May 2, 2010

(Por Ricardo Salton, Ambito Financiero) Volonté no es convencional en su modo de cantar, y allí está su mejor virtud. A su voz impecable, dulce, prolija, sensual, le agrega una búsqueda que la lleva a romper siempre con el molde.

(by Don Heckman, International Review of Music) Volonte has a long history in Argentine traditional music, and its elements enriched everything she played and sang. But, far more than just an emissary for her native country’s music, she demonstrated a desire, as well as a skill, in using those roots to grow an entrancing creative expression that is uniquely her own.

Maria was recently featured along with other Bay Area tango musicians and dancers in a KQED “California Report” radio story about the vibrant San Francisco, California tango scene. Tango has been popular in Argentina for more than a century and now it’s becoming increasingly popular in California. You can listen or dance to tango every night...

May 17, 2009

El agua, los vientos y el cielo, igual que la vida, trajeron y se llevaron muchas cosas”, dice María Volonté en el texto-presentación de su último disco, Sudestada, y a uno casi le parece escucharla desde lejos, con voz honda y aterciopelada.

The Monthly – January 2009 One to Tango | Oakland transplant and Argentine tango star María Volonté delivers a classic blend of Argentine folk, bossa nova and jazz. | By Reese Erlich María Volonté entered the Cafe Tortoni, the oldest and most famous tango club in Buenos Aires, wearing a full-length gown, her hands cupped around a wireless microphone,...

Sep 8, 2008

Global Rhythm magazine – October 2008 The cover of the October issue of Global Rhythm magazine called Maria Volonte “tango’s shimmering star.” Editor Tad Hendrickson, who caught Maria’s New York show recently, said “About two minutes into her new CD Sudestada, I knew that she’d be perfect for the magazine. Seeing her...