Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Zeca Afonso, Antonio Variacoes, Jose Cid, David Fonseca, Pedro Abrunhosa, Slimmy, Tony Carreira, Valete, Jorge Palma, Herman Jose, Paulo Brissos, Nuno Roque, Vitorino, Manuel Freire, Joao Maria Tudela, Mazgani, Sam the Kid, Fernando Ribeiro, Adriano Correia de Oliveira, To Cruz, Marco Matias, Camane, Roberto Leal, Quim Barreiros, Rui Veloso, Sergio Godinho, Adolfo Luxuria Canibal, Rouxinol Faduncho, Carlos Paiao, Antonio Zambujo, Beto, Rui Reininho, Ze Cabra, Duarte Mendes, Andre Sardet, Vicente Palma, JP Simoes, Paulo Gonzo, Antonio Calvario, Francisco Mendes, Miguel Gameiro, Joao Pedro Pais, Joao Loureiro. Excerpt: Jose Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos, known as Zeca Afonso (Portuguese pronunciation: ) or just Zeca (2 August 1929 - 23 February 1987), was born in Aveiro, Portugal, the son of Jose Nepomuceno Afonso, a judge, and Maria das Dores. Zeca is among the most influential folk and political musicians in Portuguese history. He became an icon among Portuguese left-wing activists due to the role of his music in the resistance against the dictatorial regime of Oliveira Salazar, resistance that triumphed in 1974 with the pro-democratic leftist military coup of the Carnation Revolution. In the ensuing revolutionary process, Zeca was a very active musician and continued composing political and folk songs, often criticizing the post-revolutionary changes. Years after his death, Zeca Afonso is still widely listened to, not only in Portugal, but also abroad. Jose Afonso was born in Aveiro on 2 August 1929, at 10:30 am. In 1930 his parents travelled to Angola, a Portuguese colony at the time, where his father had been placed as a judge in the city of Silva Porto (present-day Kuito). Jose Afonso stayed at Aveiro, in a house named "Fonte das Cinco Bicas," due to some health problems with his...