Floating in the musical alchemy of Nina del Río is a passionate nostalgia, fusing Latin American folk music with jazz, R&B, and a touch of pop. With earnest, oftentimes playful lyrics, and a voice that has lovingly rooted itself in the delivery of artists like Mercedes Sosa, Billie Holiday, Daniel Caesar, and Rosalía, del Río’s influences are vehicles to creating dreamy soundscapes, unique to her artistic universe. She blends earthy acoustic instruments with textural electronic sounds, as reminiscent of a flowing river as it is of a bustling city. She believes in making things by hand: knitting hats, cooking soups, and giving her music the time and space it deserves to become its own entity. Wistfully and whimsically, she writes about healing, identity, and love in all of its forms. del Río grew up between the worlds of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Brooklyn, New York. As a child in a sun-filled house where Caetano Veloso, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, and Luis Alberto Spinetta were always playing, she became enamored with music at a young age. If you want to get to know Nina del Río, she enjoys making friends on the bus and also a healthy cry (though rarely in public, unless it’s the A Train, which is her favorite public crying spot). She is quite superstitious, believes in magic, and is also available to read your birth chart or tarot cards.