Veronica D’Souza instils the kind of bold boundary pushing, soul stirring conscious essence into her music that was the driving force when she founded groundbreaking organization CARCEL (2016-2021), a Danish fashion brand that partnered with women in prisons in Peru and Thailand and when she co-founded Ruby Cup, a sustainable menstrual health solution for women and girls living in poverty in Africa.
Today, Veronica is an advisor, board member at The Soulfuls and The Danish Design Council, a speaker, and a creator who continues to explore new, meaningful projects alongside her music. Her latest offering, ‘Canary Song’ is a feminist anthem about waking up to your own power. It speaks to the invisible cages women are born into — built from expectations, and internalized roles. But when those start to crack, something shifts. In the free fall, you hear your own beat. You find your band. ‘Canary Song’, which was produced by Veronica and mixed by Jorge Elbrecht (Sky Ferreira, Caroline Polachek and Weyes Blood), celebrates the beauty of reclaiming your voice, your beat, and the radical joy of choosing yourself.
Veronica D’ Souza wrote ‘Canary Song’ for herself but also for every woman who’s had to drum her own rhythm and keep going. With powerful beats at the forefront, as soul-penetrating vocals build with hymn-like layered harmonies, the track is a reminder that even from the back seat, you can take the wheel. And that even in the fall, you can begin again — on your own terms, in your own power.
“I wrote this song as I started shredding roles, expectations, and systems that no longer serve me” says D’Souza. “It’s a celebration of all the strength women carry — the kind that often goes unnoticed, even by ourselves. But once you feel it, you realise you’re invincible. There is no going back. Canary Song is a tribute to that power.”
‘Canary Song’ is protest music for the soft revolution — a slow-burning, beat-driven meditation on strength, resilience, and the quiet rebellion of choosing yourself. It’s about reclaiming vulnerability as a form of power and falling as a way to finally fly.
