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        Bela Chicola—"Pilima Yangue"

        Angola has endured a violent history from the slave trade, to colonization under Portugal, to a brutal civil war after independence in 1975. Despite the difficulties, Angolan groups like Bela Chicola have carried on a strong musical tradition.

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