Vocalist, composer, and producer Sofía Rei presents Antónima, her new album arriving April 3, 2026, via GroundUP Music. Rooted in Folk and Futurism, the expansive artistic vision that defines her current work, the album explores the meeting point between folk-rooted Latin American traditions and forward looking sonic innovation.
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Conceived as a follow-up to her critically acclaimed album Umbral, Antónima brings together a powerful constellation of trailblazing collaborators who are influential voices in global Latin and Latin-diaspora music. Featuring artists such as Gaby Moreno, Daymé Arocena, Mireya Ramos, Xenia Rubinos, Las Áñez, Mariana Baraj, Charo Bogarín, and Juana Luna, the album celebrates a forward-looking Pan-American female identity shaped by artistry, activism, and cultural leadership.
In performance, Antónima comes to life as an immersive and dynamic sound world. Drawing from Rei’s deeply personal connection to Latin American traditions, the music blends alternative pop with folk styles, jazz language, and electronic textures. The songs explore themes of female empowerment, solitude, migrant identity, political indifference, and the paradoxes of the digital age - where ancestral storytelling meets contemporary resonance.
Central to the album’s distinctive sound is JC Maillard, Sofía’s longtime collaborator and producer, whose creative vision was central to shaping the record. A multi-instrumentalist from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, Maillard brings deep experience in world music, Caribbean styles, jazz, and experimental traditions.
Developed with support from Chamber Music America, New Music USA, and the New York Foundation for the Arts, Antónima is both a musical statement and a cultural manifesto—now unveiled live in this special album release performance.
Lineup
Sofía Rei- vocals, looper, charango
JC Maillard- electric guitar, electric bass, laptop, vocals
Jorge Glem- Venezuelan cuatro
Leo Genovese- keyboards and synths
Juana Luna- vocals
Special guest
Xenia Rubinos
and more TBA
This is a standing room-only performance. If you require accessibility accommodations, please email boxoffice@nationalsawdust.org.
Grammy-nominated vocalist, songwriter, and producer Sofía Rei is an artist whose work lives at the crossroads of tradition and experimentation. Her music is defined by a potent blend of folkloric roots, bold sonic exploration, and a singular vocal presence that moves effortlessly between nuanced intimacy and electrifying power. Drawing from the vast landscape of Latin American traditions and her own deeply personal creative instincts, Rei has forged an artistic identity that is at once timeless, contemporary, and fiercely original.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and based in New York City, Rei has long embraced a fluid artistic path. Her voice—praised by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, DownBeat Magazine, and other leading publications for its beauty and versatility—travels easily across genres. Her career has been shaped by classical training, South American folk music, punk, jazz, experimental music, and electronic soundscapes. A self-described “frog from another pond,” she follows an instinctive trajectory that has carried her from the musical underground of Buenos Aires to performing at prestigious venues and festivals in over 35 countries. Her two appearances on NPR's Tiny Desk series were described as “wildly eclectic” and “a nearly hallucinatory international mix” by The New York Times.
Sofía’s artistic range and curiosity are reflected in collaborations with John Zorn, Bobby McFerrin, Maria Schneider, Mark Ribot, The Klezmatics, Pedrito Martinez, and Susana Baca, among many others.
In addition to her creative practice, Sofía has helped build platforms that celebrate Latin American music and advocate for diversity in the arts, supporting the evolution and global visibility of these traditions. She currently serves as an Associate Arts Professor at NYU’s Clive Davis Institute, where she teaches a range of courses, including two of her own design: New Perspectives in Latin Music and The Creative Voice.
Rei’s projects have received support from institutions including Creative Capital, the New York Foundation for the Arts, Chamber Music America, NALAC, New Music USA, and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. Her work continues to bridge cultural traditions and contemporary innovation, offering audiences a rich, genre-defying musical experience.