"Durch ihren Abschluss in Jazz und Modern Music mit Spezialisierung auf Gitarre wurde sie die erste Jazz-Gitarristin Portugals – und starkes Vorbild vieler Frauen in dieser Szene. Bereits im Alter von drei Jahren traute sich die in Lissabon geborene Multi-Instrumentalistin auf die Bühne und gründete später sie mit ihren Geschwistern eine Garagenband. Mit „Marta and the Boat“ rief sie ihre erste Solo-Show ins Leben, die als Crowdfunding für die Aufnahme ihres ersten Live-Albums dient. Klar ist: Musik ist aus dem Leben der Portugiesin, die mit richtigem Namen Marta Duarte d’Almeida heißt, nicht wegzudenken: „Music is much bigger than us!“" - FAQ Bregenzerwald, 2022
"Marta's latest show creates a sparkling bridge between the known and the new. The curiosity of the ancient Portuguese explorer meets the spirit of the 21st century woman - and what a spirit it is! In her multi-instrumentalist stage boat, she embarks on a journey towards the musical horizons of Jazz, Blues, Folk - and all that lies beyond." - eventbrite.com, 2021
"A very special one-woman tornado of musical and creative energy and musicality, yes really! Marta is really quite remarkable." - Ian Smith,Frusion UK, 2022
“The guitar being it’s floor, the voice its rudder, the piano it’s orbit and the exploration of other instruments its flames. Each note it makes sounds inviting to the world of stories, told, to tell and to sing.” - Almada's Cultural Agenda, 2019
"A one-girl show. The self-titled musicista has brought us jazz that she could play, her Alentejo roots that she could sing, stories that she could tell (...) she has an expression that entices (...).” - Lázaro Raposo, Medeia de Rock and Açoriano Oriental, 2019
"Her sense of mission, as an artist, is revealed in every sound, in every lyric, in every song, putting herself at the service of music. - "Music is much bigger than us!" - Joaninha Duarte, Concert, 2020
"In a world where everybody wants to BE someone, Marta's mission is to DO something!" Julia Wagner, Concert, 2019
The hope with which she brings her message to the world… (…) Marta truly swings her machete and blazes trails in the jungle.” – Raquel Botelho Rodrigues, Três Tochas – III Festa MaZéi, 2018
... em Português:
"Marta veste a saia! És a primeira mulher guitarrista de jazz em Portugal!"- Nuno Costa, em conversações, Universidade Lusíada, 2015.
"Uma One girl show. A autonomeada musicista, trouxe-nos jazz que soube tocar, trouxe-nos as suas raízes alentejanas que soube cantar, trouxe-nos histórias que soube contar (…) tem uma expressão que ficamos contagiados (…)". - Lázaro Raposo, Meia de Rock e Açoriano Oriental, 2019
O seu sentido de missão, enquanto artista, é revelado em cada som, em cada letra, em cada canção, colocando-se ao serviço da Música – “a Música é bem maior que nós!” - Joaninha Duarte, Concerto, 2019
"E num mundo onde toda a gente procura SER alguém, Marta procura FAZER algo!"Julia Wagner, Concerto, 2019
“Sendo a guitarra o seu chão, a voz seu leme, o piano a sua órbita e a exploração dos demais instrumentos as suas labaredas. (...) Cada nota que faz soar convidando-nos para o mundo das histórias, contadas, por contar e para cantar.” - Agenda Cultural de Almada, 2019
“A esperança com que traz o seu recado ao mundo... (…) A Marta vai mesmo com a catana à frente na selva.” - Raquel Botelho Rodrigues, Três Tochas- III Festa MaZéi, 2018