Turma Da Benção

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙪𝙧𝙢𝙖 𝙙𝙖 𝘽ê𝙣çã𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙟𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙖 𝟳𝟬, 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙣-𝙚𝙧𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟬𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙤 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙𝙬𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙠𝙞𝙯𝙤𝙢𝙗𝙖. 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙧, 𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘.

Recorded in Lisbon in 2018 in an intimate “roda de semba” setting, informal jam sessions rooted in collective rhythm and storytelling, Turma da Bênção gathers legendary musicians such as Botto Trindade (guitar), Joãozinho Morgado (congas) and Teddy N’Singui (guitar); mid-generation artists including Galiano Neto (percussion), Paulo Flores (vocals and artistic direction) and Pirika Duia (viola); and younger creators such as Mayo Bass (bass), Jéssica Pina (trumpet) and Armando Gobliss (keys).

The result is a powerful dialogue between eras. Classic Angolan repertoire meets new compositions, all deeply rooted in semba — the rhythmic and poetic foundation from which kizomba later emerged.

The album revisits emblematic songs such as Runfo da Liberdade, Memórias de Gui and Lamento de Duia, while introducing new works including Morgadinho, Catuta 45, Boas Festas Conterrâ and Réveillon, the latter awarded Semba of the Year at the Angola Music Awards in 2020.