"A guitarist-songwriter-singer.She writes songs in a folk-bossa style with large use of improvisation. Her sound is romantic and Italian with her smooth, sultry voice and guitar playing makes it whole a great experience. ."

Troubadour Club, London October 2010
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"Impassioned, sultry voiced Italian singer-guitarist-songwriter-composer, Francesca Romana " (...) "She recently recorded her second EP in London ‘TRAVELLING’, all original songs in English and Italian, with her trusted quintet of musicians.Amongst other standout cuts, check out the sepia, smoky, silky, sensuousness of ‘LeSoletudini’ (‘Loneliness’) 

Street Life Radio, London live on 23rd march 2012

"Think dusty old Wild West towns with a lively saloon bar and you’ll begin to understand the ‘spirito de butteri’ (spirit of the cowboy) evoked in this EP by Italian songstress, Francesca Romana.Entitled ‘Travelling‘ and written during her stay in London 2011, the EP features Francesca on main vocals and guitar backed by her canorous quintet; Nick Walters – trumpet, Francesco Lo Castro – guitar, Jack Lowe – double bass, Federico Rios – hand percussion and Carlos Fuentes on drums.

Galloping off with ‘A Blue Flower’ Francesca takes the listener on a musical journey through the outbacks, accompanied by Nick on trumpet to give the song a Spanish Mariachi feel which then continues on the track‘Off Site’. Reining the music in to a canter, Francesca’s voice becomes subtle and romantic with a hint of meloncholy as she sings ‘Le Solitudini’ and the brilliant‘You Got Me’.
Influenced by Bossa Nova rhythms, Swing and Folk-pop, Francesca’s fabulous and independently produced EP – which was written and arranged by herself – features songs sung in both English and Italian and is available for download from iTunes".

music_vein.wordpress.com (uk jazz magazine) march 2013

"Francesca Romana's Travelling EP was released in January 2012.

Ms. Romana is an Italian singer-songwriter guitarist and recorded this EP in London. My first thought upon hearing Travelling was, 'Heavens! Why haven't I heard this before?' My second thought was, 'What a sense of Déjà vu!' Not, of course, in the sense of this music having come from somewhere else. No, just a pleasant kind of déjà vu feeling, of being reminded of things long forgotten... 

Then, on second listen, I thought again, 'Why haven't I heard this before?' Romana has a sultry, seductive voice that is ideally suited to her material, a delightful blend of bossa, folk and jazz with Italianate inflections, with the trumpet occasionally lending a pleasant kind of Tijuana flavour. The music is at once impassioned and cool, just the thing to chill out with. It is a pity this is an (albeit generous half hour) EP, I would have loved to hear a lot more, an hour-long album say. It's hard to get enough of Travelling and Ms. Romana. And yes, we ought to have heard much more of Ms. Romana and her wonderful music already, although she has already performed at some of London's better venues such as The Spice of Life, Oliver's Jazz Bar and others.

The title seems very apt, given the journeys from folk to bossa to jazz and back again, although there is considerable overlap.

The songs on Travelling, all originals, have Italian as well as English lyrics. The musicians accompanying Romana, all excellent.The arrangements are generally jazzy, with good use of improvisation for good measure.

Totally consistent throughout, Travelling will seduce you and keep you completely spellbound. Once you play it, you may find, like me, that you cannot stop. A beautiful album that is just perfect for chilling with and as irresistible as it is impossible to tire of.

Francesca Romana's Travelling has very wide appeal, from the singer-songwriter to the bossa connoisseur, and the contemporary folk and even general 'world music' aficionado. A must hear, must have. "

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"Travelling è il titolo dell'ep di Francesca, sono 6 pezzi , in cui il folk è solo lievemente omaggiato, per dare libero sfogo ad un universo sonoro che vede il jazz come punto focale, ed una serie di diramazioni, tra bossa nova e cantautorato al femminile molto elegante, con dei tocchi studiati di grande classe, mai troppo corposi, ma delicatamente a volte invitanti.(..)

PODCAST-FROM LIVE SHOW RADIO VENETO 23rd MAY 2013
https://archive.org/details/20130523FrancescaRomanaFabrisABluRadioVeneto

"Registrato a Londra,l'album mette in risalto le spiccate doti e la capacità di questa cantautrice e musicista che con la sua chitarra e il sound, trascina dentro un fantastico"viaggio" fatto di eleganza,raffinatezza ed entusiasmo"(...)

"sound tra il jazz e il bossanova,dalla dolce voce di Francesca e da un album "Travelling" davvero interessante e ricco di idee...insomma una nota di freschezza che comincia a far cambiare l'umore.!"

Alone Music 31 marzo 2012

RADIO Live music shows and Broadcasting:

since January 2012 I made four live shows on radios in Italy and UK, with live performances and interviews. also my new songs have been broadcasted on: RTS RADIO (FM Rome and surrounding area); STEET LIFE RADIOFM LONDON; RADIO ACTION (Palermo and Sicily); JAZZ AND BOSSA RADIO (Puerto Rico and streaming ww);CORAL RADIO (UK) ; XRP radio (UK); 40foothole studio ( New Jersey ); Radio1 (UK); radio Riviera ligure; radio Sanremo; Radio Veneto; Acoustic Spectrum, UK Radio, 1 Radio, UK Health Radio and Radio Bicester (through Acoustic Cafè Show by Brian Player); WRFL.FM radio free Lexington Kentucky; East London Radio (UK) ; brooklandsradio (UK); Etnica Radio "sotto Le stelle del Jazz" (Lucca-Italy) ;bhiveradio (London UK); kbydradio (CA-USA); jazzysoulradio (Melbourne- Australia and Botswana-Africa); etc.