- country:Guinea-Bissau
- label:Alg eventos
- type:Band
- gender:female
- artist posted by:ALG Eventos
Line up
- Eneida Marta (vocals)
“Eneida Marta is a special artist, her soul has an unusual depth, her distinct timber can balance lament and hope in the same word, in the same breath. It is not difficult to fall in love with her voice. It will be difficult after that to keep away from her.”
Nuno Pacheco in jornal Público
Eneida Marta is one of the most genuine and vibrant African voices and a true ambassador for the music of Guinea-Bissau.
This passion for the land of her birth led her to embrace humanitarian causes, having been nominated by UNICEF as its ambassador for Guinea-Bissau.
In 2006, she caught the attention of the world music giant Putumayo World Music which included her work on the compilation An Afro-Portuguese Odyssey.
That same year, Eneida Marta came in first place in a World Music contest with the song “Mindjer Dôlce Mel”, which Putumayo would also include on the compilation Acoustic Africa. In 2008, she was selected for the biggest World Music fair in the world, WOMEX, performing for over 3 thousand professionals from all over the world. A special moment that resulted in an acclaimed international tour.
This is just a summary of the path that has brought Eneida to the present day, taking her across stages from Madrid and Barcelona to Amsterdam or Vancouver, from Rome to Budapest and Mexico City, from Boston to London and Bern.
In all of them, the same emotional applause of those who find a voice full of soul, dreams, pain and joy.
In september of 2022 Eneida Marta releases ”Family” her sixth album recorded between Lisbon and London, produced by Rúben Azziz and Gerson Marta.