Bonga

Bonga - Angolan folk and semba singer

Person from Angola

Genres: afro-jazz, folk, semba, singer-songwriter, angola, african, world, africa

Bonga

About Bonga

Bonga Kwenda, better known as Bonga, is a singer and songwriter from Angola. Born 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. He had already begun his singing career at age 15. Bonga abandoned athletics in 1972, concentrating solely on his music. He has released over 30 albums, singing in Portuguese and traditional Angolan languages. His tracks are a mixture of Portuguese-language folk songs, semba, kizomba and latin elements. While Angola was still a Portuguese colony, Bonga was an outspoken supporter of independence. This led him to be exiled from Angola in the early 1970s. It was during this time that he launched his first album, Angola 72.

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122,250 listeners  ·  1,009,865 plays via Last.fm

On RadioStar

18
stations playing
5
countries
16
tracks tracked
most active station (France)
Heard alongside: artist STARLIGHT ZÉ AMARO

Radio Stations sorted by tracks on rotation

Kriola
2 tracks on rotation
MP3 : 128
12 Likes

Action 98.2
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 192
18 Likes

pop

pop
Hit Eclectic
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 128
10 Likes

KLBS
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 116
3 Likes

DreamCity
1 track on rotation
MP3 : 128
0 Likes

Bonga — Top 16 songs

Artist Song title Like / Dislike
BONGA an angola
BONGA Mulemba Xangóla
BONGA MONA KI NGI XICA (SYNAPSON REMIX)
BONGA TENHO UMA LÁGRIMA NO CANTO DO OLHO
BONGA MULEMBA XANGOLA
BONGA sodade meu bem sodade
BONGA SACUDIDOS | FOGO NA KANJICA | VIDISCO
BONGA DE M�OS A ABANAR | FALAR DE ASSIM | VIDISCO
BONGA MONA KI NGI XICA
BONGA aguaraz
BONGA BONGUINHA
BONGA Kambua
BONGA Bairro
BONGA Venda Poro
BONGA marikota
BONGA OLHOS MOLHADOS
an angola
Mulemba Xangóla
MONA KI NGI XICA (SYNAPSON REMIX)
TENHO UMA LÁGRIMA NO CANTO DO OLHO
MULEMBA XANGOLA
sodade meu bem sodade
SACUDIDOS | FOGO NA KANJICA | VIDISCO
DE M�OS A ABANAR | FALAR DE ASSIM | VIDISCO
MONA KI NGI XICA
aguaraz
BONGUINHA
Kambua
Bairro
Venda Poro
marikota
OLHOS MOLHADOS