The duo Sofi Tukker arrives at Lollapalooza with their hits in Portuguese and the excitement of the clubs
Sofia Tukkerduo formed by Sophie Hawley-Weld It is Tucker Halpern, is back in Brazil. They will perform on Saturday, March 25th, at the Lollapaloozaand promise to bring the best of the dance floor to the festival stage.
Their relationship with the country is not new, as he told Sophie in an interview with Rolling Stone Brazil: “I used to live in Rio, I studied Portuguese in college. It’s my favorite place in the world. Coming back and playing at an iconic festival is like a dream come true.”
Tucker recalled that this will not be the first performance at the event. This time, however, the band arrives with Wet Tennis: a new album, concept and stage for the presentation. “It’s been one of the most fun years of my life and our career. We managed to travel to Europe, all of North America, Australia and now South America. We feel more connected than ever with our audience,” Sophie described.
The pandemic, despite preventing in-person shows, brought the duo closer to the public, through lives that made it possible to show a more personal side of the artists: “It was a level of exchange and intimacy that we had never felt before.”
The structure of the stage Sofia Tukker it is worthy of a main attraction. The duo even simulates a tennis court, as they did at several festivals across Europe, according to halpern: “We will bring all we have. Basically a tennis court on stage and a big scoreboard for us to do our live competition between the countries of South America, find out who else went crazy. We have an idea who will win [risos].”
The cross between Sofia Tukker and Brazil is not restricted to Sophie’s personal experiences either. The duo has collaborated with Pablo Vittar, in partnership described as a “dream. We met on social media after releasing ‘Energy.’ She commented that she loved the song. We were working on a remix, and we asked her if she would like to be on it. It was amazing! We did it online and went to Portugal to record the clip. We met in Lisbon and had a great time,” Sophie revealed
The artists met again at the coachellaone of the biggest North American festivals, when they performed together in the first appearance of Pablo Vittar In the event.
Some of the lyrics in Portuguese, which accompany the band’s discography, appeared in partnership with the Brazilian poet jackal. “drinkee,” their biggest hit, is one example of that. “I met him in college. At the time, I was doing bossa nova, and the process was joint. He would send me poems and I would send the melodies. It was very fun and natural. It’s one of the best things we keep.”
In the future, they hope to collaborate with more Brazilian artists. Vanessa da Mata is one of the singers that does not leave the duo’s playlist. Gilberto Gil is described as the idol of Sophiewho admitted to having gone to the musician’s concerts and been moved.
In Portuguese, the singer sent a message to the Brazilian public: “Da hora! We are very anxious. See you later!” In English, Tucker added: “We are very excited. There were many years of waiting because of the pandemic, but we are ready to enjoy the energy, music and be present in Brazil with you.”
Source: Rollingstone
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