The worldwide debut of the Angolan artist, produced by Arto Lindsay, and "one of the great, overlooked records of 1998," as the New York Times wrote. "With his dramatic pauses and dynamic vibrato rising above subtle rhythms picked out on nylon-string guitars, everything Mr. Bastos sings emerges as a lament of enormous sadness." Now on vinyl for the very first time, Pretaluz [Blacklight] is a contender for the best-sounding record on Luaka Bop.

A1. Sofrimento

A2. Rainha Ginga

A3. Muxima

A4. Kuribôta

A5. Morro do Kussava

B1. Minha Familia

B2. Menina

B3. Querida Angola

B4. Kanguru