Angola: Forward, People's Power

In 1975, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) gained control of the People’s Republic of Angola, ending more than a decade of struggle against the powerful Portuguese colonial forces and armies aided by South Africa and the United States. The songs on this album, sung in Portuguese and local languages Kimbundu and Umbundu, were recorded soon after the end of colonial rule, and the lyrics convey messages of struggle, victory, and hope. The liner notes include lyrics in English and an essay first published in 1978 in the Guardian, discussing Angola as “the focal point of confrontation...between socialism and capitalism.”

Track Listing

101	Tua Kua Divua (in Kimbundu) Agrupamento Kissanguela	03:56
102	Avante O Poder Popular (in Portuguese) Agrupamento Kissanguela	03:04
103	Invasores de Angola (in Portuguese) Agrupamento Kissanguela	02:31
104	Ormala Vanque (in Umbundu) Agrupamento Kissanguela	03:43
105	Kitadi Kia Ngola (in Kimbundu) Agrupamento Kissanguela	03:53
106	Tchikoloña (in Umbundu) Agrupamento Kissanguela	02:58
201	Poema (in Portuguese) Agrupamento Kissanguela	03:06
202	Enu Ilumba (in Kimbundu) Agrupamento Kissanguela	03:21
203	Ministro Gatuno (in Portuguese and Kimbundu) Agrupamento Kissanguela	03:02
204	Estrangeiro (in Portuguese) Agrupamento Kissanguela	06:28
205	Noite Longa (in Portuguese) Agrupamento Kissanguela	06:07
206	Rumo a Independência (in Portuguese) Agrupamento Kissanguela	02:08