Jose Manuel Cerqueira Afons dos dos Santas ( port. José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos , nickname - Zeca Afonsu ( port. Zeca Afonso ); August 2, 1929 , Aveiro - February 23, 1987 , Setubal ) - a Portuguese poet , a singer and composer , in a populair on Aug. 2, 1929 ; anti-fascist . Member of the Revolution carnations .
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| Full name | Jose Manuel Serkeira Afonsu dos Sentush |
| Date of Birth | August 2, 1929 |
| Place of Birth | Aveiro , Portugal |
| Date of death | February 23, 1987 (57 years) |
| Place of death | Setubal , Portugal |
| A country |  Portugal |
| Professions | poet , singer , composer |
| Years of activity | 1958-1985 |
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| Genres | and |
Biography
In 1930, when José Afonso was in his first year, his parents left for Angola , leaving the baby weak with his uncle and aunt. Uncle began to raise his nephew Republican and anticlerical . In 1933, at the request of his mother, José Afonso goes to Angola, where he enters school and lives for the next three years.
In 1936 he returned to Portugal , and in 1937 he moved again to his parents in Mozambique . In 1938, Jose Afonso returned to his homeland, but to another his uncle. He was a fascist and gave his nephew to a youth fascist organization. He remembered these years as the worst in his life.
In 1945, he began to sing at the university , several times he fell through exams and got married. In 1949 he began to study history and philosophy . The dissertation was written by Jean-Paul Sartre . Actively participated in the left revolutionary movement.
On April 25, 1974, the song “ Grandola, a swarthy little village ” by Jose Afonso sounded on the Catholic channel, which became the signal for an uprising against the fascist dictatorship - the Carnation Revolution . This song has become the unofficial anthem of the revolution.
Discography
- Baladas e Canções (1964)
- Cantares do Andarilho (1968)
- Contos Velhos, Rumos Novos (1969)
- Traz Outro Amigo Também (1970)
- Cantigas do Maio (1971)
- Eu Vou Ser Como A Toupeira (1972)
- Venham Mais Cinco (1973)
- Coro dos Tribunais (1974)
- Com As Minhas Tamanquinhas (1976)
- Enquanto Há Força (1978)
- Fura Fura (1979)
- Fados de Coimbra e Outras Canções (1981)
- Como Se Fora Seu Filho (1983)
- Galinhas do Mato (1985)