Bana (singer)
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Bana is a balladeer from Cape Verde and an interpreter of the morna, the plaintive, melodic lament which is a staple musical style of the country.[1]
Bana, who is over seven feet tall, began his musical career during Portuguese colonial rule, when he worked as a handyman and bodyguard for the legendary Cabo Verdean composer and performer, B. Leza.[2]
[edit] Singles
- 1998 Cabinda a Cunene
[edit] References
- ^ Batalha, Luís; Jørgen Carling (2008). Transnational archipelago: perspectives on Cape Verdean migration and diaspora. Amsterdam University Press. p. 195. ISBN 9789053569948.
- ^ Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Rough Guides. 1999. p. 450. ISBN 9781858286358.
