Mozambique: Minister of Culture conveys condolences on death of trailblazing music impresario

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Mozambique: Minister of Culture conveys condolences on death of trailblazing music impresario

2:03 CAT | 12 Jan 2021

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The Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mozambique, Eldevina Materula, has addressed a message of condolences to the family of the famous businessman and show promoter Adelson Mourinho, who died on Monday.

“We lost a man who did a lot to promote Mozambican music. In my personal name, on behalf of the institution’s employees and all the makers of arts and culture, we address the most heartfelt condolences to the family,” the minister said in a message shared on the Ministry’s Facebook page. [See below].

The owner of Bang Entertainment and the private television channel Strong Live, died in South Africa, where he had been in intensive care for an unspecified illness since August.

Minister Materula said Mourinho was “an unavoidable figure in national entertainment”, referring that “in life he spared no effort to fulfil his dream of showcasing Mozambican culture”.

“Due to the warmth with which he embraced music, Mozambique will always take him as a reference, as someone who allowed many artists to shine in his hands,” she underlined.

According to the family, the body will be transferred from South Africa to Mozambique, but the date of the funeral has not yet been decided.

Before his death, family and friends launched a campaign to raise funds for his treatment, medical assistance that was described as costly, but it did not work.

Adelson Mourinho or “Bang”, as he is known in the music world, was married to Mozambican singer Lizha James, with whom he had a daughter.

“Bang” was among the most prominent promoters in recent years, having also been at the forefront of discovering many talented young people in the Mozambican music scene.

Minister’s message

Dear artists and art and culture makers,

It was with deep regret that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism received, today, January 11, the sad news of the physical disappearance of the producer and entrepreneur Adelson Mourinho, affectionately known as Bang, after a prolonged illness.

We are shocked by this harsh reality. We have lost a man who did a lot to promote Mozambican music. Bang was an unavoidable figure in national entertainment and was notable for creating Bang Entertainment, a company that promoted Mozambican music and organized events across the country.

His willingness to work for music earned him the nickname “The saviour of music”.

In his lifetime, Bang went to great lengths to fulfil his dream of showcasing Mozambican culture.

Due to the warmth with which he embraced music, Mozambique will always take him as a reference, as someone who allowed many artists to shine in his hands

The producer and entrepreneur lost his life at the age of 41, in neighbouring South Africa, where he had been hospitalized since August 2020.

In my personal name, on behalf of the institution’s workers and all the makers of arts and culture, we address our most heartfelt condolences to the family on their loss.

Eldevina Materula

Minister of Culture