S O N J A
K R I S T I N A
THE ENCHANTING SONGSTRESS
WITH
PROGRESSIVE ROCK LEGENDS
C U R V E D
A I R
At 15 Sonja Kristina was studying drama whilst sharing
billing with such luminaries as Sandy Denny, Al Stewart and Buffy Saint Marie.
Sonja, a barefoot hippie wild-child whose friends in
the late ‘60s were radical revolutionaries, Hells Angels, writers and poets,
and celebrated musicians, played Chrissie in the Original London Cast of Hair
in 1968. In 1970 Sonja Kristina became the voice of Curved Air.
Curved Air soon became renowned for their virtuosity
and thrilling shows. Their albums were top 20 best sellers, as was the hit
single Back Street Luv. The influential original members were electric
violinist Darryl Way, electronica pioneer and guitarist/ keyboard player,
Francis Monkman and drummer Florian Pilkington- Miksa. From 1970 to the
present-day Sonja Kristina has been the one constant member of Curved Air.
In 1973, 17-year-old Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music /
UK/ Frank Zappa) replaced both Monkman and Way during the ‘Air Cut’ era. In
1974 -76 Stewart Copeland came straight from college to critical acclaim
as Curved Air’s drummer. At the end of ’76 Curved Air broke up and Sonja had a
ringside seat at the birth of Punk and the astronomic rise of Stewart’s band
‘The Police’, during Sonja and Stewart’s 16-year relationship.
By1989 Sonja Kristina re-invented folk rock with a
fiery brand of music she dubbed Acid Folk. Curved Air’s violinist Paul Sax and
Keyboard player Robert Norton toured with Sonja Kristina’s Acid Folk Band until
1996, playing Glastonbury and other festivals year after year.
Since 2000 Sonja has been working with
Composer/Producer/ Cellist/Violinist Marvin Ayres, known for his unique
manipulation of sound textures and audio-visual installations. They have two
releases as MASK. “Heavy Petal, the Tene-brous Odyssey of Jack and Virginia’
and ‘Technopia’.
Marvin Ayres produced the 2012 Curved Air ‘Live
Atmosphere’ CD.
The constant flame leading Curved Air through the
decades, Sonja Kristina's hypnotic attraction endures today, "vibrant and
edgy as ever, Sonja, the original prog diva gives a charismatic and highly
visual performance. Looking like a glamorous gipsy queen with her flowing red
hair and dressed in sparkly black, that signature voice is still smoky and
seductive as she spins around the stage around the excellent musicians who
are Curved Air". (Music Street Journal)
For more information about Curved Air visit www.curvedair.com
or
NORTH STAR
by
CURVED AIR
available at amazon.com
(5)***** stars!
OCTOBER 23RD 2018
7PM PACIFIC/10PM EASTERN
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
ON INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS
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