Luaty Beirão
Luaty Beirão | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Tretius Kauhangengo |
Also known as | Ikonoklasta Brigadeiro Mata Frakuzk[1] |
Born | 19 November 1981 Luanda, Angola |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | musician, activist |
Years active | 1994–present |
Luaty Beirão (born 1981), also known by his stage name Ikonoklasta, is an Angolan rapper known for his anti-corruption activism.[2]
Life
[edit]Beirão was born to a Portuguese Angolan family in Luanda and his father, João Beirão, was a well-known member of the MPLA.[1] After developing his initial interest in hip hop during his adolescence, Beirão first entered the music scene himself in 2004, as part of the group Conjunto Ngonguenha.[1]
Beirão rose to prominence as an activist after an incident in February 2011, where - upon noticing the son of President José Eduardo dos Santos at a concert - he jumped onstage and publicly called on dos Santos to step down.[1] In March 2016, he was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for allegedly planning a revolution against dos Santos.[3] Beirão and several other prisoners launched a hunger strike in protest of their incarceration; after 36 days of this strike, the government agreed to reduce their sentences to house arrest.[4] He was released later that year after successfully appealing his sentence.[1]
Discography
[edit]Solo albums
[edit]- Ikonodamus (2008)
with Conjunto Ngonguenha
[edit]- Ngonguenhação (2004)
- Nós os do Conjunto (2010)
with Batida as Iqokwe
[edit]- The Beginning, The Medium, The End, and The Infinite (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Vieira, Ricardo Miguel (2018-12-07). "Angolan Awakening: Ikonoklasta Doubles Down in his Fight for Change". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ Manuela Micael (12 October 2015). "Luaty, o filho do apoiante do presidente que contesta o regime" (in Portuguese). TVI24. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Angolan rapper jailed for rebellion". BBC News. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
- ^ "Luaty Beirão – Human Rights Foundation". Human Rights Foundation. Retrieved 2022-04-06.