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Also known as Waldermar Bastos

Angolan musician (1954–2020)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Portugal
Active from
1954
Active to
2020

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24,472
Total plays
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Waldermar Bastos (born 1954, M'banza, Zaire province, Angola) was an Angolan musician who combines Afropop, Portuguese (fado), and Brazilian influences. His parents were both nurses. He started singing at a very early age. At the age of 28 he emigrated to Portugal to escape the civil war between the Marxist MPLA Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola regime and the Western-backed UNITA National Union for Total Independence of Angola. Waldemar Bastos died on August 9 <a href="https://ww

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Waldemar
Gender
male
Citizenship
Angola
Place of birth
Portuguese Angola
Place of death
Lisbon
Occupation
singer
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Native language
Bantu
Instrument
guitar
Official website
www.waldemarbastos.com
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date of birth
1954-01-04
date of death
2020-08-10
name in native language
Waldemar Bastos
birth name
Waldemar dos Santos Alonso de Almeida Bastos
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cancer
start of work period
1982-00-00
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