Organic and joyful, Afro-Brazilian energised trio, Trinka reveal a mellow and life affirming glow on their debut 6 track EP. It features original lyrics from various lusophone writers including José Eduardo Agualusa from Angola, a mix of Afro-Brazilian rhythms, voice, synth and guitar, and was conceived and made in Lisbon.
For the curious outsider, Lisbon has long been considered a slice of southern European authenticity with its winding streets and hidden, sign-less restaurants. In recent years it’s become the working backpacker’s stop-off, a wi-fi spot for tech savvy entrepreneurs and an unofficial tax retreat for the wealthy.
Yet for those leaning towards music and culture, especially the musicians and singers from Brazil and the wider Lusophone world, Lisbon is a burgeoning hub, a creative node for the wired-in diaspora and has also became a European centre for Afro-Portuguese and Afro-Brazilian culture where immigrants and musical nomads from Brazil, Cape Verde, Angola and beyond relate, many whose spirituality provides a structure to their identity and their roaming musical mission.
Dandara Modesto is a Brazilian singer and a spiritual practitioner of Candomble (a religion brought to Brazil from Africa by the enslaved populations), who now resides in Switzerland. Along with Portuguese writer and producer João Pires (Coladera) and Brazilian percussionist Juninho Ibituruna (Graveola, Tizumba), she is part of a brand new contemporary Brazilian trio called Trinka.
Following a profound meeting and encounter on the streets of Lisbon in 2021, with Dandara and Juninho bumping into João, which, after introductions, led to an impromptu session at Joao’s home studio and Trinka was born. Later that year the band were found themselves at a week-long musical residency in an isolated retreat in the Sao Paulo (Brazil) countryside where they were jamming and bouncing ideas with each other for up to 18 hours a day. The recordings began and were finished off later in Portugal.
please have a listen here: Bandcamp | Various Platforms
