“What makes Carmen Souza sound unique is her compositions and her «Soul» Diva voice, that creates a kind of Contemporary Jazz based on the warmth and energy of the African melody." ～ ÁFRICA TODAY MAGAZINE, PT

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"Carmen Souza lived up to her reputation and won the audience in what was the first time on stage in the land of her origins....was a memorable night in the National Assembly..." ～ SAPO.CV

"Carmen Souza captured the audience with the first gig in Finland...Souza vocal expression is something absolutely original...fascinating!" ～ HS-FI 

"the audience was brought few meters above ground by your performance!"～ RIGAS RITMI FESTIVAL-LV

"Souza, born in Portugal to parents from Cape Verde, sang her own songs in a voice that purred, snarled, keened and glided over wide intervals..Souza got the Congress Hall full of Latvians twitching in their seats and singing in Creol" ～ JAZZ TIMES MAGAZINE-USA

"Carmen Souza ignites amazing musical fireworks with her voice." ～ HESSISCHER RUNDFUNK-DE

"Cape Verde meets Afro-Latin meets contemporary jazz. That spicy mix is filtered through a singular voice and style that some have compared to Billie Holiday, others to Nina Simone..." ～ NPR-USA

"On her latest (excellent) album, Protegid, she wraps her husky pipes around deliciously slinky, jazzy numbers and sprightly Afro beats with equal ease." ～ TIME OUT NEW YORK-USA