Kristi Stassinopoulou
electro-world, greek folk rhythms, psychedelia, haunting vocal harmonies, crystal clear voice
Singer, lyricist and fiction writer Kristi Stassinopoulou, a native Athenian, active on Greece's underground music scene for many years, has generated a wide appeal in the international world music circuit.
Accompanied by her long time collaborator composer, arranger, co-producer and multi-instrumentalist -with an all-round grasp of diverse styles- Stathis Kalyviotis, they have made 4 albums of international appeal, Ifantokosmos, Echotropia (WMCE top 10) The Secrets of the Rocks (number 1of the WMCE in Jan 03), Taxidoscopio ("traveller's tales from the Greekadelic Queen" fRoots magazine)
Kristi's poetic lyrics evoke primordial mythology, alluding to imaginary landscapes, sun worship, bright passions and things eternal. The successful blend of traditional greek rhythms and sound colours, haunting Byzantine vocal lines, rembetika music, psychedelic rock, ambience and electronica, combined with Kristi's vivid scenic appearance and personality and her colourful band, sparked great response and led to frequent appearances in music festivals and clubs mostly in Europe, N. America and Brazil..
Her albums and her performances have been gathering enthusiastic reviews all around the globe (fRoots, New York Herald Tribune, Global Village, Jazz Times, El Pais, Billboard, Time Out and many more), while she has been compared at times to Hedningarna, Steeleye Span, Patti Smith, Grace Slick, or Bjork.
Kristi and Stathis continue their musical voyage, writing new songs, experimenting on sounds and giving live performances in Greece and abroad.
Their new album Greekadelia containing arrangements of Greek traditional, demotika, folk songs, with soundscapes ranging from purely acoustic to purely electronic, will be internationally released by Riverboat Records UK on the 19th of June 2012.
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