Qendresa returns with “Besitos / Gave Myself 2 U” and shares dark, sultry video for “Besitos”

Today, the mystical singer, songwriter, DJ and producer from North West London Qendresa (pronounced: Chen-Dre-Sa) returns with another sizzling AA-side “Besitos / Gave Myself 2 U” and announces a 6-date North America Tour in November hitting clubs and venues across cities including Atlanta, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. A reggaeton-leaning track that undulates sexuality and encourages liberation, to celebrate the release she shares a seductive video directed by Yussef Haridy. From candlelight to moonlight, diamonds and pearls glistening in the sea, Qendresa oozes feminine power and energy as she yearns for her long distance lover.

Speaking on the single, she shares:

“One soundtrack for chasing mezcal infused sunsets, and another for the heart aching drive home when the parties over”

This latest release comes shortly after her appearance on Drake’s latest album HABIBTI with “Slap The City”, the flawless, fan favourite which peaked at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with 31M all time streams (tied for 2nd most streamed track on HABIBTI). She also made additional vocal contributions on “Gen 5”, “Fortworth ft PARTYNEXTDOOR” and “Stuck” (MAID OF HONOUR). Just prior, she shared her first AA-side of the year, “Rain In July / Be The One”. A shimmering and smokey single drenched in groove and vulnerability, “Rain in July” both twinkles and pulsates, as Qendresa intimates her desires and fears to her partner: “I don’t wanna be just a memory to you,” she repeats in a lilting tone, attempting to control her own fate. The swirling, percussive “Be the One” sees Qendresa pitching her aching vocals up as she digs her heels in even deeper with her lover: “Can you take me back? / I just want to rewind.”

For the visual, Qendresa returned to work with the multidisciplinary artist Sofire who worked on the artwork for her debut EP Midnight Request Line. Inspired by hot summer evenings, London living, GTA, 80s anime and female led comics like Tank Girl, the music video is a homage to everything that created Sofire and her feminine viewpoint, effortlessly carrying the mood of Qendresa’s seductive vocals via a series of animated vignettes of a female protagonist taking agency and engaging in self care (smoking, bathing, driving).

Qendresa 2026 Live Dates

UK/EU
14 August – Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden
16 August – Soulection, London, UK
29 August – Elle’s & L’s, Berlin, Germany
AUS
3 October – Move My Way – Sydney / Aora
4 October – Move My Way – Melbourne / Naarm
USA
Nov 5 – Atlanta, G.A – The Masquerade, Purgatory
Nov 10 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
Nov 12 – Toronto, ON – Baby G
Nov 16 – New York, NY – Baby’s All Right
Nov 20 – Los Angeles, CA – Echo
Nov 22 – San Francisco – Rickshaw Shop

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