Join us at Joe’s Pub on Saturday May 11th!

Magos Herrera (Mexico) and Sofia Rei (Argentina) present Sur 2 South, an evening of music that celebrates North and South America from different perspectives. Both bands and a brand new collaboration at the end. Don’t miss it!

A four star review!

“a dynamic jazz-inflected sound that is surprisingly and satisfyingly rich in texture (…) De Tierra Y Oro shows that intelligent and sensitive fusion has a future.”

- Songlines (UK)

 

Sefira strikes back tonight at the great BAM Cafe in Brooklyn. This time with Malika Zarra, JD Walter,  and myself on vocals + Keita Ogawa and Mathias Kunzli on percussion. FUN times to be had!

This saturday at the Apollo Theater Music Cafe, ladies and gentlemen! We will be sharing the evening with Alsarah and the Nubatones. Doors at 9pm. Music at 10pm sharp.

 

 

YES! The NYC South American Music Festival is born. And got  full coverage in so many newspapers in Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Uruguay and of course the US, including the Daily News!

 

 

Very happy to be a part of the very first edition of the NYC South American Music Festival along with the wonderful Sofia Tosello & Tangolandó, Juancho Herrera and Gregorio Uribe Big Band. The festival already got amazing press in the US, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Chile and Peru. Come check it out!

“Mundo piedra” and “La llorona” were featured on NPR al.latino series the first week of January! Listen to  the full show called ” New Year, New Music: Songs From Puerto Rico, Argentina And More“.

 

 

Check out December’s review of De Tierra y Oro on WORLD MUSIC CENTRAL:

“Sofia Rei, a world traveler and song researcher with a vibrant voice, demonstrates that she is one of the new talents in the Latin American scene.[…] Sofia Rei  has absorbed the traditional musics of her homeland and other South American countries and has added elements of jazz, electronics and global sounds to create a fascinating sound.”

The band is going to Philadelphia to perform in the legendary World Cafe Live on December 11th!!

Check out this interview on NY1 anticipating  the New York cd release of De Tierra y Oro: “El oro de Sofia”

Honored to be part of the 2012 edition of  Buenos Aires Jazz.12 Festival Internacional!!!

I was always a big fan of Chavela Vargas. So, besides all original tunes, we recorded for the new album this beautiful Mexican song, in a South American context. LA LLORONA, at Flux Studios. A little preview of the album!!!!

NORTH SHORE NEWS

Pictures of one of our performances in Buenos Aires at the wonderful Teatro San Martin. Thanks for coming!

Great fun in Paris at Banlieues Blues Festival with Mycale, Masada String trio and Banquet of the Spirits.

On my way to Berlin! Come join us for two shows at:

Hertzgrün: Liebeslieder im Gewåchshaus

March 30th and 31st with the wonderful Jorge Roeder (bass) and Laura Robles (percussion)

Sofia Rei and Jorge Roeder duo show for Radio Bremen, Germany on February 9th!

We have been invited again to participate in the 2012 edition of Winter Jazz Festival. The festival will take over five West Village venues, (le) Poisson Rouge, Sullivan Hall, Kenny’s Castaways, Zinc Bar, and Bitter End. This marks the eighth year of the annual NYC WINTER JAZZFEST, and the continued mission to showcase top quality jazz to industry professionals, avid jazz fans, and new audiences. Don’t miss our show at the ZINC BAR on Saturday January 7th, @11pm!!!!! Free with an APAP badge.

Don’t miss our performance on Wednesday January 4th at the Kennedy Center !!! Free concert with my quartet!! You can also watch it online at this LINK!

Video from our performance at Miami Dade College Live concert series!
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MDC LIVE! brings their performing arts series to Miami Dade College Students and the community of Miami. Featuring world class performing artist and workshops to the city’s best local theaters and Miami Dade College campuses. The Reporter interviews to learn more:

Wonderful article by Juan Carlos Pérez-Duthie for El Sentinel. Check it out!
Sofia Rei El Sentinel 110511

We had a wonderful time performing at La Casita, Lincoln Center out of Doors summer festival. Check out these two videos from that show. And thanks for coming!

TODO LO PERDIDO REAPARECE

LA GALLERA

The SEFIRA ensemble, created by three singers with sympathetic spirits and entirely different backgrounds, celebrates the human voice at its most naked and potentially influential- improvised, original music surrounded by only voices and percussion. It has recently received a grant from Chamber Music America.
The unique format draws upon the creative, improvisatory force of all participating musicians.
Each of the singers represent not simply traditions,… be they jazz, North African, or Latin American, but a current flowing to the present, molding their sounds and improvisations to one another, within the context of each piece. The two percussionists provide a foil for the singers’ timbre with rich texture and a strong rhythmic energy.

Sachal Vasandani-vocals
Malika Zarra-vocals
Sofia Rei-vocals
Brahim Fribgane-percussion
Mathias Kunzli-percussion

We have been invited to participate in Tom de Festa, a wonderful world music festival in Tondela, Portugal. So, come and join us there! The festival is four days long and it will feature artists from around the globe such as Viewx Farka Toure (Mali), Mo’ Kalamity (Cape Verde), Diabo Na cruz (Portugal) and many more!
We will also be performing in Lisbon, Vila Real, etc. Stay tuned for a full list of venues as we will be updating our tour dates very soon!

On April 9th, I had the opportunity to perform these two amazing song cycles presented at the Liederabend 21c Fest at The Kitchen. Both written by two phenomenal composers.

Paola Prestini’s YOANI is a multimedia song cycle scored for mezzo, electric guitar, cello and electronics about Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez. With lyrics by Royce Vavrek, starring Sofia Rei, James Moore and Clarice Jensen. Film by Carmen Kordas. Eventually, Yoani will be a thirty minute multimedia work for solo vocalist, film, and projection design.

Ljova Zhurbin’s NIÑA DANCE was inspired by the unsolved murders & disappearances of women and young girls in the city of Juárez, Mexico, The piece, with poetry by Marjorie Agosín and Saúl Yurkievichwhich was commissioned by the Carnegie Hall and was premiered there in 2009.

Building on a successful first run of 21c Liederabend in November 2009 (Time Out New York, Best of 2009), independent producing companiesBeth Morrison Projects (BMP), Opera on Tap (OOT) and VisionIntoArt (VIA) have expanded the critically-acclaimed festival exponentially to present works of 21 composers over the course of 3 nights, encompassing an explosive array of styles, presented within a visual palate of projection design, newly commissioned films and sculptural lighting design.

YES! Sube Azul won an INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARD in the World Beat Category!!! A panel of judges by the Music Resource Group (MRG) determined the winners of The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), an influential award’s program for fans and bands.