Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem (29 April 1935 – 4 January 2006) was an Angolan singer.
during the festival "Sun City" in South Africa during 1997 and the diploma of the National Radio of Angola, year-end program "The Best Female Voice of Angolan music" during 1997.
She did her primary education at the African National League (Ligga Nacional Africana), secondary school at Colégio de Dona Castro and Silva.
[1] She has worked as an announcer in Voz de Angola where she is believed to have learnt speaking in Kimbundu, though she was singing in the language for years.
[3] Her musical career began in 1960 when she joined the "Ngola Ritmos" band along with Liceu Vieira Dias, José de Fontes Pereira, Amadeu Amorim and Belita Palma, who would all go on to become legends in Angolan music and supporters of the anti-colonial movement MPLA.
During this period, she performed in different countries like South Africa, Portugal, Brazil, Algeria, France, Spain and Zimbabwe.
On 31 December 1997, she was awarded the diploma of the National Radio of Angola, year-end program "The Best Female Voice in Angolan music".