/ 23 March 2001

ANGOLAN ARTISTS FURIOUS OVER PIRACY CASE

THE Angolan music group Gingas – one of the most popular in Angola – could disappear because of widespread piracy of cassettes and CDs. They are among the Angolan artists infuriated by a court decision to throw out a case that had attempted to prosecute music bootleggers in Luanda. The judge said there was no evidence against the companies accused of piracy. – AFP