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Yesterday, two years after her sold-out show in Milan, I saw Laufey
@laufey again in concert for the “A Matter of Time” Tour, accompanied by a string quartet. Another sold-out, 4,000 more people, another Grammy won — that’s two now.
If you don’t know who she is, look her up and listen to this Icelandic/Chinese singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist who blends jazz, pop, bossa nova, and classical music. Besides being a brilliant artist, she’s part of a new wave of young women — at the recent Olympics we saw many shining examples: the absolute queen Eileen Gu
@eileengu , Alysa Liu
@alysaxliu who, not coincidentally, chose a Laufey song to win her gold medal, Kokomo Murase
@cocomonsan and also our own Flora Tabanelli
@flo_taba who won bronze with a broken knee. These are girls who aren’t afraid to fall, fail, get back up, fight, give voice to their dreams with commitment and perseverance, and have courage — the courage to believe in themselves and their work even in the current state of the world. Courage to love. But most of all, they manage to make themselves heard and become positive inspirational models for so many young people. Laufey’s audience is largely made up of teenagers, and the fact that they listen to this genre says a lot about the power of music (and the good side of the internet) and honestly, it gives me some hope for the future.
A future that Laufey also supports through her foundation’s work
@laufeyfoundation giving back to young musicians the opportunities she had. What can I say — this is the power of representation. Chapeau, let’s be brave 👊🏻 and see you at the next concert ❤️
