Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem

Who was Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem?

Lourdes Van-Dúnem, born Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem on was an Angolan singer.

Usually called Lourdes Van-Dúnem, she was born in Luanda, and rose to stardom in the 1960s with the group Ngola Ritmos. She recorded her first album, Monami, with this group. She toured several times in Portugal, Algeria, and Brazil, in addition to performances in Angola. After her first album, most of her career was spent with the group Jovens do Prenda.

She died in 2006 of typhoid fever. The President of Angola, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, attended her funeral.