Music

Sofia Kourtesis - Vajkoczy

Oliver Bouchard

Sep 4, 2023 — 1 min read

“My muse, my hero, the world should have more Vajkoczy,” says Sofia Kourtesis about this track, referring to surgeon Peter Vajkoczy, who saved her mother’s life. For the Peru-born, Berlin-based electronic musician, this was a dramatic turn for the better in her life and inspired her debut album Madres, out on October 27 on Ninja Tunes. The fourth single, “Vajkoczy,” is a chiming, bright track and conveys extraordinary joy.

Listen to “Vajkoczy,” our Song Pick of the Day, below:

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