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José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho (born 5 September 1942), better known as Bonga, is an Angolan folk and semba singer-songwriter. [1] He was born in Kipiri in Luanda in 1942. Biography
Bonga is a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Bonga (musician) (born 1942), Angolan singer-songwriter; George Bonga (1802–1880), Indian fur trader; Isaac Bonga (born 1999), German basketball player; Jan Bonga (born 1964), Swiss windsurfer; Paul Bonga Bonga (born 1933), Congolese footballer
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Bonga is one of the most popular Semba artists. Semba is a traditional type of music and dance from Angola . Semba has its roots in Massemba and means "a touch of belly buttons" [ clarification needed ] - one of the most recognizable and entertaining movements in semba.
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The name "Bongo" in Bongo Flava comes from Kiswahili usually meaning brains, intelligence, cleverness. [5] Bongo is the augmentative form of Ubongo, a Swahili word for Brain. [6] Flava is a Swahili term for Flavour. [6] Bongo is a term which was originally used to refer the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam. [5]
Kanda Bongo Man (born Bongo Kanda; [1] 1 January 1955) is a Congolese soukous musician born in Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] [3] He became the singer for Orchestra Belle Mambo in 1973, [3] developing a sound influenced by Tabu Ley. [4]
Zao – Original vocalist Eric Reeder came up with this name, meaning "alive" in Greek. [345] ZZ Top – Billy Gibbons wrote in his autobiography "Billy F Gibbons: Rock + Roll Gearhead" that he used to live in an apartment decorated with several concert posters and flyers, including Z.Z. Hill and B.B. King. After playing around with names like ...