She has tremendous musical range. She is strong on folk ballads and dance tunes and deeply rooted in religious traditions. Her spiritual force is also incredibly strong. Few people have her command of the stage. And all that together makes her unique.
Few vocalists have all that.
With intricate, joyous horn arrangements exploding on top of dense, driving polyrhythms, the big, clear soulful voice of Bobi C spedes defined the heart and soul of this raw, passionate music linking ancient Africa with life in the Americas. And when the music slowed for something more intimate, she showed she can nurture the yearning of bittersweet ballads with delicate, telling nuances. A mesmerizing performer. And that still is the foundation of what we do. We were not exposed to a lot of other music, Afro-Cuban jazz for example, until coming to the United States.