NEXT RELEASE IS ..........

Carmen Souza is Preparing the release of her next album, number 6, 
LIVE AT JAZZ FESTIVAL LAGNY ...

Carmen Souza@BLUE NOTE MILANO-IT

NEW CD/DVD OUT 2014

Carmen Souza will release a new CD/DVD Live at Lagny Jazz Festival in Jan 28 with a concert in Paris at the Festival AUX FIL DES VOIX!

New touring dates for next year are already confirmed to support this new release, see agenda section on this website.

Here is the trailer:

NEW DVD/CD IN JANUARY 2014!!!

COTTON CLUB SHOWS!

FIRST 2 Shows at COTTON CLUB JAPAN HUGE SUCCESS!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCnfYtob9uU&feature=share&list=TLB-oWFkldZSA5k8xi1D091m3fsS1jlXD5

CARMEN SOUZA interview

Omar Sosa recommends Carmen Souza concert at Cotton Club-Japan!!!

Carmen Souza Feature at DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE-USA

Great feature for Carmen Souza at Downbeat Magazine!!!

Carmen Souza@Japan and Korea!

Carmen Souza and her band will be paying in Asia next month:

03 Oct, JARASUM INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, SOUTH KOREA

04 Oct, 4TH CHANGWOO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL, SOUTH KOREA

06 Oct, COTTON CLUB JAZZ FESTIVAL, TOKYO, JAPAN
07 Oct, COTTON CLUB JAZZ FESTIVAL, TOKYO, JAPAN

http://www.cottonclubjapan.co.jp/jp/sp/artists/carmen-souza/

Carmen Souza@Mercat de Musica Viva de Vic-Spain

Carmen Souza gave another outstanding concert at the Mercat de Musica Viva de Vic.

Live Review: "Tot seguit, al teatre de L'Atlàntida, la cantant portuguesa originària de Cap Verd Carmen Souza va irrompre com una gran força de la natura, descalça com Cesária Évora –de la qual va cantar Sodade– i acompanyada per tres músics notables, en un ampli ventall de registres, des de la clàssica My favorite things fins a exuberants còctels rítmics. Gran veu." XAVIER CASTILLÓN, El Punt Avui, ES

SModa - El Pais - Feature (Spain)

Carmen Souza@Mundus Festival-IT

Carmen Souza small summer tour in Italy have come to an end in high note with another full house
and amazing response from the audience...here goes some photos:

Carmen Souza@BUDAPEST

Carmen Souza first concert in Hungary was a total success with Audience and Local Press,
here goes some live audios from the concert and photo report:

Great Live Reviews:

http://www.szinhazkolonia.hu/kritika/Carmen-Souza-koncert

http://www.mymusic.hu/20130806_carmen_souza_beszamolo

http://www.koncert.hu/hirek/koncertbeszamolo/tucskokkel-enekelt-versenyt-carmen-souza--margitszigeten

CARMEN SOUZA@ITALY

Carmen Souza is finishing this Friday a series of 4 Summer concerts in Italy at Mundus Festival in Scandiano: Cortile della Rocca dei Boiardo at 21.30.
The last 3 concerts were amazing with full houses and great feedback from the audience!

Here is some Press and Photos from the previous concerts:

Dromos Festival

Carmen Souza photos@BLACK SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL 2013!!!

Videos at Black Sea Jazz Festival:





















"MANHÃ 1 DE DEZEMBRO"

(c)TBC - Photos by NakaniMamasakhlisi

VIDEO: Carmen Souza@Montreal Jazz Festival 2013! / USA/CA press Quotes

“Mixing her indigenous sounds with world jazz, hot club and a dab of coconut water, this record is sure to sound like summer all year long.” –Midwest Record

“Souza’s voice floats and darts about the melodies in a way that’s charmingly beguiling. She can scat or do anything and it simply sounds like the most gorgeous thing you’ll hear in your life.” –The Joy Of Violent Movement

“Carmen Souza is hard to categorize, but easy to love.”-Aurgasm

“Carmen Souza has honed a unique approach by taking her Cape Verdean Creole roots and infuses them with infectious traditional African music, Brazillian rhythms, and a plethora of minute nuances that make this release shine and sparkle.” (rating 9 out of 10) –Maximum Ink

“As eclectic as the musical portion sounds, Souza possesses an otherworldly voice that when it grounds itself becomes deliciously earthy.” –The Whole Music Experience   

“Clearly the vocalist employs parts of her being that no other singer does. Feelings and emotions, for instance, arise almost spectrally from her soul, with which she is so in tune as to create songs like few could even imagine, let alone sing.” –Latin Jazz Net

“Souza's singing style may, at times, be a little distracting, but the album presents an interesting and enjoyable international interpretation of what jazz can sound like.” -Exclaim.ca

“Blessed with a terrific low and high register, Souza teases listeners with her playful voice, jumping octaves with ease. One of her finest characteristics is her ability to add texture to anything she sings.”-Splinters And Candy

“Most striking of all is Souza’s voice itself. Alternately chirpy and grave, it’s an exceptional tool that she wields with an instrumentalist’s sensibility — she’s also a guitar and piano player — executing nimble turns and swoops with grace and acrobatic control.” –Boston Globe

“Carmen Souza’s musical character really stands out. While many female jazz vocalists are recording standards and new material with smooth jazzy arrangements, Carmen’s style is much creative and attractive.” –World Music Central

“Carmen's voice is still young and fresh with bright elements and embellishments that keep one coming back for more.” –Inside World Music

“She is a singer with extraordinary vocal facility, and her performance was proof once again that great music breaks down all barriers, especially that of language.”-Vivo Scene

 “Her voice shouted and purred, reaching down to pluck the low notes, then soaring to walk a high tightrope. And, something all performers should be conscious of, she appeared to thoroughly enjoy her time on stage.”-Vancouver Sun

“Hearing Souza’s voice live was a real pleasure as her unique vocals ranging from soprano to alto demonstrate an impressive flexibility that switches back and forth between half-scat and half glissando. A true class act.” –Eventful Capital

“A quirky, charming take on Cape Verdean music”-Rhapsody

“She is a vocal seductress, luring you in to a syllable on a note only to slide it into a warble and severely elongate the ending consonant before sharply snapping it off.”-Rochester City Newspaper

“Carmen Souza sings with the slight sensual exuberance that gives each of his interpretations of the songs of freedom.”-Le Devoir (translated from French original) 

Kachupada Summer tour 2013!

Carmen Souza SUMMER ITALIAN TOUR 2013!

After just arriving from an amazing tour in USA and Canada, Carmen Souza and her band are off again to Italy to start a series of concerts:

06 July, GARDA JAZZ FESTIVAL, ITALY
12 July, CASA DEL JAZZ, ROMA, ITALY
27 July, DROMOS FESTIVAL, ORISTANO, ITALY
09 Aug, MUNDOS FESTIVAL, MODENA, ITALY

Great press already about the tour: