Vocalist, composer, producer and educator Sofia Eugenia Koutsovitis Reigadas, better known as Sofia Rei, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She combines in her music South American folkloric styles, jazz, pop, new classical music, and electronic sounds.
Sofia started her professional career as a member of the Colón Theater Children’s Choir (CONAJO) at age nine. Rei attended the National Conservatory of Music (Buenos Aires) and got her master’s degree at the New England Conservatory (Boston).
She has collaborated with artists such as John Zorn, Maria Schneider, Marc Ribot, Bobby McFerrin, Pedrito Martinez, Mike Patton, Susana Baca, and Guillermo Klein, and performed at the most prestigious venues in the U.S. and around the world.
She’s released several internationally acclaimed albums under her name and received a Grammy nomination and four Independent Music Awards.
Sofia is presently a professor at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, where she’s helping students navigate the confluence of contemporary music, technology, and business.
Discography:
Ojalá (Ojala, 2006)
Sube Azul (Global Village/Harmonia Mundi, 2009)
De Tierra y Oro (Cascabelera, 2012)
El Gavilán (Cascabelera, 2017)
Negro sobre blanco (2020)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.