Other voices.
Other ways of listening.

“Helena Sarmento is not the 2nd Amália, nor the 3rd Hermínia, nor the 4th Fernanda Maria: she is the 1st Helena Sarmento. (…) We hear traditional fados, sung by so many, yet we feel they are being reinvented, we feel the new.”

“(…) In turbulent, stormy times, this version of Tanto Mar carries a sense of urgency, an intense feeling of reunion. (…) From the winter of the people arises a melody of affections and voices daring to sow within us new futures that smell of spring.”

“(…) Helena Sarmento is one of those people who arrive quietly and openly, holding nothing back, without a safety net; one of those who find their own path and dare to be different, compassionate and sensitive; (…)”

“One last piece of advice, if I may: sit back comfortably and prepare for anything. (…) In the end, you may remember an assertive verse by Sérgio Godinho: in Helena Sarmento’s voice, ‘freedom is passing through here.’ It would be a shame to miss it.”