"A fierce, devotional celebration, from Brazil to Cape Verde. Amid the varieties of “global fusion” on offer, transatlantic outfit Ayom offer something distinct and unexpected”
The Guardian★★★★

“Rich songs about spirituality,
freedom and courage”
Financial Times ★★★★

"Lusophone fire, carnival
joy and creativity”
Le Monde

“Ayom excel at navigating through different local traditions,
as if they are claiming global
citizenship and presenting their irrefutable case”
Songlines ★★★★

“Alluring and sensuous, with just a hint of saudade,
and cheekily titled to be a ‘word that’s on everyone’s lips’"
Mojo Magazine

"A cliffside splash of accordion and strings that connects continents,
not only makes space to remember the homeland and renew love,
but also celebrates the home of today."
NPR (US)

“Ayom’s Sa.Li.Va. is meant to be heard and felt to move a
listener literally and figuratively.
Complex in its makings, its joy is straightforward”
Pop Matters

“Their Afro-Lusophone music is always fluid and inclusive,
and they accentuate those traits on Sa.Li.Va”
Songlines

The single (Oxala) oozes all such qualities, along with that intoxicating
Cape Verdean feeling of saudade”
Sounds & Colours (UK)

“Emotional, swinging and cinematic.”
Written In Music (NL)

“Ayom creates a soundtrack to any 1960s reel where
beautiful people in white linen stroll
casually,in backlight, on a provocatively beautiful beach.”
Lira (SWE)

"Ayom excel at navigating through different local traditions,
as they are claiming global citizenship and presenting their irrefutable case."
(Goncalo Frota, Songlines)

“Ayom and its fantastic singer and percussionist Jabu Morales are
confirmed as one of themost interesting proposals of the last
decade in Brazilian music and also in world music in general.”
(Staf Magazine)

“Catchy sounds developed with enormous compositional taste”.
(Foolk Magazine)