Story of how Angola's urban residents in the late colonial period (roughly 1945-74) used music to talk back to their colonial oppressors and, more importantly, to define what it meant to be Angolan and what they hoped to gain from independence. Argues that it was in and through popular urban music, produced mainly in the capital city Luanda's musseques (urban shanty-towns), that Angolans forged the nation and developed expectations about nationalism. A compilation of Angolan music is included in CD format. 320pp, USA. OHIO U P.

An album of wistful love songs sung in Portuguese, by the Angolan singer. Bonga accompanies himself on the dikanza, a grooved instrument made of bamboo, and the puita, a friction drum. 14 tracks, 47:19 mins, FRANCE. LUSAFRICA.

Double anthology of a decade of Angolan music featuring Artur Nunes, Tony Von, Oscar Neves, Os Bongos, Avozinho, and Minguito. Includes liner notes in French and English. CD1: 21 tracks, 67:38 mins, CD2: 19 tracks, 61:24 mins, FRANCE. LUSAFRICA.