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"...a remarkable new talent."
- The LA Times



From Cali, Colombia, singer-songwriter Marta Gomez crafts genuine songs with hooks that can transport even non-Spanish-speakers into the heart of her anthemic refrains and irresistible rhythms. 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. Gomez' album Cantos de Agua Dulce released by Chesky Records,was nominated for Billboard Latin Music Awards as the best Latin Jazz Album of 2005. Marta can also be heard on the recent Putumayo release Women of Latin America with her song "La ronda" based on a colombian children song. Journalist Steve Inskeep from NPR said he admires Marta's capacity of "turning the bitter history of her native country into sweet music".

And it was precisely the situation of her home land, that inspired Marta to create "the Agua Dulce foundation", a non profit organization that helps Colombian children dream on a better future by offering meals and art workshops so they can grow healthy and happy.