Happy 30th Birthday World Music Charts Europe!

Carmen Souza and the song 'Soul Searching' from the latest CD 'The Silver Messenegers', is included in the WMCE  double compilation of great Tunes from the World Music Charts Europe, celebrating their 30 years of existence.

"The World Music Charts Europe (WMCE) are an institution. Fans and professionals alike turn to the monthly list for inspiration. It represents the essence of chart listings provided by radio journalists from 25 European countries.
...The WMCE are celebrating their 30th birthday this year. To mark the anniversary, a double album is released featuring the best songs of the past two years. Music from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Balkans, the Middle East, Scandinavia, Eastern and Southwestern Europe – songs placed among the first 200 of the WMCE in 2019 and 2020."

Buy here 

#CREOLOGY @KingsPlace London UK

Full house for #Creology in London!

Photos (c)PatriciaPascal - Sound-Check + Concert

Carmen Souza @KingsPlace+ @BBC3

Carmen Souza, Theo Pascal and Elias Kacomanolis will be @KingsPlace TODAY (SEP30)
presenting #CREOLOGY, there still some tickets available:
http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/music/carmen-souza-creology

Meanwhile hear yesterday LIVE  SESSION +interview in studio @BBC3 in tune show here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0962fcc

(c)Photos PatPascal

 

The fabulous @carmensouza will be bringing the warm sounds of Cape Verde and Portugal to the In Tune salon shortly. pic.twitter.com/AttYJZvbf9

— In Tune BBC Radio 3 (@BBCInTune) September 29, 2017

#Creology #CDreview @WorldMusicCentral.org

Great review for CREOLOGY:

"Carmen Souza's Transatlantic Vocal Brilliance 
Carmen Souza continues to explore Cape Verdean, Brazilian and other lusophone 
influences interweaving jazz elements. Carmen’s vocal range continues to marvel, changing her pitch easily, from childlike voices to deep bass tones. She adds great vocal overdubs, plus male choruses and call and response sections.

Carmen Souza’s band is spectacular as always...Although Carmen Souza is widely-known as a vocalist, she showcases her talent as an instrumentalist as well, playing superb piano on her tribute to classic American jazz, “Pretty Eyes.”

http://worldmusiccentral.org/2017/09/26/carmen-souzas-transatlantic-vocal-brilliance/

4 STARS @SONGLINES

CREOLOGY is coming to Uk - London on Sep30 for a unique concert at the Kings Place.
Judging by the 4STARS review, the album, received at SONGLINES MAGAZINE plus the amazing review we got at FROOTS MAGAZINE, this concert is not to be missed.
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE:
http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/music/carmen-souza-creology

In preview catch the Trio interview and LIVE SESSION at BBC3 - In Tune on SEP29:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0962fcc

FROOTS REVIEW #CREOLOGY

"Souza, who also plays guitar and an idiosyncratic Fender Rhodes, cultivates a playful vocal style that defies easy categorisation. Ranging from feathery to earthy - Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan and Peggy Lee come variously to mind, all very different singers, to be sure - but no comparision does Souza justice."She projects a conversational, hard bop scat sensibility that is sui generis..." FROOTS 

SOLD OUT #Creology @Festival Migrartes Reggio Calabria {Italy}

Another SOLD OUT concert in Reggio Calabria!

LIVE REVIEWS:

"Portoghese ma di origini capoverdiane, Carmen Souza (chitarra, piano e voce) assieme a Theo Pascal (basso elettrico e contrabbasso) ed Elias Kacomanolis (batteria e percussioni), ha letteralmente entusiasmato il pubblico accorso numeroso all’Hotel Miramare innanzitutto per un timbro ed una tecnica vocale unici, assieme ad una magnifica ampiezza della sua voce. E poi per la sua musica, capace di creare un tessuto armonico in cui le influenze musicali di Capoverde si fondono con quelle afro-brasiliane, cubane, fino ad arrivare al jazz di New Orleans...." Strill.it

"Portuguese but of caboverdian origins, Carmen Souza (guitar, piano and voice) together with Theo Pascal (electric bass and double bass) and Elias Kacomanolis (drums and percussion), literally impressed the numerous guests at Hotel Miramare first for a stamp and A unique vocal technique, along with a magnificent amplitude of its voice. And then for her music, capable of creating a harmonious fabric in which the musical influences of Cabo verde blend with African-Cuban, Cuban, until they arrive at New Orleans jazz...."Strill.it

http://www.strill.it/citta/reggio/2017/04/la-word-music-di-carmen-souza-apre-il-festival-migrartes-foto/

"Un mosaico di suoni, sapienti giochi di voci e di storie, una fusione armoniosa di ritmi africani e tradizione jazz e soul..."ReggioTV

"A mosaic of sounds, wise games of voices and stories, a harmonious blend of African rhythms and jazz and soul tradition..."ReggioTV

https://www.reggiotv.it/notizie/spettacolo/52266/ritmi-storie-viaggianti-carmen-souza-trio-aprono-festival-migrartes

Photo: ALDO VALENTI  

 

PHOTO: ALDO VALENTI

SOLD OUT #Creology @Festival Mann / Muse al Museo Napoli {Italy}

What a pleasure to perform at one of the most important museums in the world to a sold out and welcoming audience!

Live review: ""Successo per il concerto "Creology" al Museo archeologico nazionale, in programma per il Festival delle muse. Dal palco, Carmen Souza conquista il pubblico della "Sala letteratura", piena fino all'ultima sedia e con molte persone in piedi." LA REPUBBLICA NAPOLI 
"Success for the concert "Creology" at the National Archaeological Museum, in program for the festival of the muses. From the stage, Carmen Souza conquers the public of the "Sala literature ", filled up to the last chair and with a lot of people standing."  LA REPUBBLICA NAPOLI 

 http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/04/22/foto/carmen_souza_incanta_il_pubblico_del_mann-163660477/1/#1 

Photos : Luigi Coppola

 Photos: Sonia Ritondale