“When Walter was joined by Bibi, the harmonica player, the concert turned into pure indulgence. Two talented musicians performing together cannot but captivate you. The spontaneous outbursts of pure feeling and emotion are expressed without melodrama but with an underlying vein of irony and understatement. Walter Micallef has become an emblem of his generation”.
“Walter Micallef huwa kantawtur magħruf. Minkejja l-popolarita li jgawdi dan il-kantawtur, ftit li xejn nisimgħu siltiet minn tiegħu fuq ir-radjos lokali, għaliex ma hemmx cd bil-kanzunetti tiegħu”.
“Micallef għandu karattru li bl-umilta’ jikxef il-ħsus tiegħu, għaliex wara kollox hu karattru b’lenti introspettiva. U fuq kollox Micallef għandu riċetta Maltija u mhux qed jipprova jimita lil xi kantanti kummerċjali barranin”
Il-Kulħadd, 5 t’ Awissu, 2001
“Hemm bżonn li nisimgħu aktar mużika bħal dik ta’ Walter Micallef. Hu jaqta’ l-għatx ta’ dawk li jfittxu l-wens permezz ta’ kanzunetti sbieħ bil-Malti”.
Guzi Gatt f’ Għeruqna, FM Bronja 23 ta’ April, 2001
“Walter jitratta bosta suġġetti mingħajr ma joqgħod idur mal-kantunieri u bl-artistrija tiegħu jiffoka b’mod dirett. Il-krema li wieħed seta’ jammira fil-kenn tal-kantina għalkemm fgata daqs bajda b’udjenza matura…”
Noel D’ Anastas f’Il-Mument, 1 ta’ April 2001
“Listening to the intelligent usage he makes of the Maltese language in his work, it is difficult to imagine that some years back, Walter made a conscious decision to switch his songwriting from the English language”.
Miriam Dunn in ‘Words with Meaning’ in Malta Today, 23rd March 2001
“Kemm hu tajjeb Walter Micallef ! Fl-aħħar sibt ħin immur għall-kunċert li sar fil-Bay Street u tassew ħadt gost. Walter għandu kanzunetti tajbin kemm bħala versi kif ukoll bħala mużika. Tisma’ lil Walter tagħraf x’ġid ħareġ mill-YTC ta’ Fr Maurice u l-festival Għanja tal-Poplu. Fil-kultura mużikali għadna kolonja nimitaw u nikkunsmaw produzzjoni barranija u ma napprezzawx biżżejjed it-talent lokali”.
Evarist Bartolo fil-Kulħadd, 19 ta’ Awissu, 2001
“In this day and age of mass consumerism and disposable music, Walter Micallef stands out as a musician who not only has made a comeback but has also managed to put back some sense in local songwriting”.
Eric Montfort fl-artiklu ‘Tower of Songs’ f’The Times, 24 ta’ Awissu, 2001
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