Orquestra Os Jovens Do Prenda

The Orquestra Os Jovens Do Prenda (The Orchestra of the youth of Prenda) band, sometimes known as The Prenda Boys are an Angolan group founded in the mid-'60s in Luanda, Angola. The group enjoyed great success in the early '70s, split in 1975, and regrouped in 1981 around two of the original band members. The numerous Prenda Boys feature four guitars, two trumpets, a saxophone, six percussionists and drummers, and the whole band at times whistling. The Orquestra's music is related to the Brazilian Samba, but richer and more complex. At first a politically oriented band, since reforming, the Orquestra has tended to more mainstream lyrics.
== Links To Peel ==
Peel played a track from the group in 1993, when he played a song from their performance at the Berlin Festival.
== Shows Played ==
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1993
* 17 July 1993: ‘Mukila Wé (CD – Recorded Live At Heimatklange (Berlin Festa)) (Piranha)
== External Links ==
* All Music
* Discogs
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