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Cranky Crow World Music 18/06/2003
Displaying a darker tone, Kristi Stassinopoulou might be called a Greek Enya. The music here falls into moody almost brooding territory. Although Kristi marries traditional Greek songs with contemporary pop, the songs are merely tinged with Greek influences. Kristi waxes poetry in the same sense that many of the British pop shoe gazers did in […]
Read More...World and New Age Music 01/04/2003
With this sophomore recording, Echotropia (Immigrant Music, Inc.), Greek artist Kristi Stassinopoulou deserves the widest possible audience among world music aficionados. Kristi spent her childhood in Greece where she studied traditional folk music, but was also inspired by rock groups such as Jefferson Airplane and Blondie. There are influences of other female artists such as […]
Read More...RootsWorld 01/03/2003
The Secrets of the Rocks establishes Stassinopoulou as the High Priestess and Patron Saint of the venerated tradition of island-hopping, Athens style. This is the process in which, during each summer, all Athenians leave their city to the tourists (mostly over the weekend) and go to sunbathe, swim and sun-worship on one of the hundreds of Aegean […]
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Kristi’s Secrets (fRoots, March 2003) 01/03/2003
Greek singer Kristi Stassinopoulou’s experiments at the roots produced a groundbreaking album which shot to No. 1 on the World Music Charts Europe. So Ian Anderson was amazed to hear that she hadn’t wanted it released. It’s around two o’clock in the small hours of Saturday morning in the centre of Athens, and the skies […]
Read More...Billboard 10/01/2003
There haven’t been a lot of Greek singers making a dent in the U.S., but Kristi Stassinopoulou could bridge the language divide. Like fellow Greek vocalist Savina Yannatou, Stassinopoulou works from a base of traditional music, using folk instruments like the saz and lyre. But she brings a different sensibility to the sound, including contemporary […]
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BBC 10/01/2003
Greek singer Kristi Stassinopoulou grew up in the southern part of Greece where her musical diet consisted of whatever her brother could find on his beloved homemade radios. Crackly sounds from North Africa and right across the Mediterranean eventually mixed with Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Byzantine church music, and classical singing; traditional Greek songs too. […]
Read More...One hundred years from today: timeless music for these times 05/01/2003
This CD sat on my shelf for months before something made me play it in October 2001. Perhaps it was a nudge from one of the Greek gods or goddesses as I was standing at the crossroads. In any case, Echotropia became one of my favorite recordings of 2001. Rooted in the sonic vibe of […]
Read More...A Fascinating Experiment in Folk Music / Ein faszinierendes Folklore-Experiment 05/08/2002
Kristi Stassinopoulou in Markthalle, Herford, Germany
HERFORDER KREISBLATT – Review (in English & German)
Read More...A Universe of Sound / Ein Universum aus Klang 05/08/2002
Kristi Stassinopoulou in Markthalle, Herford, Germany
NEUE WESTFÄLISCHE – Review (in English & German)
Read More...Harmony Ridge Music 01/08/2002
Kristi Stassinopoulou doesn’t look like a Balkan ethno-trance artist. She looks like the really nice girl who was in your chemistry class who let you borrow her notes when you blew off class to go hang out at the 7-Eleven. You know the one? The one who played varsity volleyball but was only second-string? But […]
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