Savina Yannatou

Singer Savina Yannatou captures the poignant indication Greek goddess on a mission, because together with musicians presents an amalgam of medieval Sephardic songs, the Greek national style Rembetika, the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Balkans, naturally imbued with a touch of improvisational freedom of jazz. Eastern modality in it clashes with Western practices, traditions and sophisticated avant-garde.

The human voice is said to Savina Yannatou an instrument placed inside her body: extremely emotional, lyrically soft and savage. A trained classical singer with experience of Baroque has also barriers to communicate their designs, illustrating her vocal uniqueness: Leonard Cohen and Diamanda Galas (for it is not without interest that has a Greek origin). When picking a Mediterranean Sephardic traditional repertoire proceed with feeling: maintains the structure of songs, but inspires them completely new tone and origin emphasizes singing in the respective languages ​​- manages them around fourteen. "She sings like an angel or a nightingale. Actually, I do not have enough words to describe it. Can I just say that Savina sings exactly what she wants, without any technical or expressive limits. Suppose because they received a divine gift," wrote the Spanish concert journalist Roberto Villareal.

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