They are living legends and some of them have music careers that have spanned over two decades.
Focusing on love and life to history and politics, these popular Angolan musicians continue to achieve success with every new release and every album, as most of them have become the voice of peace to the post-colonial life in Angola that degenerated into corruption, violence and a bloody civil war.
As Angola celebrates 43 years of independence from Portuguese rule, here are 10 popular musicians from the country who are making waves with their universal style of music: