Biography
Milá Melo, born in Huambo, Angola, began her career in 1962, taking as reference the great semba pioneer Alba Clington, having lived and sung alongside N'gola Ritmos (Liceu Vieira Dias, Lourdes Van-Dunen), David Zé, Urbano de Castro, Teta Lando, Belita Palma, Luis Visconde, Bonga.
A living symbol of musical and cultural resistance in Angola, she recorded the first semba sung in the national language "Umbundu," accompanied by the musical group Os Kiezos.
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