N'gola Ritmos

Folk band from Angola, formed in 1947 by Carlos Aniceto Vieira Dias (Liceu), Domingos Van-Dúnem, Mário da Silva Araújo, Francisco Machado and Manuel António Rodrigues (Nino Ndongo) in the house of Manuel dos Passos. They sang Kimbundu music with guitar and small percussion. In the 1950s, the band consisted of "Liceu", "Nino Ndongo", Amadeu Timóteo Malheiros Amorim (Amadeu Amorim), Euclides Fontes Pereira/Rocha (Fontinhas) and José Maria dos Santos (Zé Maria). In the final phase José Cordeiro dos Santos (Zé/Zé Cordeiro), Ricardo Vaz Borja (Xódó/Xodó), José Ferreira (Jéjé/Gegé) with Lourdes Van-Dúnem and Belita Palma.