Pretaluz (1998)

Angolan singer-songwriter Waldemar Bastos made this album with producer Arto Lindsay for David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, and it is gentle, aching music about war, exile and reconciliation. Acoustic guitar, semba rhythms and hints of fado frame his warm voice. Choose it for the most reflective side of Angolan music, a contrast with Bonga's protest.