Classics of My Soul

Waldemar Bastos was born in Portuguese Angola in 1954. He was forced into exile during the post-independence civil war, but despite all the hardships and tragedy in his life (a son was killed in a Lisbon club) Bastos embraces beauty and positivity in his music. His new album Classics of My Soul is like one big affirmation of everything that s beautiful in life. Some of the songs were performed with The London Symphony Orchestra. I love this record and I think you will too! Tom Schnabel --The World on Public Radio International A unique vocalist from Angola musically oscillating between Africa and Brazil presents light-hearted music full of optimism and joy! Waldemar Bastos was nominated for the 2010 MOBO Awards for Best African Act. Classics of My Soul is his latest album, after several releases on Luaka Bop and EMI. Bastos is included in Tom Moon s legendary book, 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. Invited by Ruichi Sakamoto to take part in the Zero Landmine project with Arto Lindsay and Brian Eno.