Jazz Articles about Marta Gomez

Marta Gomez: Musiquita

by Reid Jagger
March 21, 2009

On her fifth album, Musiquita, Columbian singer/songwriter Marta Gómez again showcases the tender and joyful style for which this gifted young artist has become known. In fourteen original songs, Gómez embarks on a rhythmical tour of the Spanish-speaking world. Some of the rhythms featured on the album include the Bolivian cumbia and aguabejo rhythms, the Peruvian el festejo, Bolivia's carnavalito and the zamba of Argentina.

Her tight core rhythm section of Franco Pinna on drums and Fernando Huergo ...