José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho (born 5 September 1942 in Kipiri,
Angola), better known as Bonga, is a folk and semba singer and
songwriter from Angola.José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho was born in
the province of Bengo, and left Angola when he was 23 years old to
become a track and field athlete, becoming the Portuguese record
holder for the 400 metres (Angola was at the time one of Portugal's
five African colonies). He had already begun his singing career at the
age of 15.Carvalho abandoned athletics in 1972, concentrating solely
on his music, and immediately became famous in his native Angola, as
well as in Portugal. After the Carnation Revolution in April 1974, he
would become a hit both with immigrants from the ex-Portuguese
colonies, and Portuguese of both African and European descent. He has
released over 30 albums, singing in Portuguese and traditional Angolan
languages. His tracks are a mixture of Portuguese folk sounds, semba,
kizomba and latin elements.
Angola), better known as Bonga, is a folk and semba singer and
songwriter from Angola.José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho was born in
the province of Bengo, and left Angola when he was 23 years old to
become a track and field athlete, becoming the Portuguese record
holder for the 400 metres (Angola was at the time one of Portugal's
five African colonies). He had already begun his singing career at the
age of 15.Carvalho abandoned athletics in 1972, concentrating solely
on his music, and immediately became famous in his native Angola, as
well as in Portugal. After the Carnation Revolution in April 1974, he
would become a hit both with immigrants from the ex-Portuguese
colonies, and Portuguese of both African and European descent. He has
released over 30 albums, singing in Portuguese and traditional Angolan
languages. His tracks are a mixture of Portuguese folk sounds, semba,
kizomba and latin elements.
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