After the recent announcement of her new album Volver, dropping on August 1st via Ninja Tune, Sofia Kourtesis has shared single “Canela Pura.” The track is the follow-up to “Unidos” which was made in collaboration with Daphni (aka Dan Snaith aka Caribou).  Sofia will appear at a number of festivals and headline shows across Europe and the US. Sofia has also announced that she will be joining SG Lewis on tour in the US in September/October.

Sofia on “Canela Pura:”

“”Canela Pura” is about sensual colourful love. A love that is new, funny and maybe a bit secretive. It’s about connecting with a human in a playful way. The song expresses a part of myself I’m still getting to know, as I explore through music and experiment with new sounds”

At the heart of ‘Madres’ was a touching story about Sofia’s mother and the surgeon who saved her life but the record also contained within it a fierce dedication to the activism and championing of the queer community that has always been a huge part of why Sofia does what she does, partly inspired by her parents own work in similar areas. With the ‘Volver’ EP Sofia continues this as her involvement in recent years has shifted towards working against the continued vilification of the trans community within so many political and social spaces.

Sofia on Volver:

“In the Volver EP I am paying tribute to all the LGBTQ+ community and all the amazing trans women that I was lucky to meet through the course of the last few years. Their bravery and existence in a world full of hate and danger, they find a way to bring the lights to the most vulnerable communities, specifically those that are behind the walls of terrible corruption in the Latino America Security and Health System.”

The EP recording itself she describes – in keeping with its title – as like a Pedro Almodóvar movie: a chaotic, painful but ultimately joyful experience, as she worked across her twin homes in Germany and Peru with dramatic changes occurring all the time. Across this process Sofia was touring the world, playing bigger and bigger shows, working with local communities in Germany and South America, navigating the continued care of her mother, and even decided to throw beginning to study medicine into the mix.

Sofia Kourtesis
Volver
Tracklist
Ninja Tune

1. Corazón
2. Unidos (with Daphni)
3. Canela Pura
4. Ballumbrosio (feat. Miguel Ballumbrosio)
5. Nitzan and Aminaa
6. Sisters

TOUR DATES:
Jun 20 – Madrid, ES @ DEMM (DJ)
Jun 27 – New York, NY @ Ladyland Festival (DJ)
Jul 5 – London @ Crystal Palace Bowl (w/ RÜFÜS DU SOL) (Live)
Jul 6 – Edinburgh @ Kelburn Garden Party (DJ)
Jul 11 – Athens, GR @ 260 Playground (Hybrid Live)
Jul 16 – Cluj, RO @ Electric Castle (DJ)
Jul 19 – Ostrava, CZ @ Colors of Ostrava (Live)
Jul 26 – Istanbul, TR @ Soundscape Festival
Jul 27 – London @ Junction2 (Live)
Aug 6 – Berlin, DE @ Rough Trade Berlin instore (DJ)
Aug 8 – Barcelona, ES @ Brunch Electronik (DJ)
Aug 9 – Brighton, Instore @ Resident (DJ)
Aug 23 – Toronto, CA @ The Sunflower Garden (DJ)
Aug 29 – Berlin, DE, @ Funkhaus (Live)
Aug 30 – Larmer Tree Gardens @ End of the Road Festival
Aug 31 – Ibiza, ES @ J2 at Amnesia (DJ)

SG LEWIS US TOUR (SOFIA KOURTESIS SUPPORT):
Sept 5: ACL Live, Austin, TX
Sept 6: House of Blues, Dallas, TX
Sept 11: HISTORY, Toronto, ON
Sept 12: Echostage, Washington, DC
Sept 13: Royale Nightclub, Boston, MA
Sept 19: Knockdown Center, Brooklyn, NY (Live Set)
Sept 20: Knockdown Center, Brooklyn, NY (Live Set)
Sept 26: Majestic, Detroit, MI
Sept 27: Radius, Chicago, IL
Oct 2: Showbox SoDo, Seattle
Oct 4: The Vogue Theater, Vancouver, BC
Oct 10: The Shrine Expo Hall, Los Angeles, CA
Oct 17: Bill Graham Civic, San Francisco, CA
Oct 18: Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO

Pre-order Volver HERE