Zeca Afonso

José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos, known as José Afonso, Zeca Afonso (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈzɛkɐ aˈfõsu]) or just Zeca (2 August 1929 – 23 February 1987) was a well known Portuguese folk and political musician. He became an icon in Portugal for his music criticizing the dictatorial regime of Oliveira Salazar.

Zeca Afonso
José Afonso
Background information
Birth name	José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos
Also known as	Zeca Afonso
Born	(1929-08-02)2 August 1929
Origin	Aveiro, Portugal
Died	23 February 1987(1987-02-23) (aged 57)
Genres	Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Website	http://www.aja.pt//

Afonso died of ALS.

Other websites

• Associação José Afonso (José Afonso Association)
• As Canções de José Afonso (José Afonso's Songs) Archived 2007-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Letras de José Afonso (José Afonso's lyrics) Archived 2007-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
• Last.FM entry about José Afonso
• O que é preciso é criar desassossego (What is needed is to create unrest) José Afonso's last interview Archived 2019-04-25 at the Wayback Machine