Graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Berklee College of Music, after receiving the Best Achievement Scholarship, Marta Gómez has developed an extensive music career in the US which has placed her as one of the most interesting singer songwriters on the world music scene today.
Marta and her group perform a repertoire of original compositions based on a vast amount of rhythms from Latin America. On her songs, Marta mixes the joy of the Caribbean with the nostalgia of the Andes adding jazz and pop elements, taking the authenticity of South American indigenous folk music into a hip new realm.
With more than 70 composed songs, This young singer-songwriter not only traverses a whole range of Colombian cumbias and bambucos, Argentine zambas, Cuban sones and Peruvian landos but she also writes the kind of melodies and refrains that translate across whatever language she is singing in. That may be the reason that lead Marta to share the stage with musicians of different genres such as Bonnie Raitt , John Mayer, Totó la Momposina and Mercedes Sosa.
Marta was also chosen to record Kris Kristofferson’s “The Circle” on a tribute to this great American icon. Marta “lifted that song up to when it’s supposed to be, to where it belongs” According to Kristofferson’s own words. American writer John Sandford made a reference to that version of "the circle" on his novel "Dark of the moon" (2007)
In March 2003, Marta’s song "Paula Ausente" based on the book "Paula" by Isabel Allende, won the The SIBL Project International songwriting contest as the best song inspired by a South American book. The song was included on a CD among others by artists such as Tom Waits and David Bowie."Paula Ausente" was also included on the Putumayo Compilation "Women of the world: Acustic"(2007). Her song “La Ronda” was included before in other Putumayo compilation entitled “Women of Latin America” (2004) and in 2005 Marta was chosen by “Fucsia”, a Colombian magazine as one of the 5 Most representative Colombian women of the year.
With five albums under her belt, her self-released "Solo es vivir" was chosen by The Boston Globe as one of the 10 best albums of 2003 and her "Cantos de Agua Dulce" (2004) released by Chesky Records, was nominated for the Billboard Latin Music Awards as the best Latin Jazz Album of the year among Paco de Lucia’s, Nestor Torres’ and Gonzalo Rubalcaba’s. Her album “Entre Cada Palabra” (2005 chesky records) placed Marta Gómez as “The Best National World-Music Artist of 2006” by the Boston Phoenix/
Marta and her group are currently promoting their new album "Musiquita" (2009) released by Aluna Records. The group perform in several cities around Europe on the firs period of 2009 with great acceptance by audiences of all origins
In an interview on the National Public Radio, journalist Steve Inskeep said he admires Marta’s capacity of “turning the bitter history of her native country into sweet music”.
I think you get a amazing future in front of you with your music, because you have a amazing, beautiful and wonderful song voice and you have real good and amazing songs and I wish you all the best with your music and your future with music in years forward:)
Hola Marta!!! Queremos que escuches nuestra humilde versión de María Mulata. Tu música nos encanta, nos inspira! Desde Rosario, Argentina, un fuerte abrazo.
necesito un zitarrosa para decir cada cosa regar la planta del pie con gotas de vagabundos colgar el sol de la fe sobre el cielo del absurdo un ejército de coplas ahora que el ruido sopla porque el diario desconoce la noticia de mi goce y hay fotos desenfocadas en el flash de las miradas
necesito un joan manuel que troque en oro el papel y en el pico de este ranking de besos descarrrilados la escalera de yupanqui y pinceles de leonardo para bordar las violetas en la parra de las letras y johnlennons infinitos guevarianos y benditos que traduzcan la mentira y el carrousel que nos gira
Muchisisimas gracias por agregarme!!!! Me encanta tu musica, tu voz... ya recorri todos los lugares para comprar tus discos! pero en Argentina no hay!! :(
Me encantaria que vinieras a endulzar mi patria con tu canto!
Nos alegra que te haya gustado! El arreglo es de un músico amigo Diego Marioni. Tanto él como nosotras somos parte de una agrupación de músicos y músicas independientes: UPA! Músicos en movimiento www.myspace.com/upamusicosenmovimiento
Nos encanta tu trabajo! también hacemos una versión del Dejalo ir. Si andas por los pagos esperamos poder verte.
