Christina Black connected her life with such a musical instrument as the harp. For the first time, as a musician, they heard about her in 2010. Now she has several albums on her account. Christina Black also has a talent for writing, publishes in publications well-known in her country, writes reviews of compositions by popular musicians.
Biography
Christina Black is an amazing girl with a unique talent, she writes beautiful music and is published in famous publications in Los Angeles and New York. Christina's date of birth is not indicated in any of the Internet sources, but it is known that a celebrity was born in Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. In this village, the family of the future singer and harpist did not live long; later they decided to move to New Orleans. She studied such musical instruments as the piano and harp. The girl began to play the piano at the age of four. As for the harp, her mother instilled love for this instrument in Christina. According to the heroine of the article, her mother wanted to be reassured and entertained every day, but who, if not her daughter, would be better suited for this purpose than anyone else.
In 2000, the girl and her parents moved to New York. Here she meets the baritone ukulele, and Michael Leviton becomes her mentor. Christina tries to write poetry and put them to music. Now the girl lives in Los Angeles, her work is in demand, events from her life, tour dates, interviews with famous people are published on the star's own website.
Discography
In 2010, Christina Black's first and so far only album was born. It's called The Ditty Sessions. The girl recorded it in 2009, at the home studio of the Galactic group. Studio location: New Orleans. Later, Troy Andrews' album Trombone Shorty, Backatown will be recorded here.
Christina Black has been compared to other popular performers. Among them was the singer Niko. The writing style bears some similarities to Joni Mitchell. But she is by no means accused of plagiarism.
One of the periods of Christina Black's life is associated with musician Ben Ellman of the Galactic group. The girl also has experience of working with Alex McMurray, in turn, the man is known for the HBO series Trimay. Brian Coogan is another lucky fellow Christine has had a chance to collaborate with, he is the keyboardist of the Maelstrom Trio group. She has worked in tandem with Alex Chilton, vocalist from Box Tops and Big Star. The singer's creative biography also includes the fact of recording the soundtrack for the series, filmed in the genre of a family drama called "Parents" (more precisely, this means season 2, episode 13). Release date of the series: 2011-18-01.
The EP features Alex McMurray, Alex Chilton and Brian Coogan. Unfortunately for Alex Chilton, this recording was the last in his life, since he passed away on March 17, 2010. Ben Ellman acted as sound engineer for this recording.
It is noteworthy that the background to the creation of some of the songs for the album is associated with hurricane Katrina, which gave the girl inspiration. According to Christina Black, it is likely that the album would never have been released if not for Katrina, which became a tragedy for the residents of New Orleans, which took the lives of about 2,000 people in 2005.
Singles
- When I Think of Christmas (November 21, 2011);
- Summer's Over (August 2, 2013);
- Alvarado (2015).
The track "Alvarado" has a sad history of creation. In June 2014, a terrible crime took place on the street of the same name. Christina Black's music is permeated with sadness and bitterness, even those who do not have basic knowledge of English will be able to understand and feel the depth of feelings. The performer was so imbued with tragedy. In combination with the angelic instrument, which is the harp, it turned out to be an amazing creation. The dark shade, the very background, does not change the essence of the matter. As Christina says, sad situations are often an incentive to write new compositions. According to the girl, she does not know any of the performers, who, like her, composes noir music and at the same time plays the harp. At least in the entire Los Angeles area, there are definitely no such people, the singer claims.
Christina Black took part in a grand concert organized by a musician named Kan Wakan. This event took place in December 2014. Also, American singer Tien, Kadhja Bonet, Niia were invited to participate in the concert - the musicians performed in the jazz style and thus opened the show. Christina Black played an important role in this splendor. The orchestra is literally a teamwork, each instrument is a piece of the puzzle, without which there will be no complete picture.
Writing activity
Christina Black has written a number of reviews for the compositions of the following artists:
- Kendrick Lamar;
- Adele;
- Lucca Lee;
- Nick Cave;
- Lionel Richie;
- Jack White.
Editions in which Christina Black has published:
- The Village Voice;
- Nylon;
- Dazed & Confused;
- Time Out New York;
- LA Weeklyruen;
- Foam.
Christina Black now
In an interview for the Audiofamm website, Christina said that she compares herself to a crazy witch who wandered along the most expensive alley in Paris and eventually got lost. This is all Black. Unusual, extraordinary, always in provocative outfits and high heels. The singer does not advertise her personal life, it is not known whether she has a husband or a lover. Christina Black has a Twitter page where she posts her thoughts and shares new ideas with fans.
