Angola: Musician Waldemar Bastos Dies At 66

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Angola: Musician Waldemar Bastos Dies At 66

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan musician Waldemar Bastos died Monday in Lisbon (Portugal) of disease at the age of 66, Angop learned.

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