top of page

Amália Baraona

"Everyday a Little Love"

diaryofmusiceclectic
Review by strajnic, 31 Jul 2023

You might be surprised that I'm stepping out of my comfort zone and reviewing a bossa nova album by a woman who doesn't belong (at least for now) to the biggest stars of that kind of music, but it's a consequence of my attendance at the jazz festival in Belgrade's Botanical Garden a few weeks ago.

LondonJazz News, UK
Review by Alison Bentley, 06 Feb 2023

The piano opens with almost Balkan rhythms but soon settles into Latin grooves, with a sense of longing, to express Baraona's delicate vocals. She sounds very natural, and has a smile in her voice here, giving everyone the space to do their thing...

Latin Jazz Network (LJN)
Review by Raul da Gama, 06 Mar 2023

The Portuguese-born, Brasilian-bred and Macedonia-based Amália Baraona sounds like no other chanteuse who sings in Portuguese today. (...) She makes this felt in the narratives sung in her characteristic throat-voice, eminently suited to telling stories. It may be noted that none of the songs are composed by her.

However, each of Mr Donato’s [songs, and others] seem to speak to Ms. Baraona in the secret of her heart. And so, naturally, she makes them her own

bottom of page