José Salgueiro

You cannot pigeonhole it -- which is a good thing, mostly because you don't know what to expect next. Carlos Barretto writes and arranges with a measured ear, one that enjoys exploring the nuances and crevices just off the beaten path.

"Carlos Barretto's Lokomotiv is back with a new CD, Labirintos ("Labyrinths"), with new repertoire,with music of breath and substance. The compositions are again by the bassist that, with Carlos Bica and Zé Eduardo, brought to light, in Portugal, the larger (and lowest in timbre) instrument of the violin family.

(...) José Peixoto lembra com o seu projecto El Fad os séculos de presença moura no lado mais ocidental da Europa a que se chamou Gharb al-Ândalus. Para cá de Gibraltar, já em águas do Atlântico, cresceu um país de cruzamentos culturais.