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Turma da Bênção
Apresenta: Botto Trindade
Keep On Pushin Records - Cat No: KOPR45-002
- updated:2024-02-13
"Turma da Bênção," a project by guitarist Botto Trindade, who is known as the "living encyclopedia of Angolan guitar."
This is the second 7” single of the Turma da Bênção project by Conjunto Angola 70 & Paulo Flores. Botto was the guitar player for Os Bongos and played with Os Kiezos, Carlos Burity, Paulo Flores, Semba Tropical etc. He is called the living soul of Angolan guitar.
To explore the musical connections of Angola & Brazil, we asked Tahira to spice up the session. Tahira says he listened to “Memoria De Gui” for hours when we sent him the album to choose a track. ‘I love the way Botto plays the guitar, so beautiful. It made me think of the Ciranda rhythms, a style of music from the northeast of Brazil. It is usually more raw and bass driven. Not much instruments and melody. We added the great Botto touch to this traditional rhythm from Brazil.’
To explore the musical connections of Angola & Brazil, we asked Tahira to spice up the session. Tahira says he listened to “Memoria De Gui” for hours when we sent him the album to choose a track. ‘I love the way Botto plays the guitar, so beautiful. It made me think of the Ciranda rhythms, a style of music from the northeast of Brazil. It is usually more raw and bass driven. Not much instruments and melody. We added the great Botto touch to this traditional rhythm from Brazil.’
The second release from Keep On Pushin Records, a label run by the crew behind the Dutch Pushin Wood Soundsystem. Turma da Bênção is a project by guitarist Botto Trindade, known as a living encyclopedia of Angolan guitar. The B-side features DJ TAHIRA, whose work—including a fantastic remix of GILBERT GIL—leaves a lasting impression. This release explores a blend of Angolan and Brazilian music and, like forró and maracatu, is reportedly influenced by the rhythms of chiranda, a musical style from the Nordeste (northeastern Brazil). It’s a great sound that blends African, Indigenous, samba, and melancholic elements. (Original Japanese text by Saito)