a mix of people in the audience who might otherwise never gather in the same room, though they live in the same city.
		I had gone for the music, which was as thrilling as I had hoped (Bonga has one of the most powerfully moving voices on the planet).
		As they bantered with Bonga in Portuguese, as they clapped knowingly on the downbeat rather than the backbeat, as they whistled in anticipatory counterpoint to the band’s semba rhythms, they announced their own collective presence, in Boston, to one another and to everyone else who had assembled that night in Davis Square.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /boston/music/other_stories/documents/02985785.htm (3289 words)

	SurLaLune Fairy Tales: The Fairy Tales of Joseph Jacobs
		The chief's son, being a musician, used to play on the Jogi's fiddle, and in his hands the music it gave forth delighted the ears of all who heard it.
		When all the household were absent at their labours in the fields, the Bonga girl used to come out of the bamboo fiddle, and prepared the family meal.
		A Bonga is the presiding spirit of a certain kind of rice land; Doms and Hadis are low-caste aborigines, whose touch is considered polluting.
	www.surlalunefairytales.com /authors/jacobs/indian/magicfiddle.html (1200 words)

	Afropop Worldwide
		Bonga's signature rhythm is the semba, and Angolan cousin of the Brazilian samba.
		Elsewhere, Bonga turns his ageless voice to more romantic and melancholy moods, as on on "Escapada," or the title track, which recalls the mournful choral refrains of Mozambiquan pop.
		For years, we've tended to think of Bonga as a nostalgia musician recalling the pains and pleasures of the 1970s.
	www.afropop.org /explore/album_review/ID/541 (240 words)

	Portfolio at NYU
		Bonga says that his drums have healed many people.
		Surrounded by three other musicians and as many female background singers, the father and son drum, blow, peal and hoot their way into the ears of the elegant, ethnically assorted audience.
		Bonga, who opens the act by blowing into a huge conch shell, is first to crack the silence before each new song.
	journalism.nyu.edu /portfolio/koleva/like_father_like_son.html (1299 words)

	November 18, 1998: BONGA, "Angola 74" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In the early '70s, Angolan musician/activist Bonga (Barcelo de Carvalho) released a series of records--Angola, Angola 72 and Angola 74--that dealt with political unrest in his homeland during that time.
		The opener, "Venda Poro," shows Bonga's voice to be a raspy, emotional instrument, delivering Portuguese lyrics with an urgency that renders language inconsequential to meaning; elsewhere, his vocal selections often showcase an interesting blend of Spanish harmony and African rhythm.
		Acoustic guitar, tabla, flute, various percussion instruments and Guinean musician Jo Maka's soprano saxophone on songs like the hypnotic "Ai-Ue Mama" and the optimistic "Roots" provide varied, yet accessible textures that occasionally recall Paul Simon's South American exploration Rhythm of the Saints.
	www.lasvegasweekly.com /departments/11_18_98/cd_bonga.html (220 words)

	/ RootsWorld Recording Review
		Bonga's landmark first album, Angola 72, was a quiet stunner full of acoustic guitar, restless percussion and a uniquely gravelly voice that sounded eloquently world-weary from the outset.
		Sultry acoustic and electric textures envelop Bonga's beautifully raspy voice as ideally as ever, conversing with the chirpy percussion amid songs that both plead for peace and channel the intimacy of a Lisbon nightclub in the wee hours.
		Bonga's always had a knack for balancing peppy with mellow, in addition to a timeless quality that's hard to define but makes all his music sound ever fresh and inviting.
	www.rootsworld.com /reviews/bonga04.shtml (401 words)

	soulinthehole (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Gaston Jean-Baptiste, known as "Bonga" in Haitian Creole, is a musical virtuoso and houngan who has been performing and studying traditional Haitian drum, dance and song since the age of seven.
		As a house music DJ, Ian may not have the international recognition of some of his peers, but he is widely considered - especially among the city's most talented house dancers - to be unparalleled in terms of his song selection and inconceivable mixing skills.
		Daniel Moreno is a legendary musician and master percussionist who began his career in the northern California Bay area in the critical era of the late 1960s/early 1970s.
	www.soulinthehole.funtigo.com /?cr=1&rfm=y (878 words)

	Africa Latina Live - The Alpha & Omega
		Bonga will be performing a series of concerts in the United States.
		Bonga has been praised by L'Affiche for "a percussive voice that inflames phrases and shatters words as it recounts the squalid distress of his beloved Angola" and by Vibrations for "beauty, harmony and a slightly cracked voice are, as always, the main qualities of his music, a music we decidedly never tire of."
		Launching one of the most prolific careers for an African artist, Bonga became a star throughout Europe and Africa and is quickly becoming known throughout the U.S. He has recorded numerous albums and has been the subject of at least four compilations and countless re issue albums.
	africalatina.org /pressroom.html (3541 words)

	Calabash Music Cafe
		"Bonga has lived outside his native Angola since 1972, since his songs about oppression and freedom led to a warrant for his arrest by the Portuguese colonial authorities.
		Bonga performed in NYC recently with Portuguese singer Mariza.
		Tuku Music: In Zimbabwe music activism is not just on the fringe of the music scene but it's the front and center directive of the country's most popular musicians Thomas Mapfumo and, most popular of all, Oliver Mtukudzi, or "Tuku," as he's known.
	calabash.blogspot.com /2002_07_01_calabash_archive.html (492 words)

	Kimmel Center, Inc. > News Releases > Tamango’s Urban Tap Kadansé Will Make Noise at the Kimmel Center’s ...
		Tamango is a French Guiana-born dancer, musician and painter whose revolutionary approach to tap transforms his dance into music with a sharpened sense of style and awe-inspiring fluidity.
		Vado Diomande, a member of several dance companies, is a master of the regional dances and drumming traditions of the Ivory Coast and West Africa, and was a dancer, performer and choreographer for the National Ballet of the Ivory Coast for fifteen years.
		"Bonga" Gaston Jean-Baptiste has been at the forefront of Racine (roots) music since its beginnings in the late 1970s, and is a ceremonial drummer, studio musician, accompanist and educator.
	www.kimmelcenter.org /news/item.php?item=2005-03-19 (1027 words)

	AngolaPress - Info
		During the show, the musician, who completed 32 years of international music career, sang in a special way, songs which made him famous in his long and rich music course.
		It was the great excitement of human kind, elevated to a place with reduced capacities for a diversified and enthusiastic crowd, who wanted to pay homage in the best way the veteran Angolan singer and at the same time to contribute in the fund-raising for the country`s most needy people.
		Barceló de Carvalho "BONGA" was born in September 5th, 1942, in Porto Kipiri district (Bengo province), and started attending and participating early in music bands of the country`s typical districts, founding the "Kissueia" group in the Marcal district of Luanda, in the 1950s.
	www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-f.asp?ID=230154 (377 words)

	Congahead - Musician Interviews
		Bobby Cruz, legendary Salsa musician, speaks with me about his career with longtime partner Richie Rey and his association with his church in Miami, Fl.
		Listen to them discuss Armando's greatness, not only as a musician, but as a human being as well.
		Hear him discuss his journey as a musician from the Dominican Republic who went on to play stages all over the world while touring with Tito Puente, Roy Haines, George Coleman and many others.
	www.congahead.com /Musicians/Interviews/menu.html (1921 words)

	LP: Play Like a Pro: Lifestyle
		LP artist Gaynell Colburn is not only a gifted musician, but also a powerful motivational speaker.
		This dynamic entertainer and educator, musician and motivator, has traveled a long, rough road of adversity.
		Born and raised in the projects of Baltimore, Maryland, Gaynell was the victim of physical and mental abuse by her father.
	www.lpmusic.com /Play_Like_A_Pro/Lifestyle/unsinkgaynell.html (822 words)

	Satalla World Music Calendar
		BONGA'S VODOU DRUMS OF HAITI perform straight-up Afro-Haitian roots music with Bonga's full fantastic drum battery and Kreyol chorus.
		A ceremonial drummer with an extensive repertoire of Vodou rhythms, Bonga has performed and studied traditional Haitian drum and song since the age of 7.
		Bonga is one of Haiti's foremost percussionists, a keeper of Dahomey and Kongo-derived rhythms.
	www.satalla.com /cgi-bin/calendar/calendar.cgi?d=5&m=11&y=2003 (247 words)

	Vodou Jazz Ensemble
		As a core member of the acclaimed Haitian outfits Boukman Eksperyans and Foulà, Bonga was invited to the U.S. in the early '90s when roots musicians were becoming a strong voice for the Haitian people.
		Bonga is also a featured performer with Grace Jones and Urban Tap.
		In the United States since the late nineties, he has worked as a independent musician for a variety of groups and dance companies in performances and recordings.
	www.bongamusic.com /vje/ve.htm (863 words)

	Ntshukumo "Ntshuks" Bonga (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Living in Brighton in the late 1980s and attending workshops taken by musicians including Harry Beckett, Evan Parker, John Taylor and Alex Maguire, his musical tastes centred firmly around the South African folk/jazz area and free jazz and improvised music.
		From 1992-1996 Ntshuks Bonga's "Tshisa!", featuring cellist Marcio Mattos and drummer Ken Hyder, was the main working group.
		Since disbanding "Tshisa!" Ntshuks Bonga's main activities include a trio with drummer Mark Sanders and guitarist John Bisset, another trio featuring drummer Steve Noble and bassist John Edwards, collaborations with musicians including John Russell, Phil Wachsmann, Aleksander Kolkowski and a new duo with pianist Veryan Weston.
	www.shef.ac.uk /~ps/efi/musician/mbonga.html (265 words)

	AngolaPress - News
		Luanda, 12/27 - Angolan musician, singer/songwriter Barcelo de Carvalho "Bonga", manifested his happiness about releasing an album (CD) for the first time in Angola, his homeland, after 35 years of artistic career.
		The 10-track album was recorded in Portugal, in the Xa-Xa-Xa Studios, masterized in Germany and mixed in France, and is being distributed by the label Lusafrica.
		Bonga was born on 05 September 1942, in Porto Kipiri (northern Bengo Province), and at the age of 23 (1965), he left Angola bound for Europe to start there a solo career.
	www.angolapress-angop.ao /noticia-e.asp?ID=307446 (263 words)

	Jazz News: Satalla's November Calendar
		Gaston Jean-Baptiste, known as Bonga, is a musical virtuoso who has been performing and studying traditional Haitian drum, dance and song since the age of seven.
		Bonga leads this versatile drum and dance ensemble featuring his son, James “Tiga” Jean-Baptiste a skilled ceremonial drummer and exceptional student of the mbira, and the multi-talented Haitian dancer, Sheila Anoizer, who graces the stage with traditional Haitian and African yanvalou and petwo dance grooves.
		Influenced by the extraordinary musicians and experiences that permeated his travels, he documented his sensations in a personal creative project, in which he led his quartet and recorded his first CD, “Nachtmusik”, in 1999, for BAU records.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /php/news.php?id=4560 (3178 words)

	MV Fitzcarraldo and George Bush to visit Sedgefield - Geordie E-Zine 100
		The Bonga had been due to leave the Tyne at the beginning of this month, but the lack of suitable weather and tide conditions meant that it didn't happen.
		Bonga is scheduled to arrive Nigeria before the end of November, where it will be anchored 120 kilometers offshore the Niger Delta.
		Bonga arriving at the mouth of the River Tyne after 13,000 nautical mile journey.
	mywebpage.netscape.com /Cartimandua4/ezine100.htm (5436 words)

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