Raves
"Dani Spielmann isn't only a great musician, as she sounds better each time I hear her. Since the first moment I heard her I was very impressed with the sound and musicality that she has. I actively participated in the recording of her first CD for Japan and once again, I was surprised with her sense of direction in the production. The execution of the songs was impecavel. She has an enormous desire to always learn more. With this trait, she will always grow. Congratulations Dani!"
— Romero Lubambo
"Dani Spielmann is a wonderful person and a tremendous musician. I truly enjoy listening to her, especially playing choro. I've already written music for her and I'm so impressed when I listen, as her talent overflows."
— Glória Gadelha
"I liked Dani since the moment I met her and we played together. She's a young instrumentalist truly connected to Brazilian music, an interpreter who plays with criativity, maturity and professionalism. It's a pleasure to play with her."
— Sivuca
"To speak about Dani Spielmann is a pleasure for me, as I met her on the scene, always with an instrument under her arm and a smile on her face. Dani is proof that when you have talent and determination, things happen and the paths open naturally. A versitile and spontaneous musician, Dani Spielmann makes me have even more pride to be a Brazilian dedicating my life to music."
— Zélia Duncan
"Daniela is a musician who transcends the past and present. She makes timeless music, while at the same time respecting the traditions of Brazilian music. Finding new views and approaches to the traditional classics is one of the modern techniques of musical rennovation."
— Yoshio Matsushita (Chief Editor of Japanese music magazine ADLIB)
"This CD (Sincronia Carioca) isn't only going to be voted as one of the best of the century, because we're still in it ... I'm not exaggerating, Sincronia Carioca is stuff for the new millenium."
— Aldir Blanc
"The gecko swings its tail to the pop side without losing its sense of good taste. It's neo-choro with diverse grooves and rhythms that come out of a fixed genre and return as a way to play incorporating sounds from the street. The gecko doesn't cry crocodile tears for the past. By incorporating an esthetic of the present, it plants the seed of choro for the new millenium."
— Tárik de Souza
"Rabo de Lagartixa wipes the dust off choro."
— Henrique Cazes
"(...) This land where whatever you plant grows, it's possible to suddently appear, when we least expected, a quality suprise called Rabo de Lagartixa (Gecko's Tail) and, pardoning the expression: what a tail!"
— Pedro Luis (Pedro Luis e a Parede)
"Rabo de Lagartixa is the following: the wicked cuts off its tail and it grows again. Just as big and strong (...) It's not every day that you hear music like this. But listen, search."
— Mauro Dias (O Estado de S. Paulo)
"The first CD by Rabo de Lagartixa surprises, not only because of the virtuosity of the musicians, but also because of the creative arrangements of the old choros."
— Renata Santos (Revista Bravo)
"Brazilian Breath is a fresh, new, happy, smart and creative CD. One of those recordings that gives us the pride to be Brazilian."
— Bruno Levinson