{"id":1676,"date":"2022-03-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofarsoundsblo.wpengine.com\/blog\/articles\/women-sofar-listen\/"},"modified":"2022-10-08T16:26:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T16:26:18","slug":"women-sofar-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/women-sofar-listen","title":{"rendered":"Women of Sofar to Listen to"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy International Women\u2019s Day to you and all women-identifying forces you know. Here at Sofar, the list is nearly infinite, as we bring new awesome women into our community everyday. Today, we want to pause and focus on a few of the artists in particular who shine their talented light on us. This list barely scratches the surface, but it gives you an idea of the cool creative women artists in our Sofar community who continue to educate us, and just plain blow us away.\u00a0 Here are a few women to listen to, for songs and otherwise.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Raye Zaragoza<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with Raye Zaragoza, an artist known for her feminist anthems and protest folk. As a Japanese-American, Mexican, Indigenous woman, Raye uses her music as a space to explore and celebrate intersectionality. Her recent single, \u201cThe It Girl\u201d, does just that, reminding women that the \u201cit girl\u201d is whoever we want to be. We find ourselves returning to the artist\u2019s Sofar NYC performance, one she gave shortly after returning from North Dakota where she\u2019d been protesting the Dakota Access Pipeline. Her song, \u201cFight For You,\u201d was written and dedicated to the Standing Rock Sioux indigenous people\u2013\u00a0a simple, hopeful, acoustic melody and message.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w0EdkMkElSI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Vinok<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The indie-rock trio, fronted by vocalist Nathalie Vinok, is ready to talk about change. The Kyiv-based group use their songs as a vehicle for initiating social justice, discussing feminism, disability rights, politics, religion, and offering a voice to those marginalized by a global society. Nathalie and her band have only been together since 2019, but they\u2019re already playing festivals. We feel lucky to have seen their energetic performance of \u201cFacile\u201d right as they were getting their (strong) start.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GnJ7NYz03zI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Jess Jocelyn<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Meet Jess Nyanda Moyle, or as she\u2019s known in her everchanging solo project, Jess Jocelyn. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Northern Perth, the Flipinx\/Australian artist writes songs about identity and healing. Jess found her sound in pop punk and PJ Harvey tracks, and what\u2019s come from it are her own kind of folk songs with a slightly raw edge. The Boorloo-based artist gave us this stripped-down performance of \u201cCatholic Guilt\u201d not too long ago. We\u2019re looking forward to the next one, too.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fTuUiyVJLgM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Ellisa Sun<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Standing up for ourselves takes courage, and Ellisa Sun\u2019s got it. The Chinese-American, Nashville-based artist is a longtime Sofar alum, and recently released her single, \u201cI\u2019m From Here\u201d, a response to a rise of anti-Asian rhetoric and hate crimes that swelled in the U.S. during the pandemic. For the artist, the song was not only a reflection, but an encouragement for fellow Asian Americans to take pride in their identities. We\u2019re looking forward to what else Ellisa might have in store for us this year, but also find ourselves time and time again returning to her dreamy Sofar in Salvador.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y9HYy30dnXs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Kokoroko<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Guardian may have named them \u201cOnes to Watch\u201d in 2019, but we\u2019ve had our eyes on Kokoroko for much longer. The female-led, eight-piece group plays a fusion of jazz and afrobeat music, coming together as an intoxicating experience full of brass, woodwinds, drums, and hooks. They\u2019ve got a new single out \u201cSomething\u2019s Going On\u201d, and a slew of tour dates. But before you get to that, you gotta see their Sofar take on Fela Kuti\u2019s \u201cColonial Mentality\u201d.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zUnKDK1iklo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Vanisha Gould<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A composer, a performer, a bandleader\u2013\u00a0Vanisha Gould\u2019s found her voice through several avenues. The NYC-via-Simi Valley artist has performed both originals and standards from the Great American Songbook on stages all over, bringing her own spin to the jazz classics. Her recent LP with violinist Lucy Yeghiazaryan, <em>In Her Words<\/em>, lyrically explores issues women often face in their own private lives, paired with original compositions and jazz selections. At Vanisha\u2019s Sofar, she takes her own fluid, jazzy approach to a Jim Reeves classic tune.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7u6jPxumtV4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Iona Lee<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Poet, illustrator, spoken word artist\u2013\u00a0all encapsulates Iona Lee. By 19, the artist had already won the Scottish National Slam, and since then has performed everywhere from cafes to the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Iona\u2019s work is wide, landing on elements of womanhood, grief and loss, sometimes magic. Her Sofar performance of \u201cThin Place\u201d shows us her expansive style\u2013\u00a0wide and airy depictions of landscape and emotion.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IWWXDiWdLrs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Folly Tree<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>For Alex Moshe, the name Folly Tree came straight from a dream. The Tel-Aviv based, Canadian born artist had dreamed about the Tree of Knowledge, one that bore the fruit which turned Eve on to the Garden of Eden. For Alex, she wanted a name that was the opposite\u2013\u00a0non judgmental, intuitive. From there came Folly Tree, a space for the artist to explore healing trauma, new love, and all the complex emotions surrounding. Take some time with her Sofar performance of \u201cRemedies\u201d, a dreamy, soothing tune that feels like both a song and a healing balm.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7dkp3x0fibs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Photo credit: Raye Zaragoza performing Sofar NYC, photo by Jose Pardillo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy International Women\u2019s Day to you and all women-identifying forces you know. Here at Sofar, the list is nearly infinite, as we bring new awesome women into our community everyday. Today, we want to pause and focus on a few of the artists in particular who shine their talented light on us. 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