" This impressively confident debut album stands out from the crowd, however, as an instantly captivating collection of original songs; nostalgic but also fresh and personal, swinging from soulful jazz to samba with ease."
(SONGLINES)
"Mirla Riomar – the black bird that turns suffering into joy" The audience of the jazz fest in Bansko went crazy after the dance with which the Afro-Brazilian pearl ended her first concert in Bulgaria. Exquisite, charismatic and real. And you don't have to understand the language in order to feel the pain, to feel her pulse, to experience the vibrations of her voice, to absorb her every movement...
"Afrobrasileira entwines the syncopated rhythms of soulful Bahia jazz, always keeping the Carnaval music inspired and danceable. Mirla Riomar’s beautiful voice is electrifying when singing her compositions to Bahian sounds and rhythms ."
(ROOTS MUSIC REPORT)
" Fire in Her Veins. Mirla Riomar brings Brazilian exuberance to the stage, lifting the mood and energizing the audience. The Brazilian singer awakens even the last dormant spirits, further intensifying the already euphoric atmosphere." -Over the Border Festival 2024, Bonn- "
" Afrobrasileira is a fantastic tour of the tradicional rythms of her native Brazil and the birth certificate of a new star with everything there is to have: an exhuberat, charismatic voice and stage presence "
"After the concert at the Bansko Jazz Festival with Mirla Riomar, we no longer need tranquility - life is wonderful! With the power of the ancestors, in connection with herself and her spiritual essence, she showed us how to open the door to happiness in life."
(JAZZFM, BULGARIA)
