40 Days

Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez blesses the R&B scene and the rest of the world with ’40 Days’, a song dedicated to letting go and finding oneself after being in a flawed relationship.

The song, recorded at Bunker Studio and Warsaw Studio, starts off with improvisation, a feature of jazz music, with the piano playing a melody, and the percussion instruments following diligently, playing slightly off beat in the pocket. The build-up is complete when Raina comes in. It feels as if we were floating down a river, slow paced and in no rush.

The artists’ soulful voice in the chorus brings us back, as we drift out when listening to the soothing track making us almost forget ourselves. The release of tension feels immense as she comes to the realisation that “I dreamt of you 40 nights and 40 days”, justifying that she did all that she could.

The Brooklyn singer/ composer has been shortlisted for the Listen With Monger award Best Solo Female (International) 2021, as well as the best video of 2021 for her other song ‘Better for you’.