Sorvina

Recital by American singer and songwriter Sorvina, based in Berlin, performing songs from her first album, Oh, the Places You'll Go, in the Sala de Cristal at Teatros del Canal, as part of the Festival de Otoño.

Sorvina is an American singer and songwriter who lives in Berlin. On this stop in Madrid, as part of the Festival de Otoño, she performs live the songs from her first record, Oh, the Places You'll Go, in a recital of around 60 minutes. Teatros del Canal is a performance venue that mainly programmes theatre and also hosts concerts.

Her style blends jazz rap with neo-soul, gospel and hip-hop, and her lyrical songwriting has been compared by the specialist press to that of poet-rappers such as Little Simz or Noname. Her compositions address queer identity, processes of personal healing and joy. Over the past two years she has gained visibility on the independent European circuit: she received the best artist award from the Listen to Berlin platform and was nominated for the Anchor Award at the Reeperbahn Festival. The Berliner Magazine and the radio station Flux FM have named her as one of the artists to watch on the German scene.

On stage she performs as a quintet, alongside Jakob Hegner (drums), Karl Kindermann (bass), Elias Olivera Graversen (keyboards and vocals) and Charlotte Colace (backing vocals). The tour that precedes this concert has played festivals in France, Bulgaria, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, as well as WOMAD and the Festival de Jazz de Cádiz.