Ngola Ritmos's lyrics & chords

Ngola Ritmos was formed around 1947 by Carlos do Aniceto "Liceu" Vieira Dias, Domingos Van-Dúnem, Mário da Silva Araújo, Manuel do Passos and Nono Ndongo. In the 1950s, the band comprised Liceu, Nino, Amadeu Amorim, José Maria, Euclides Fontes Pereira, José Cordeira, Lourdes Van-Dúnem and Belita Palma. The band was created as an assertion of their Angolan identity; they sang in Kimbundu and translated traditional songs into popular, danceable music. Their lamentos were inspired by the daily chronicles or funeral laments sung by bessangana...read more