The New York Times – Best Jazz Album of 2021 

#1 Os Melhores Álbums Nacionais de 2021 – Rimas e Batidas

Vocalist of 2021- El Intruso Critics Poll

Best Albums of 2021 – The Nation

Best of 2021 – Arts Fuse

Os Melhores do Ano 2021- Jazz.pt

 

“Essential as air, solid as earth, and cleansing as water, Serpa’s resonant musical world teems with beauty, grief, love, and humanity. Intimate Strangers is a towering achievement by an artist whose gifts seem to know no bounds.” Monarch Magazine

“Ms. Serpa’s thoughtfully arranged music explores sonic dualities: spoken and sung; acoustic and electronic; scored and improvised; sound and silence. Like Mr. Iduma’s texts, her music mesmerizes, simultaneously comforting and confronting its audience” Larry Blumenfeld, Wall Street Journal

” It resonates on a level that goes beyond admiration of the aesthetic of the art of itself, but rather one must marvel at how it penetrates the soul of the human being and calls upon us to reflect upon the world in which we live.” Jonathan Blackman, Occhi Magazine

“The ultimate vision belongs to Serpa, who’s among the most singular talents working in music today.” Michael Roberts, Jazziz Magazine