Entre Cada Palabra

The voice of the singer, guitarist and songwriter Marta Gómez, who not only has a great reputation in her native Colombia as a musician, but also as the founder of the "Aqua Dulce" Foundation, which takes care of Colombian street children, has a delightfully straightforward and lively voice . David and Norman Chesky have set themselves the task of making them known beyond Latin America and invited them to a recording session in New York. Accompanied by her band, which also includes guitarist and arranger Julio Santillán, who was instrumental in the production of her album Entre Cada Palabra, Marta Gómez put herself at the service of a wide variety of Latin American sounds and rhythms at Saint Peters Church in Chelsea. However, those who expect furious dances, a never-ending carnival of joie de vivre and lightness will be more disappointed than an audience eager for political statements. Marta Gómez is a song poet who tells stories of ordinary people's lives ("Dona Luisa", "Quien se acordará"), of a black boy who wishes he were white ("Negrito"), and of the virtues of silence , which is behind every word we say ("Entre Cada Palabra"). The serenity that radiates from her art of interpretation really works wonders. Those who devote themselves entirely to their songs, undisturbed by disturbing noises, experience facets of lived life that are not hidden behind platitudes and sensations. The spectrum of rhythms, which Marta Gómez fans out with simple brilliance, ranges from Colombian cumbia and bambuco to flamenco and son to candombe from Uruguay and Argentine zamba. One is ensnared by her voice, carried away by the looseness of the band and wishes, like the little fish in "Pececito de agua", to be able to entrust his secrets to a great river that carries them into the world across all spatial boundaries. Anyone who then discovers a well-known song in all the unexpected songs, such as the Mexican evergreen "Cielito Lindo", will be delighted to find that the delicate, extremely fragile-looking version by Marta Gómez is more carefree and joie de vivre than most of the previous ones interpretations.