Monica Salmaso

Fortunately for us, there are some young artists appearing who are filled with a strong passion for the incredible richness of Brazilian music. One of these is Monica Salmaso.

Born in Sao Paulo in 1971, Monica has surfaced as one of the best young voices among the new talents of Brazil. She has recorded and performed with important Brazilian artists like Paulo Bellinati, Edu Lobo, Marlui Miranda, and Guinga, amongst others.

Monica was the 1999 winner of Visa-Mastercard's El Dorado prize for Best Singer in Brazil out of over 1,200 entrants, and was voted "Best Singer" in Brazil by the Association of Art Critics of Sao Paulo.

On Trampolim , her first solo CD, Monica explores the different characteristics of Brazilian culture with folkloric celebrations, religious processionals, singing the lyrical soul of Brazil in a contemporary interpretation.

Jon Pareles of the New York Times says, "Monica Salmaso has a gorgeous, quintessentially Brazilian voice: quietly lustrous and sustained, suffusing each liquid note with languid secrets.''

— Courtesy Calabash Music