Date Submitted: 9/18/2009 10:52 am
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Here is a note about Marta's show in chicago as part of the prestigious Chicago World Music Festival
Chicago Reader"Marta Gomez Quartet Singer Marta Gomez, a native of Colombia who's been living in the U.S. for the past decade, has developed an original repertoire that combines flavors from Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Peru, and elsewhere with elements of Colombian forms like cumbia and bambuco. On her fifth and most recent album, Musiquita (Aluna), the clarity with which she shapes her pretty, often weightless melodies reminds me of Afro-Peruvian great Susana Baca, and her strong, flexible voice retains its natural beauty even when she sings forcefully. Her nimble band plays airy arrangements full of gentle, frothy polyrhythms, communicating a strong jazz sensibility without ever sounding merely "jazzy."" —