Wazimbo, 1948-
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Variants
- Benfica, Humberto Carlos, 1948-
Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Birth Date
- 1948-11-11
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique
Birth Place
- Chibuto District, Mozambique
Occupation
Vocalist
Songwriter
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Sources
- found: His Nwahulwana, p2001:label (Wazimbo, lead vocals) liner notes (born in 1948 in Chibuto/Gaza; he grew up in Mafalala, a popular bairro of Lourenc̜o Margues (today Maputo); he started singing in the 1960s with the local Silverstars band and then the Geizers, touring all over the Lusophone Empire, playing the colonial mix of international pop with Brazilian music; after independence, Wazimbo was the only singer permanently engaged by national radio and later Orchestra Marrabenta Star)
- found: International who's who in popular music, 2002(Wazimbo (Benfica, Humberto Carlos); born 1948, Chibuto, Mozambique; vocalist, songwriter; Member: The Silvertones, 1964; The Geiziers; Grupo Radio Mozambique, 1975; Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique, lead vocalist, 1979; song, Nwahulwana, used in Microsoft commercial and film The Pledge, 2001; Recordings: with Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique: Independence, 1985; Manabenta Piquenique, 1996; solo: Makweru, 1997; Nwahulwana, 2001)
- found: Wikipedia, via WWW, September 14, 2012(Wazimbo; Humberto Carlos Benfica; known as Wazimbo; born November 11, 1948 in Chibuto, Gaza Mozambique ; one of the greatest voices of Mozambique and one of the most famous marrabenta singers; one of the most famous works of this artist is the ballad Nwahulwana ("night bird"), released in 1988; the song was featured first in a Microsoft commercial in California and in 2001 was part of the song track for the movie "'The Pledge" directed by Sean Penn and starring Jack Nicholson)
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Change Notes
- 2012-09-17: new
- 2012-09-18: revised
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