Exclaim!d. 5. mar. 2013afafKerry Dooled. 5. mar. 2013"The album is comprised of tracks that never quite fit on her earlier releases, but her vocal performances and the production work of long-time collaborator Jose da Silva remain of a very high quality ... The album may not quite match the excellence of her '90s triumphs, Miss Perfumado and Cesaria, but it comes close".
fRoots2013 Mayaf2013 May"Vurdering: Good" - "Culled from previously unreleased work (1997-2005), Mãe Carinhosa is Evora at her finest. Her legion of worldwide fans has one more exquisite chance to savour the Cape Verdean singer's inimitable testament of unrequited love, longing and parting saudade".