▁and ▁Latin ▁American ▁music ▁in ▁general , ▁and ▁proves ▁why ▁Sof ia ▁K out so v itis ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vers atile ▁and ▁in - dem and ▁sing ers ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁music ▁scene ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁she ▁sang ▁with ▁Bobby ▁Mc F err in ▁in ▁Inst ant ▁Opera , ▁a ▁piece ▁commission ed ▁by ▁John ▁Z orn , ▁at ▁Car neg ie ▁Hall . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁Geoff ▁K ee zer ▁on ▁his ▁Gram my - n omin ated ▁album , ▁A ure a . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Re i ▁released ▁her ▁second ▁album , ▁Sub e ▁Az ul . ▁She ▁wrote ▁eight ▁of ▁the ▁twelve ▁tracks ▁which ▁appeared ▁on ▁Sub e ▁Az ul , ▁and ▁co - produ ced ▁the ▁album ▁with ▁Ro eder . ▁All music ▁wrote : ▁" K out so v itis ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁South ▁American ▁bo hem ian ▁a ura , ▁using ▁hip ▁cultural ▁land marks , ▁feelings ▁of ▁love ▁and ▁regret , ▁and ▁an ▁expanded ▁color ▁p alette ▁to ▁we ave ▁some ▁mag ical ▁sp ells ▁over ▁anyone ▁who ▁comes ▁close ▁to ▁her ▁muse ... As ▁an ▁individual , ▁she ' s ▁hard ▁to ▁compare ▁to ▁any ▁prede cess or , ▁except ▁her ▁joy ▁and ▁passion ▁could ▁rival ▁Flora ▁Pur im , ▁Cel ia ▁Cruz , ▁or ▁Ab bey ▁Lincoln ." ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁won ▁the ▁Best ▁World ▁Beat ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0