_A woman. A woman-instrument. A woman-band. A woman-song. In this new
production, Sofía Rei [http://sofiamusic.com/about/] eschews her
staple sound and ventures in areas of the creation that arise almost
exclusively from her voice. __
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Award winning Argentine vocalist, songwriter and producer Sofía
Rei is considered one of the most passionate, and inventive vocalists
on the current NEW YORK music scene. Her music explores connections
between the various traditions of South American folklore, jazz,
flamenco and electronic sounds. Rei ties together diverse influences
in a program full of rhythmic complexity, and a melodic purity that
haunts even as it uplifts. She has collaborated with artists such as
John Zorn (currently with Mycale and the Song Project), Maria
Schneider, Bobby McFerrin, the Klezmatics, Myra Melford, Pedrito
Martinez, Lionel Loueke, Guillermo Klein and Geoffrey Keezer (with
whom she has earned a Grammy Nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album of
2009). She is also a faculty member of Berklee College of Music and
the New England Conservatory. Building on the success of her
Independent Music Award-winning second release Sube Azul, Sofía
returned with the spellbinding De Tierra Y Oro ("of earth and gold").
The textures run the gamut of contemporary to traditional: from
layered and effects-treated vocals, electric guitars, loops and drum
machines to Bolivian charangos, Paraguayan harps, Colombian marimbas,
Argentine bombos, Peruvian cajones and more. The album received two
independent Music Awards in the World Beat category for Best Album and
Best Song in 2013 and has been featured on CNN, NPR's Tiny Desk,
WNYC's Soundcheck, The NEW YORK Times and many more. Her music has
taken her all around the world to venues and festivals including
Carnegie Hall, the Lincoln Center, Blue Note, the Kennedy Center,
Chicago World Music Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Vancouver Jazz
Festival, Cité de la Musique, Festival Iberoamericano de las Artes de
Puerto Rico, the Barbican and others.
PERSONNEL: Sofia Rei: voices, loops, effects, charango, caja
videlera, small percussion JC Maillard: guitar, saz bass Franco
Pinna: drums and percussion
___Uncharted_ is a concert series featuring NEW YORK-based artists
premiering new projects or meeting with new collaborators for the
first time on stage that has consistently drawn the attention of
tastemakers and curators from across the city over the past three
years. The _Uncharted_ season delivers eclectic excellence in a
broad selection of musical genres representing NEW YORK City’s
diverse artistic community, including Mexican folkloric, ragtime,
classical, electronic, jazz, ancient Moroccan devotional and
contemporary R&B.
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