Lilly Tchiumba sings, with her powerful voice,
Angola traditional songs. Some of them, like "Mona Ki N'Gui Xissa"
and "Luanda M'Bolo", you can also find in Bonga's "Angola
72". From this interpreter, I recommend "Angola 74" too.
Lilly sings in her native language -
Kimbundo - but this is far from an obstacle for appreciating her
interpretation. I'm copying below the short descriptions that are on the back
side of the LP. The song's titles are translated too. Think these stretch can
be illuminate information about the songs.
1.N'Zambi. "N'Zambi is
God". "A mother is torn
between her reverence for God and her helplessness to save her sick child"
2.Mona Ki N'Gui Xissa. "The
Daughter That I Leave Behind". "Before dying, a father asks his
friends to take care of his daughter and to teach her how to work for the
people"
3.N'Gongo Giami. "My Anguish".
"The young man is dying but he knows not why: he asks his mother why this
must be"
4.Manazinha. "A beautiful woman,
however much she is dressed in luxury, is still the victim of the
colonialists."
5.Dilagi Bu Kanga. "Medicine
Men". "When the medicine men are on the loose you have to take the
women and children into the house, close the doors and windows and stay at
home."
6.Muato Mua N'Gola: "Women of
Angola". "All women of Angola should be respected no matter what
their condition or social standing and they have the right to fight for their
position in society".
7.Madie Dia Muxima. "Madonna of the
Fields". "A contract labore ris heard to say: "I heard your
message through a vision. We will never allow our ideals to be changed by
strangers. I know that our little farm is no more but we will return and
cultivate our land and we will be sustained by it".
8.Monami. "My Son".
"Singing a lullaby to her dead baby, the mother asks why God took one of
her two children -- she being so good and devout."
9.Kubata
Dia Rosinha. "Rose's House". "In Roses's house, there were
Always big parties; the bongo drums played until dawn. Their rhythm was so
strong that the mice would come out of their holes to dance."
10.Luanda M'Bolo. "The Bread of
Luanda". "The bread we earn with such sweat -- digging the soil,
shoe-shining, cultivating coffee and cotton -- bread that is not for us but
that is made from our sweat."
11.Gienda
Dia Luanda. "Nostalgia for Luanda". "At night I remember the palm huts,
the sound of the sea, the mermaids, the children, my friends -- I want to
return. I want to return in a canoe -- to stay, but I cannot because I have to
bring our music to the rest of the world."
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