It opened with mariza, now surely the bestknown portuguese performer on the planet, and closed with waldemar bastos. He was born in the angolancongolese borderlands but fled his homeland in 1982 during the brutal postindependence civil war, heading first to. Recorded and transmitted by rtp portuguese radio and television on april 25, 2008. Born on the border of angola and congo in 1954, waldemar bastos started singing and making music at an early age. Jan 16, 2015 lr peter lownds, waldemar bastos, and rhythm planets tom schnabel. Five centuries of colonization meant that when i was growing up i heard many songs from many different cultures, he explains. Bastos musical aptitude was evident at an early age. Waldemar viruet is 47 years old today because waldemars birthday is on 02251973. Angolan musician who combines afropop, portuguese fado, and brazilian influences. Genuinely one of the best things ive heard for a while cant. Waldemar bastos papa wemba salif keita africa world sad. Waldemar bastos s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Waldemar bastos listen and stream free music, albums, new. Add to this was the trauma of losing his son, who died in a lisbon club.
Waldermar bastos born 1954, mbanza, zaire province, angola is an angolan musician who combines afropop, portuguese, and brazilian influences. When i first heard waldemar bastos on a compilation called adventures in afropea 3. From the opening track sofrimento, a tender lament for angola, this singersongwriter casts a spell that lingers long after the last note. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what youre looking for. Previously cities included tampa fl and plant city fl. Watch the video for minha familia from waldemar bastos s pretaluz for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Pretaluz is the worldwide debut of waldemar bastos. Despite spending his childhood under the oppression of colonialism, bastos discovered music was a potent outlet for his optimistic vision. The atlantic waves festival started and ended with very different celebrities. An intuitive musician, waldemar belongs to a new generation of african. Within this thicket there lurks a name ian hamilton finlay. Waldemar bastos believes in the healing power of music and his heartfelt interpretations, though often tinged with a deep weltschmerz, always communicate an essential optimism that love will prevail.
Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Few artists of any nation have created such a passionate and human statement on political themes as waldemar bastos, while at the same time, expertly explores musical styles from across the african continent, creating a sensual and sensational statement. Meu amor eterno com waldemar bastos by nelo carvalho. Telling stories to the sea, released by david byrnes luaka bop label years ago, i was completely taken by his mellifluous baritone and the sweet, gentle power of his music. Search the worlds information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Recorded in new york with angolan and portuguese musicians, it was produced by noted downtown artist and lusosavant arto lindsay. Suffering waldemar bastos why so much pain why so much hatred if were are. Listen free to waldemar bastos pretaluz sofrimento, rainha ginga and more. Bruno bastos, oncologist in miami, fl us news doctors. Waldemar bastos estamos juntos 1983 album mix 2017 eco live mix com dj ecozinho duration.
An extract of the historic concert of waldemar bastos perfoming his music with the gulbenkian orchestra at the misty festival at the ccb in lisbon. Album pretaluz backlight licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of luaka bop. Join songkick to track waldemar bastos and get concert alerts when they play near you. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from waldemar bastos at the discogs marketplace. As a few people asked for an english translation, here it is. Waldemar apartments is an apartment in fort worth in zip code 76117.
Waldemar bastos was born in angola but fled his homeland in 1982 during the postindependence civil war, heading first to lisbon, then west. Stream meu amor eterno com waldemar bastos by nelo carvalho from desktop or your mobile device. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from waldemar bastos. Sep 21, 2011 the story of angola forms the background for the deep heart and soul of waldemar bastos music. In the past, waldemar has also been known as viruet waldemar and waldemar wiruet. This live registration of waldemar bastos in amsterdam is filmed in december 2004 in the. Waldemar viruet, 47 kissimmee, fl has court or arrest. He was forced into exile repeatedly, thrown in prison for just being too popular music, like free speech, is never popular with dictatorships. From the opening track sofrimento, a tender lament for angola, this singersongwriter.
Waldemar bastoss profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Listen to music from waldemar bastos like sofrimento, velha chica com waldemar. Pretaluz world hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. Bruno bastos is an oncologist in miami, florida and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area. Meu amor eterno com waldemar bastos by nelo carvalho free. Waldemar bastos nascido na fronteira entre angola e o congo, em 1954, waldemar bastos comecou a cantar e a fazer musica desde a mais. Waldemar bastos velha chica randi gording and knut schjerverud cover photo and n. Lyrics are in portuguese but with english translations. Five centuries of colonisation meant that when i was growing up i heard many songs fr. Lr peter lownds, waldemar bastos, and rhythm planets tom schnabel.
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