Mutudi Ua Ufolo / Viúva Da Liberdade

50th YEARS ANNIVERSARY REISSUE OF THIS RARE AND LEGENDARY ANGOLAN CLASSIC.Remastered and restored. Gatefold with newly uncovered archive material.David Zé’s Mutudi Ua Ufolo/Viuva Da Liberdade is a landmark of Angolan music — a rich blend of semba, rumba, and bolero, recorded at the height of the country’s liberation struggle. Soulful and politically charged, the album’s melodies stretch beyond Luanda, echoing the global spirit of artists like Bob Marley.Originally released on CDA with Conjunto Merengue, it captured Zé at his creative peak. Sung in Portuguese and local dialects, the songs balance rhythmic elegance with deep political weight, tracing ties to Afro-Brazilian and Latin American musical traditions.After Zé’s assassination in 1977, the album was banned for years — but it lives on as a*vital work of resistance and beauty. In 2008, his influence reached new ears when Damian Marley & Nas sampled “Undenge Uami” on Distant Relatives.Born Gabriel David José Ferreira, David Zé was raised in a musical family and mentored by Urbano de Castro. Alongside Artur Nunes and Castro, he was silenced during the 1977 coup. Yet his music remains a symbol of resilience and national pride.This reissue was made possible with the support of David Zé’s family and Associação M27.