Talented singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Marcelo Frota (aka MOMO.) grabbed our attention recently with this beautiful masterpiece, “Diz a Verdade,” and we can’t wait to share it with the world.
The song comes with a great directed video that will definitely give you a better experience while listening. Marcelo has one of the richest voices we’ve ever heard, and his performance is always captivating. The minute we heard his music, we fell in love with it and couldn’t get the tune out of our heads. The instrumentation is amazing, and the lyrics are beautifully written and easy to listen to. The melodies of this record are catchy, and the atmosphere is unique. Marcelo Frota is a creative artist and his music is different and deserves to be heard by all people around the world. Check it out for yourself and let us know what you think. Don’t forget to follow MOMO. online to stay up to date!
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Influenced by a lifetime of living between Brazil, Angola, the US, Spain, Portugal, and currently the UK, Marcelo Frota is singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, better known as MOMO.
His hushed voice and crisp, cunningly-shaped guitar lines transform his delicate melodies into a universal language, admired far beyond MOMO’s native Brazil.
His 2006 debut album A Estética do Rabisco established him as the face of a new breed of Brazilian psychedelia, influenced by Os Mutantes, Milton Nascimento‘s Clube Da Esquina, and Tropicália Ou Panis Et Circensis. It was named one of the best albums of the year by the Chicago Reader.
Across six more albums, MOMO. further developed his gift of reinventing classic music genres, delving into indie pop and intimate acoustics. His impassioned songs have gotten the attention of musical icons such as David Byrne and Patti Smith, and got him invited to participate in a tribute album for Caetano Veloso‘s 70th birthday, A Tribute To Caetano Veloso, alongside Devendra Banhart, Beck, Rodrigo Amarante and Os Mutantes.
He also worked with Marcelo Camelo on his 2017 album Voá, and Grammy Award-winner Tom Biller (best known for his work with Warpaint, Elliott Smith, and Karen O) produced his 2019 album I Was Told to Be Quiet.
“MOMO. is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, but those identifiers only scratch the surface of the power of his vision. If he wasn’t on your music radar before, he should be now.” (Felix Contreras, NPR)
