Various Artists - Angola: Forward / Various - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Union of Peoples of Angola (UPA) began a sustained armed struggle against the Portuguese colonial forces in 1961. This album, recorded in 1962, contains songs from the Upa Fighters that proclaim the need to fight against the Portuguese, and to support and join the UPA troops. According to the lyrics to one song, InchWhen we were born / We found Angola under Portuguese rule / We know now it belongs to us.Inch the album also contains an eyewitness account of what occurred after the recording, offering a unique perspective on recording freedom songs in the middle of a war zone. The liner notes contain background on Portuguese colonial rule in Angola and lyrics translated into English. Album Tracks 1. Kumpwaza! 2. You Who Do Not Believe 3. When We Were Born 4. Portuguese, Go Away! 5. Do You Know Christ's Name? 6. Portuguese Are Arrested 7. We Do Not Want to Be Governed 8. Don't Be Afraid 9. We Are Going to Fight 10. The Country Belongs to Us 11. Angolans Who Want Freedom 12. Rallying Cry 13. Bugle Alarm Call 14. I Want to Be a Soldier 15. World's Savior Is Knocking B) Soldier Drills 16. Eye Witness Account

Between 1961 and 1975, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) presented a revolutionary front against the Portuguese colonialists. This album, recorded in the midst of the insurrection, features a wide array of songs associated with the MPLA's struggle. The songs as well as the liner notes by Agostinho Neto (who became Angola's first president) capture much of the zeal and idealism that typified the MPLA during the pre-independence period. Album Tracks 1. Revolution, Revolution / Shouts, Drums and Singing 2. Victory or Death / Mpla, Defender of All the People / Mpla (Sung in Umbundu) / Angolan Revolution 3. Spoken Introduction / Allelujah / Papa Ni Mama 4. Untitled Fragments 5. The Comandante Is with the Revolution / Comandante Come in a Hurry / Brothers, Listen 6. My Heart Breathes / Seperation Is Easy / the Portuguese in Angola / Portuguese Leave Angola 7. Anthem of the Mpla 8. Mpla Invulusi 9. Monetu Ua Kassule 10. Deba 11. Dr. Neto 12. Ditumina 13. Ufolo 14. Kaputu 15. Etu Tuan' Angola 16. Mon'a Ngamb' Eh!

Album Tracks 1. Maria Do C?U 2. Passagens Da Vida (Things of Life) 3. Alfama V?Lhinha (Old Alfama) 4. Rosa Moleira (Rose, the Miller) 5. Caminhos Sem Fim (Endless Ways) 6. Maria Vit?Ria 7. O Teu Olhar (Your Eyes) 8. Fado Da Solid?O (Fado of Loneliness) 9. Assim ? Que ? (That's the Way It Is) 10. Poema Do Fim (Poem of the End) 11. Entardecer (Twilight) 12. Fado Malhoa