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"From the mesmerizing meditative drones of ’Stairways’ to her rapid-fire vocal gymnastics of ‘Overseas’, Marta’s ebullient joie de vie dances its way into your very soul…her music overflows with an authentically crafted brand of unbridled joy and enthusiasm whose infectious spirit cannot help but indelibly touch your heart."

Alizon Lissance Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music, 2026

"Around every corner is another surprise! From odd meters and complex harmony to simple grooves and wild vocals it grabs you with it's joy and creative energy! This is music to pay attention to, music to enjoy at many levels, and music that will take you on a very special journey! I highly recommend (...)"

Peter Madsen American Jazz Pianist, 2026

"The minute I laid my eyes on her I thought: Ahh! We have to hear her - this girl, she’s fantastic!"

Vessela Stoyanova Associate Director at Berklee College of Music, 2024

"Mit Leichtigkeit schafft es Marta, die Beschränkungen von Genre und Instrument hinter sich zu lassen und dem Publikum zu zeigen, was Frau in der Musikwelt n̵i̵c̵h̵t̵ kann und n̵i̵c̵h̵t̵ darf."

Salon 13 Festival, 2023

"A very special one-woman tornado of musical and creative energy and musicality, yes really! Marta is really quite remarkable."

Ian Smith, Frusion UK Up Beat Europe, 2022

"Durch ihren Abschluss in Jazz und Modern Music mit Spezialisierung auf Gitarre wurde sie die erste Jazz-Gitarristin Portugals – und starkes Vorbild vieler Frauen in dieser Szene. Bereits im Alter von drei Jahren traute sich die in Lissabon geborene Multi-Instrumentalistin auf die Bühne und gründete später sie mit ihren Geschwistern eine Garagenband. Mit „Marta and The Boat“ rief sie ihre erste Solo-Show ins Leben. Klar ist: Musik ist aus dem Leben der Portugiesin nicht wegzudenken!"

FAQ Bregenzerwald Festival, 2022

"Her sense of mission, as an artist, is revealed in every sound, in every lyric, in every song, putting herself at the service of music. - "Music is much bigger than us!"

Joaninha Duarte, in Concert Contadora de histórias, 2020

“The guitar being its floor, the voice its rudder, the piano its orbit and the exploration of other instruments its flames (...) Each note sounds inviting to the world of stories, told, still to tell and to be sung.”

Almada's Cultural Agenda Cultural Programme, 2019

"A one-girl show. The self-titled musicista has brought us jazz that she plays, her Alentejo roots to sing, and the stories that she tells (...) she has an expression that entices (...).”

Lázaro Raposo Medeia de Rock and Açoriano Oriental,2019

The hope with which she brings her message to the world… (…) Marta truly swings her machete and blazes trails in the jungle.”

Raquel Botelho Rodrigues Três Tochas III Festa MaZéi, 2018

Em Português

"Marta veste a saia! És a primeira mulher guitarrista de jazz em Portugal!"

Nuno Costa, em conversações, Universidade Lusíada 2015

"Uma One girl show. A autonomeada musicista, trouxe-nos jazz que soube tocar, trouxe-nos as suas raízes alentejanas que soube cantar, trouxe-nos histórias que soube contar (…) tem uma expressão que ficamos contagiados (…)".

Lázaro Raposo, Meia de Rock e Açoriano Oriental 2019

O seu sentido de missão, enquanto artista, é revelado em cada som, em cada letra, em cada canção, colocando-se ao serviço da Música – “a Música é bem maior que nós!”

Joaninha Duarte, Concerto 2019

"E num mundo onde toda a gente procura SER alguém, Marta procura FAZER algo!"

Julia Wagner, Concerto 2019

“Sendo a guitarra o seu chão, a voz seu leme, o piano a sua órbita e a exploração dos demais instrumentos as suas labaredas. (...) Cada nota que faz soar convidando-nos para o mundo das histórias, contadas, por contar e para cantar.”

Agenda Cultural de Almada 2019

“A esperança com que traz o seu recado ao mundo... (…) A Marta vai mesmo com a catana à frente na selva.”

Raquel Botelho Rodrigues, Três Tochas- III Festa MaZéi 2018

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