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Angolan musician Waldemar Bastos dies at 66
According to the Angolan Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Environment, Bastos died in Lisbon, Portugal after succumbing to cancer. Bastos’ death was confirmed by his family via the musician’s official Facebook page.
“With deep sadness and pain, the family informs everyone who knew and appreciated his music, that Waldemar Bastos passed away yesterday, 9 August 2020, a victim of a prolonged illness,” a statement reads.
Speaking to local media, Angolan musician Paulo Flores said: "The death of Waldemar Bastos is an irreparable loss. Very sad news that catches us all off guard. And I think that what has to be celebrated here is, in fact, musical aesthetics, integrity, intellectual honesty and the way, during so many years of career, he never lost his principles and what he believed in. Purity from his compositions, from his melodies, from an early age they helped us to find an Angolan identity that we still try to define completely."
National Union of Artists and Composers president José Moreno told Lusa News Agency that he was devastated and surprised by the news. Angolan singer and cultural journalist Mário Santos said Bastos was unique in his vocal quality and his musical dimension.
Bastos’ music career began in Portugal having
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This the Josky tribute time. We lost a great singer who was sick but not sick enough where he was near it. So we will do a Dream Duet edition in tribute to Josky. I got the first singer who also passed away in the month or two before Josky.
He is Nzaya Nzayadio. For those who don't know, Nzaya Nzayadio was a major member of Lipua Lipua. He was also a member of Choc Stars. He is known to have a similar voice to Pepe Kalle. This man had a opera sounding voice as a second voice singer.
Why would have he been a perfect dream partner for Josky. I will give you five reasons.
1) Josky is a great harmonist
2) Nzaya would have been a great fit for the Afrisa or OKJ group
3) Both are connected to Madilu System
4) Rarely had bad songs. Really.
5) Josky used to have a good high voice.
Josky was actually pretty good at singing high at time during his prime days in OK Jazz. He actually sang high sometimes during the 1970s and very rarely during the 1980s. He sang high with Madilu on their 1989 LP Destin. He was pretty effective. But Nzaya also sang high occasionally. Both were capable of singing high sometimes which is not always the case for the second voice singers.
Both of these men were from a similar generation of the Zaiko ag
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Congolese musician Nzaya Nzayadio dies of COVID-19
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Nzayadio was born cry 1955 envelop Kinshasa beam was suspend of rendering many Congolese musicians trained exceed the Psychologist Kimbangu-founded Kimbanguist Church. Overturn musicians who emerged steer clear of the communion were depiction late Madilu System skull Pepe Kalle.
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