Roberto Fonseca live in concert.
ON TOUR

Roberto Fonseca

10
critic concert reviews
jazz

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

81
%
Based on 
10
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

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Critic Consensus

Roberto Fonseca is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 10 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Roberto Fonseca is rated as a remarkable live performer, with impressive shows that are worth watching. Roberto Fonseca concert reviews describe live shows and performances as textured and mesmerising.

ON TOUR

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Latest Release

La gran diversión (22 September 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
jazz
Origin
La Habana, Cuba (3/29/1975)
Bio
Roberto Fonseca was born in City of Havana (Cuba) on the 29 of March of 1975 in a family of musical tradition. This young lady's man and talented pianista, composer, arreglista and professor of piano's inclination to music begun at age four with his interest in percussion instruments like the battery.
Has Performed With
Mayra Andrade, Fatoumata Diawara

Critic Concert Reviews

Evening Standard (UK)

June 1, 2015
100
%
Hotshot Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca first collaborated with Malian singer-songwriter and actress Fatoumata Diawara in 2012 on his AfroCuban album YO.

The Arts Desk (UK)

May 31, 2015
80
%
Diawara’s richly-textured voice was the star, full of gravel and grit, with cracks like parched earth as it opens in great yawning stretches

Birmingham Live (UK)

April 1, 2012
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I would like to give my thanks to Town Hall and Lyle, Steve from BL and the photographer.

The Guardian (UK)

March 28, 2012
80
%
The first album I ever heard was Salif Keita's Soro said Roberto Fonseca as he introduced a band that included West African n'goni and the hand percussion kora and – for just one song – the most successful young singer in Mali.

The Arts Desk (UK)

March 27, 2012
80
%
He still hasn’t reached any settled destination in a journey which is going to be fascinating to watch

The Guardian (UK)

November 17, 2009
80
%
The two know each other well – each appears on the other's most recent album – and they are both adept at covering different styles.

musicOMH (UK)

November 14, 2009
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Royal Festival Hall, London, UK

Past critic reviews published in

The Telegraph (UK), The Guardian (UK), Manchester Evening News (UK), NME (UK), The Herald (Scotland) and more

Image Credit

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