Maria Cangiano

"MARIA is a major mezzo-contralto voice with bright and clear tones throughout the middle and upper register, and a low register that reminds me of either Jerome Hines or Gottlob Frick (well,actually more like Conchita Supervia combined with Elena Obratsova).” - Charles Handelman, Opera Newsletter

"Tango in Black and Red was "an outstanding, dramatic tango performance. Overall, the depth and power of Cangiano' s woeful, soulful voice brought the nostalgic of the music to life" "
- Brooklyn Press

"“Cangiano's voice creates a beatiful, dark mood filled with passion. In her face, it is obvious she really feels the music. The strong connection between her and the band makes her music incredible”" - Pace Press

"Wackiest of all was an Argentine chanteuse, Maria Cangiano, who crooned "Fever" in Spanish while adding all kinds of yelps, scats, and high notes, and unrealistically asking us to sing along!" " - Il Dolce Musto, Village Voice

"Cangiano's approach to singing is that of an actress; she invests each word with meaning, focusing less on the strict musical aspects of the performances. Piazzolla's compositions lend themselves to this treatment" - All About Jazz

"With her big, powerfull contralto and a vibrato that she commanded with effortless ease, Cangiano was seemingly born to sing the Piazzolla songbook" - Lucid City

"Cangiano is an expressive singer with extraordinary range and power: you wouldn’t expect a contralto to be able to deliver such stinging high notes. But she’s not just about power, she’s about nuance, which pretty much defines the camaraderie between the musicians here-in Heart of a Woman's cd...Cangiano’s graceful phrasing draws the listener in, regardless if your first language is Spanish or not: this will resonate with pretty much anyone in the mood for something intelligent and emotionally compelling." - New York Music Daily

"María Cangiano must have not only deep lungs but also an infinite soul and wonderfully restless spirit. For in her music she travels far and wide among her people, telling of the history of a people that falls in love, breaks up, is beset by tragedy, overcome with joy and experiences every deep emotion in the human spectrum. The singer is like the ancient griots of Africa, who travelled across the landscape of that continent telling epic stories of their people; keeping history alive. Ms. Cangiano is very good at this. It would appear as though she were born to do so. As a singer Ms. Cangiano becomes enraptured by the characters she impersonates; real people she must have encountered in a sojourn that she might have undertaken either in reality or in the vibrant dreams of a fertile mind. In these dreams she experiences everything her characters do and all of this is burned in the tablet of her heart. So that when she sings she captures the raw form of the experience and it all tumbles out as if she cannot control what is happening." - The World Music report