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Luca Mundaca
With over 32,000 monthly listeners and millions of song plays on Spotify, Luca Mundaca is a musical artist in her prime. A formidable composer and arranger, Luca’s albums Day by Day and Primeiro feature all original compositions.
A gifted singer and songwriter, Luca’s music is a glorious blend of her native Brazil with a touch of downtown New York. She mines deep melodic roots in her country’s heritage, creating musical gems that she polishes with the lightest of touches.
To her credit, Luca has won an Independent Music Award in the World Fusion category as well as placing third in the International Songwriting Competition, World Music category.
In addition to her own albums, Luca’s work has been featured on two compilations distributed by Putumayo World Music: Brazilian Lounge and Women of the World: Acoustic. Her music has been featured in movies including End of Watch, The Visitor, Kissing Paris, and television shows such as HBO series Californication, ABC show Mistresses, and Brazilian telenovela TiTiTi.
Press/Industry Quotes:
“Luca Mundaca is a gifted young singer and songwriter. Luca's music is a glorious blend of her native Brazil with a touch of downtown New York. She mines the deep melodic roots of her country's heritage, creating musical gems that she polishes with the lightest of touches. A talent to watch." — Tom Evered, General Manager & Senior Vice President, Marketing (Jazz & Classical), EMI Music
“Luca Mundaca is a singer and songwriter whose work I have been aware of since she arrived in NYC. Her abilities are unlimited; she has a stunning voice of great intimacy and emotion, and her songwriting is first rate. It is rare to find in an artist both the capacity to write brilliant melodies and profound lyrics, and to then perform them at such a high level of musicianship. She simply has it all." — Seth Rothstein, former VP Marketing, Sony Legacy
“Luca Mundaca is a classic example of a talent deserving wider recognition. Blessed with a sweetly engaging sound, impressive musicality and the rhythmic passion of heart Brazilian roots, she is a talent whose song and singing should be far more widely heard” — Don Heckman, LA times Critic