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CARMEN SOUZA PRESS QUOTES
PRESS REVIEWS
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„KACHUPADA“ Reviews 2012-2013
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..."Extraordinarily talented vocalist...Kachupada is certainly one of the rarest kinds of musical
gems to have come to light in the year 2012." Raul da Gama, World Music Report/Latin Jazz Network, USA
5 /5 stars
..."With Verdade, her 2010 release, Carmen Souza introduced herself to the world as a kind of
Cape Verdean Diana Krall. On Kachupada she is transformed into Cape Verdean Esperanza
Spalding...Kachupada is a brave, extraordinarily original and at times challenging album. It is profoundly
musical, deepens on every listen and deserves to make Souza a far more familiar name."
4/5 stars
Alex Robinson, SONGLINES, UK
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..."Melancholy, and drizzled with sparkling humor, sometimes sprinkled with depth and soulful
timbre Souza shows here once again why she is, after the unforgotten Cesaria Evora, the undisputed
number one in the Cape Verdean music scene, especially on the international stage." Michael Arens, SOUL
8/10 stars
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TRAIN MAGAZINE, DE
..."original-sounding album...Souza’s voice is striking, strong but flexible, with an attractive rasp and the
odd sigh or cry emphasising the songs’ sentiments; overall, this is a highly unusual mix of Cape Verdean
rhythms, jazz and soul that should see her audience widen way beyond the WOMAD Festival faithful..."
LONDON JAZZ, UK
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..."A pinch of Billie Holiday, a hint of Nina Simone, Ella the phrasing and a rebellious side to Mina
Agossi ... a unique and original style..." Jazz Mag-FR
..."Carmen Souza enchants with an album of capers fantastic voice. ..."
Les InRocks-FR
..."It is unclassifiable .... It's fresh, spicy, deep, friendly as can be. Do not miss it when it passes by your
home"... Michel Bedin-FR
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..."Album Kachupada, the feeling of her native Cape Verde is there, especially in times of old standards
expected. But his air trills acute and jazzy scat ultratoniques, very sensual, too, evoke Ella Fitgerald more
or Diana Krall. ..." Anne Berthod, Telerama, FR
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…“opens a window to another workd entirely“
NPR
..."irresistible musical creed...Kapuchada forms a kaleidoscope of a great originality. It is
undoubtedly the work of a musical strong personality and one of best in world music this year."...
4/5 STARS
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Loïc Picaud, MUSIC STORY-FR
4/6 STARS
voice."...
..."Souzas jazz is totally dependent on local conditions, rhythms, tempos and her rather special
LARS LOVÉN, SvD-SE
..."Luxury voices in world music room...Virtuoso arrangements of the Cape Verde Islands..."
Albert Hosp, [email protected]
..."Enchanting vocal talent...Her vocal style sounds like a mixture of highly virtuoso scat singing and
sonorous beatboxing...Carmen Souza is an exceptional vocal talent that easily reconciles individuality,
spontaneity and emotionality..." SZ Fürstenfeldbruck
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Télérama_FR
..."Carmen Souza gave an absolutely remarkable performance, skilfully leading traditional music to
modern day world music"... General-Anzeiger (DE)
..."The Cape-verdean singer transcends the traditional music of her country"...
VIBRATIONS MAGAZINE-
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„LONDON ACOUSTIC SET“ Reviews 2012
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4 STARS “Sensitive
and intimate, but also very positive and overwhelming, this way of singing is an
independent creative path. Sometimes in hard-driving, other times sweating in low heat, who doesn’t
know her goes from surprise to ecstasy, ‘Sodade’ brushes dangerously the outrage of leaving other titles
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without reference.”
A.L.N._JORNAL EXPRESSO_PT
“Stripped and raw but with an intense beauty and very close to what is the way the two compose
together…superb versions…” A.Pires_TIME OUT LISBON_PT 4 STARS
“”London Acoustic set” builds with a disarming simplicity a summary of the work of the duo, showing a
higher dimension of their work of composition and interpretation….It’s even touching…Mandatory”
Rui Dinis_A TROMPA_PT "a singer/songwriter that has blossomed into a confident and sparkling performer, ‘finding’ her voice and
glowing in its magnificent powers...In this CD, Carmen glides effortlessly across a range of languages and
octaves, proving without a doubt that she is indeed a woman of the world!"
DJ RITU_SOAS Radio_UK “…Has an unstoppable tone that mixes a Cape Verdean “accent” with other sounds and chords from World
Music. With Theo Pas’cal-“mentor, friend, producer and fellow traveler”-has been building a unique style…
after the deceased Orlando Pantera, she is the musical expression of modernity in the Cape Verdean roots.
It will go far, is already on the way.” A.L.N_ JORNAL EXPRESSO_PT “Carmen Souza is difficult to categorize, but easy to like….in recent years she created her own sound: Cape
Verdean roots, but riddled with various inflections of jazz and African music.”
João Bonifácio_JORNAL PUBLICO_PT “Afro-cuban music, jazz, morna and references born of decades of rhythmic fusions are swallowed,
distended and recycled in the development of an ecstatic authorial profile. Carmen and Theo present
themselves in a raw, undisturbed, and unbreakable demonstration that regardless of the radicalism of
their proposal, the lush inner beauty and exuberant objectivity is never compromised!” MBARI_PT “Fascinating…the pieces are just skin and bones, stripped back to it’s essence”
“Stunning Album…”
FOLKER_DE
Ton Maas_CONCERTZENDER_NL “Work of incredible intensity…wonderful collection of original compositions and covers…A feast for the
senses!” MELODIVA_DE “Songs with a very special energy and power, with Carmen Souza voice shining in all colours...an album
which is not only a anniversary album but an album of Folk music and beautiful melodies, as well as a
compilation of their music" DIGITALE JAZZ-ZEITUNG_DE “The duo electrifies the soundwaves…favorite for world jazz, Cape Verde, Portuguese, and improvisational
music fans." INSIDE WORLD MUSIC_UK "A Live recording that demonstrates why Cape Verdean Carmen Souza has earned a reputation as one of
the most exciting talents emerging in the field of "World Music" in recent years…Improvisations of high
artistic value are created around the personal voice of the singer, and confirm that Carmen Souza does not
have to decide whether her music is jazz or "world music". Her style is just as unique as convincing and her
Cape Verdean roots as evident as her desire to create a new language under the label of "world jazz"
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REVIEWS (2011)
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ZONA DE COMPRAS_SP “What makes Carmen Souza sound unique is her compositions and her «Soul» Diva voice, that creates
a kind of Contemporary Jazz based on the warmth and energy of the African melody."
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ÁFRICA TODAY MAGAZINE, PT
"Carmen Souza lived up to her reputation and won the audience in what was the first time on stage in
the land of her origins.… was a memorable night in the National Assembly..." SAPO.CV
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"Carmen Souza captured the audience with the first gig in Finland… Souza vocal expression is
something absolutely original… fascinating!" HS-FI
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"the audience was brought few meters above ground by your performance!"
RIGAS RITMI
FESTIVAL-LV
"Souza, born in Portugal to parents from Cape Verde, sang her own songs in a voice that purred,
snarled, keened and glided over wide intervals... Souza got the Congress Hall full of Latvians
twitching in their seats and singing in Creol"
JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE-USA
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"Carmen Souza ignites amazing musical fireworks with her voice."
HESSISCHER RUNDFUNK-DE
"Cape Verde meets Afro-Latin meets contemporary jazz. That spicy mix is filtered through a singular
voice and style that some have compared to Billie Holiday, others to Nina Simone..." NPR-USA
"On her latest (excellent) album, Protegid, she wraps her husky pipes around deliciously slinky, jazzy
numbers and sprightly Afro beats with equal ease." TIME OUT NEW YORK-US
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PROTEGID PRESS REVIEWS (2010):
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NOMINATED FOR THE GERMAN RECORDS CRITIC’S AWARD
!WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE –WMCE (APRIL 10)
!WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE – WMCE (AUGUST 10)
!"Carmen Souza's vivacious "Protegid" opens a window to another world entirely, cranking up the
tempo, slicing up the syncopated rhythm to resemble Thelonious Monk's "Evidence" and allowing
her to power her voice with the assured intuition and inventiveness of a jazz singer." SONG OF
THE DAY - NPR - USA
!"Singing in a colourful, eclectic Portuguese-based Creole, Souza illuminates, stretches, and snaps
back the elastic connections between Latin, African and Arabic music, American jazz and the
music of Cape Verde. Souza conclusively proves that the "world music" evolution/revolution has
transformed modern vocal as well as instrumental music."
ALL ABOUT JAZZ-USA
!"The whole disc is a landmark that will prompt you to embrace and at the same time rethink
everything you know and love about the sounds of Cape Verde."
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WORLD MUSIC CENTRAL-USA
"Sometimes this Cape Verdean singer's sound is pure Billie Holiday, sometimes she gives
the impression of Eartha Kitt on speed, sometimes her vocal pyrotechnics evoke a young Cleo
Laine… THE SCOTSMAN-UK
4 STARS
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"Suprising is her version of Horace's Silvers 'Song for my father' Piano player Idiabonya
lets the influence of Chucho Valdes play here and together with Carmen and bass player Theo
Pas'cal they create a gripping version of Cape Verdian Afro Jazz fusion."
4 STARS
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JAZZ MAGAZINE-NL
"With songs that travel freely between Cape Verde, jazz and other worlds, Carmen Souza
is the most original voices of the new Cape Verdean music...Incredible original voice… surprising
version of "Sodade"... chilling "Mara Marga" TIME OUT LISBON-PT
4 STARS
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"It's tempting to compare any female Cape Verdean singer to the godmother of the island's
indigenous morna music, Cesaria Evora, but that would be unfair to a vocalist as gifted, and as
singular, as Carmen Souza...Souza's voice is a remarkably lithe instrument, sensual, percussive,
soulful, and capable of exploring multiple moods within a given line of a given track." ALL MUSIC
4 STARS
GUIDE-USA
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"Carmen surprises us with an excellent record that has African flavor-based morna,
though also invest in the globalization of her music." WORLD MUSIC MAGAZINE-SP
4 STARS
! “...genuine music-making...”
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!"The poetic voice is as original as the musical one...The lyrics this Cape Verdean singer has written
5 STARS
CULTURE CAPITAL-UK
4 STARS
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have a vivid, passionate energy;Backed with rippling accompaniments from a band blending AfroLatin and contemporary jazz effects, she beats up a very unusual storm. Just one song – "Sodade"
– plugs her into the grand Cape Verdean tradition, but shows how far she has moved from its
original exponent, Cesaria Evora." THE INDEPENDENT-UK
!"Carmen Souza may share a Creole tongue with her Cape Verdean-rooted contemporaries, but
that's where the comparisons end. Her voice is singular, mercurial and slightly androgynous. It
has a kind of dawn-to-dusk range that approximates several performers simultaneously, bearing
more relation to Billie Holiday or even Tom Zé than to Mayra Andrade or Sara Tavares."
SONGLINES-UK
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"This album is an excellent brain-food."
!"Some adventurous and lively Cape Verdean action - Omar Sosa lends a hand but Carmen Souza
JAZZTHING-DE
can stand upon her own music feet, no question."
WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE
!"Protegid, the new album, is definitely a jazz album, and also definitely a Cape Verdean
album...Carmen’s music reminds me of music back in the seventies, simultaneously solid and
experimental, both inspiration and entertaining, elegantly serious and dancingly enjoyable..."
BREATH OF LIFE-USA
!"Imagine if Billie Holiday sang in Creole and revisited her African roots then you would be half
way to describing the voice of Cape Verdean Carmen Souza. The globetrotting musician possesses
one of the most out-of-this-world voices to come along in a long time.On her album Protegid
Carmen gives her vocals a tour of the African Diaspora, leaping back and forth between Cape
Verdean music and American jazz. She sings in half-scat and half glissando uttering phrases in
alto and then trilling in the soprano with her heavy vibrato voice fluttering like nervous birds. I
recall Zap Mama more than I do Cesaria Evora, the Queen of Cape Verdean song." by Patricia
Herlevi at WHOLE MUSIC EXP.-USA
!"With the purr of the late Eartha Kitt, Carmen Souza pours the heart into her music, with the same
effect...sensitive , intimate and vivaciuos all the things found in Souza's music."
BOSTON POST-GAZETTE- USA
!"Sophisticated and elegant, with a voice to match, Souza puts American jazz to the music of the
Cape Verde Islands."
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THE STAR-CA
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"Souza croons and purrs her way through stunning track after stunning
track. Driving hard on the lively "Tentê Midj," only to evoke aching despair on "Sodade," Souza's
voice is the embodiment of emotion." EXCLAIM-CA
MARK OF EXCELLENCE
!"Her voice, intuitive and powerful as the best jazz singers, is elegant even when she hits the limits
of her personal proposal. [Carmen Souza is] one of those artists that with each new album makes
an extensive exercise of her independence."
SONS DE LA MEDITERRANIA MAGAZINE-SP
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“espectacular, flexible y brillante voz”
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RITMOS DEL MUNDO-SP
“This woman should go, by her own right, to the podium of the great female voices from Africa”
B!RITMOS-SP
!"Carmen Souza is certainly one of the most interesting voices of the new generation of so-called
World Music...World Music with Class"
MESCALINA- IT
!"Carmen Souza, c'est une pincée de Billie Holiday, un soupçon de Nina Simone et un côté rebelle à
la Mina Agossi. Énergisante!"
JAZZFRISON-FR
!“Carmen souza : prends garde à toi, Cesaria Voici une découverte renversante ! Évidemment, on
est tenté de citer Sara Tavares et Maria João, ses deux consœurs lisbonnaises, pour délimiter le
terrain de jeu de Carmen Souza, entre jazz et musiques du monde. Mais cette artiste surprenante
s’est forgé un langage éclaté qui lui est propre et elle n’accepte visiblement aucun carcan.
Orchestrations organiques, syncopes à gogo, acrobaties vocales, rythmiques contagieuses, cette
musique libre s’ouvre sur l’avenir. Carmen écrit elle-même les textes créoles, inventifs, syncopés, et
Theo Pascal, son bassiste, prend en charge la création musicale. Ils saluent au passage deux
légendes dont les îles du Cap- Vert sont très fières : Horace Silver, avec « Song for My Father », et
Cesaria Evora, avec une version de « Sodade » qui va vous faire effacer l’original de votre iPod.
Étonnant.”
L'ACTUALITE-CA
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VERDADE PRESS REVIEWS(2008/2009):
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Souza is a promise!"
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“...Verdade (Truth) looks to deserve its name in each word and each note, mixing
5 STARS
JAZZ MAGAZINE, NL
4 STARS
traditional rhythms of the archipelago with multiple influences, mainly from Jazz.”
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EXPRESSO, PT
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ROCK N REEL MAGAZINE, UK
“Superb second album...All sung with a sensuous richness and wrapped up in luscious
sound steeped in the melodic jazz of Ella or Hancock, Jarret or Zawinul. Blissful stuff.”
4 STARS
"Carmen Souza’s rich voice soothes as much as it swings.”
TIME OUT CHICAGO, USA
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!“For decades, the music of Cape Verde was identified with a single talent, the penetrating vocalist
Cesária Évora. But in recent years, this group of islands off the west coast of Senegal in Africa has
begun exporting more high-quality artists...Now add 27-year-old Carmen Souza — born in Lisbon
to Cape Verdean parents — to the list...Souza has a charismatic, playful streak, earthier and less
arty but otherwise not unlike Marie Daulne of Zap Mama.”
MINNPOST, USA
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“...Incredible authenticity...”
!"Despite being less known than Mayra Andrade, Lura and Sara Tavares, a Cape Verdean born in
INSIDE WORLD MUSIC, USA
Lisbon (and is so natural to say this) Carmen Souza deserves, in its own right, to integrate the
leading group of the best new singers from Cape Verde." António Pires,
TIME OUT LISBON, PT
!“Carmen Souza’s music is not of the Lura or Sara Tavares variety really; rather, it’s an artful blend
of traditional Cape Verdean rhythms with contemporary jazz and an intimate acoustic element.”
CAIPIRINHA LOUNGE, PT
!"...her (Carmen Souza) strength lies mainly in her incredible possessed, swinging, colourful voice.
What a talent!"
VRIJE GELUIDEN, NL
!“...Her Cape Verde tradition is as soft and sensitive as a Laura Nyro ballad-it’s a smoky, dive bar
Cape Verde of subtle progressions and syncopations, of Rickie Lee Jones harmonies and Diana
Krall Crooning...” SONGLINES, UK
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"Cultured singer who puts her own jazz spin on the music of her ancestral home, Cape Verde."
THE TIMES, UK
!“...distinctive fusion of classic, lilting Cape Verdean musical forms and Jazz."
THE INDEPENDENT, UK
!"Smouldering Cape Verdean afrobeat-tinged folk-jazz." Critic’s choice/Recomended,“
TIME OUT LONDON, UK
!“What makes Carmen Souza sound unique is her compositions and her «Soul» Diva voice, that
creates a kind of Contemporary Jazz based on the warmth and energy of the African melody."
ÁFRICA TODAY MAGAZINE, PT
!“...voice of diva of jazz - Full, deep, adaptable to any note, Low or high”
A SEMANA, CAPE VERDE
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CONCERT REVIEWS:
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“Cape Verdean songstress Carmen Souza has it all: excellent repertoire, a nimble and
5 STARS
versatile voice that glides effortlessly through a huge range of registers and a totally relaxed stage
presence. Moreover, she swings like hell...” BIMHUIS Live Review-De Volkskrant, NL
!“Last weekend Carmen Souza put on a spellbinding performance ... gliding between breathy
ballads, sexy funana rhythms from her ancestral Cape Verde, and a beautiful cover of Horace
Silver’s "Song From My Father." CEDAR CENTER Live Review, Minnpost, Minneapolis, USA
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!"The audience was enchanted by the musical richness of Carmen Souza and her vocal resources,
receiving a stand up ovation with right to an encore"
Dalwton Moura (Music critic)- BR
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"Speechless to define Carmen Souza Show"
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"unforgettable night...the performance received a standing ovation"
!Three Countries, Four Jazz Festivals by Laura Byrne Paquet for DREAMSCAPES
Jazz & Blues Festival - BR
Bursa Haberler-Turkey
MAGAZINE, CA “...I had similar luck recently on the world Music front, when I settled under the
tent one afternoon to hear Afro-beat Jazz singer Carmen Souza. Now, Ottawa is not the sort of
place where people spontaneously dance in public. (I live there, so I feel I Have the right to give my
adopted hometown a gentle jibe.) So the fact that Souza managed to get many people On their feet
in broad daylight is nothing short of a miraculous and she did it all with her voice, personality and
Sheer force of will. It was one of the most memorable shows I’ve experienced at any Jazz Festival.”
!“Carmen Souza, ou le Jazz Folk cap-verdien Carmen Souza est une jeune artiste née au Portugal et
ayant grandi au Portugal tout en préservant ses racines cap-verdiennes. Carmen est une artiste
complete, interprete s’exprimant en portugais, pianiste et guitariste à la fois. Elle était
accompagnée sur scène par son bassiste acoustique, batteur jazzy et pianiste. L’artiste a envouté
l’assistance de rythmes oscillant entre jazz, folk et sons africains, tantôt teintés de rythmes joyeux
funana et tantôt de rythmes mélancoliques morna. Une fusion exquise de musique cap-verdienne et
d’influences contemporaines. Drapée dans une chatoyante robe en soie, c’est tout en sensualité que
Carmen Souza a accompagné le public dans son univers très jazzy, bercé par une voix chaude et
maitrisée à la perfection, parfois rauque et puissante et parfois fluette et susurrée. L’aisance du
passage des tessitures aigues à graves était le moins déconcertante. Le public présent a vite integer
sa place dans cette ambiance intimiste où Carmen Souza, à portée de main, n’a pas hésité et convié
l’assistance à chanter en choeur. Le public n’a d’ailleurs pas été insensible au charme certain de
Carmen Souza, dont la présense et la sensualité ont occupé tout l’espace sur scène. II est
surprenant que cette artiste au talent et à la maturité si palpable ne soit pas déjà propulsée au
rang dês stars de ce monde, à l’image de Cesaria Evora, dont Carmen a fait une reprise jazzy
époustouflante Sodade, encore plus abouti et plus poignante que la version originale. Si vous avez
raté ce concert mémorable, rende-vous sur le site de l'artiste, afin de découvrir son univers musical
et d'écouter quelques morceaux choisis.”
Concert review (Alger, 29 April, 2008) by B.B at Lekra3.com
!“Elle chante, puis elle parle. Sa voix enraillée se tord vers les aigus puis se radoucit vers des sons
plus graves. Elle s’accompagne au piano, puis à la guitare. Lorsqu’elle n’a plus d’instrument, elle
danse, souris et vit son concert avec grâce et volupté. Plus qu’une jolie musicienne en boubou bleu,
Carmen Souza est une magicienne qui peut transcender un public à elle seule...A l’arrivée de son
titre Afri Ka, le public se rut sur la piste de danse. Quelle ambiance ! Entre ceux qui dansent, ceux
qui tapent des mains et ceux qui reprennent en cœur le refrain, on se serait presque cru en
vacances au Cap Vert. Carmen Souza enchante et impressionne : pendant que le public reprend les
paroles en cœur, elle interprète un duel d’arpège à la guitare avec Theo Pas’cal. Puis place à la
mélancolie très axée jazzy avec son titre Sodad. Pour finir, elle interprète de nouveau Afri Ka. Elle
s’adresse au public: « If you remember the words, come on »! Le public chante. Elle reprend : «
Stand up people ! Come on » ! Le public se lève. Elle a manifestement des pouvoirs divins !."
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ZINDERUCTIBLES, FR
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" The Lift Global Music Club is now in its 13th year as an entirely voluntary collective and what
keeps us going are experiences like Carmen's performance on Saturday. This must surely rank as
one of the best in our long history. Every aspect was superb music that managed to challenge but
always remain accessible, revitalising a jazz vocal tradition but with Cape Verde styling’s that took
it to a new level. Carmen's vocals were amazingly engaging throughout with beautiful songs
enhanced by her on stage charisma which endeared her immediately to the audience. As well as
stunning original compositions we were treated to an inspired version of Horace Silver's Song For
My Father. I am running out of superlatives but equally brilliant were the musicians in the band
who were so tight and in sync with Carmen that at times it took your breath away.” Rick
Williams, Promoter, The Lift Global Music Club, UK
!“We really loved having them. I was prepared to love Carmen, but what a fantastic band!”
Rob Simonds, Promoter, Cedar Cultural Center, USA
!“The concert was absolutely fantastic. The audience, mostly unfamiliar with Carmen's work yet
eager and receptive, were left speechless and swept off their feet... Aside from her magnificent
voice and multifaceted talent as a musician and songwriter, on the stage she exhibits a great deal
of warmth and genuineness. Her impeccable English helps her communicate with her audiences at
yet another level, as she shares some details about her personal experience and philosophy that
inspire each song.”
Fernando Arenas, Promoter, University of Minnesota, USA
!When I invited Carmen Souza to Lisbon Mistura Festival 2009 had obviously listened to her music
in CD and on myspace and the refinement of her voice; the arrangements have earned me
immediately. But I had no idea how little I knew until Carmen Souza went on stage. At that time I
was amazed at the strength and sweetness of her voice, her stage presence, musical quality and
elegance of the performance of the group, either in their original songs or versions of other songs.
It was a magical moment that was extended off stage, like it happens with the big artists." Carlos
Martins, Musician & Artistic Director of Lisboa Mistura Festival, PT
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