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La Otra

from Umbral by Sofia Rei

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    GRAMMY Award-nominated Latinx artist Sofia Rei is an ever-traveler perpetually seeking new expressions for her innate gift as a vocalist and songwriter. Produced by JC Maillard (Angelique Kidjo, Richard Bona), Rei’s latest recording, UMBRAL (Cascabelera Records; Release Date: June 4, 2021), takes her deep into the mountains of the Elqui Valley in Chile to capture intimate portrayals of a woman fighting for her place in the world. Rei set off on a solo trek across the rugged Eastern Chilean terrain with two backpacks of recording gear, and a mind overflowing with the complexities of modern life. UMBRAL results in a masterpiece steeped in folkloric tradition and digital futurism.

    Rei set off on her travels to the Elqui Province with a charango in hand ready for an uninhibited excursion to record unorthodox vocal sketches in the form of loops based on a series “Cinco Poemas Cínicos” (“Five Cynical Poems”). Incisive and imaginative, Rei’s poetry responds to heartbreak, deception, and disappointment with unrestrained candor. Her self-sufficient compositions originate from a vocal layering structure allowing each work to stand on its own.

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lyrics

Era la flor llameando del cactus de montaña
Era aridez y fuego, nunca se refrescaba
Piedra y cielo tenía a pies y espaldas
y no bajaba nunca a buscar ojos de agua

Ojos de agua

Donde hacía su siesta las hierbas se enroscaban
De aliento de su boca y brasa de su cara
Doblarse no sabía la planta de montaña
y al costado de ella, yo me doblaba

La dejé que muriese robándole mi entraña
Se acabó como el águila que no es alimentada

Por ella todavía me gimen sus hermanas
Y las gredas de fuego al pasar me desgarran
Cruzando yo les digo: buscad por las quebradas
Y haced con las arcillas otra águila abrasada

Si no podéis entonces
Ay, olvidadla
Yo la maté y vosotras
También matadla

Una en mí yo maté
Ya no la amaba

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from Umbral, track released June 4, 2021

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Sofia Rei New York, New York

Sofia Rei is a Grammy nominated vocalist, songwriter and producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina and based in New York City. Her music explores connections between the various traditions of South American folklore, jazz, experimental pop and electronic sounds. She has collaborated with artists such as John Zorn, Maria Schneider, Bobby McFerrin, Pedrito Martinez and Lionel Loueke. ... more

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