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Bonga

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Born
5 September 1942 (age 81)
Born In
Bengo, Angola
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 outs… read more
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 ath… read more
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 … read more

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1 Play track O'Melhor De Bonga Mona Ki Ngi Xica
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 496 listeners
2 Mona Ki Ngi Xica - Pablo Fierro Remix Mona Ki Ngi Xica - Pablo Fierro Remix
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 86 listeners
3 Play track Mona Ki Ngi Xica - EP Mona Ki Ngi Xica - Radio Edit
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 63 listeners
4 Play track Recados De Fora Água Raz
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 44 listeners
5 Play track O'Melhor De Bonga Balumukeno
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 35 listeners
6 Play track O'Melhor De Bonga Mulemba Xangola
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 27 listeners
7 Play track Angola 72/74 Ku Tando
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 24 listeners
8 Play track Hora Kota Kambua
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 21 listeners
9 Best of Bonga Kianje
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 18 listeners
10 Play track Angola 72/74 Paxi Ni Ngongo
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 17 listeners

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Albums

  1. 29,206 listeners

    16 Mar 2011 · 20 tracks

    Angola 72/74
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  2. 14,335 listeners

    4 Oct 2009 · 18 tracks

    Best of Bonga
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  3. 14,124 listeners

    2001 · 13 tracks

    O'Melhor De Bonga
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  4. 12,352 listeners

    30 Sep 2013 · 20 tracks

    The Lusafrica Series : Angola 72/74
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