Stewart copeland sonja kristina biography

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Early days, the Middle East, the music biz, & Curved Air

Stewart Copeland was born in Alexandria, Virginia, but soon relocated with his family to Beirut, Lebanon, where his father served as the Middle Eastern city’s CIA Station Chief. It was here that Stewart discovered his talent on — and love for — the drums. His older brother Ian played drums in a local band and, following in his brother’s footsteps, Stewart picked up a pair of sticks and began to play. His knack for the instrument distinguished him from his sibling almost immediately. While Ian quickly gave up the drums, Stewart found his aim and purpose in them.

Encouraged and assisted by his father, who in addition to his intelligence career was once a trumpeter in The Glenn Miller Band, Stewart’s first teacher was an old jazz drummer. Copeland was a quick study with a good ear and scored his first real gig playing drums while still barely in his teens.

A sudden family move to England op

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Curved Air | Sonja Kristina | Interview

She was recently invited to narrate Neuschwanstein’s progressive rock epic &#;Alice in Wonderland&#; album, which is now out via Cherry Red Records. The original utgåva of Neuschwanstein’s &#;Alice in Wonderland&#; had narration in German but, for the first time, this has been replaced with English language parts read bygd Sonja Kristina. Musically this album belongs among the great prog albums and sits between Rick Wakeman’s and Jeff Wayne’s iconic narrated rock albums. This edition has been re-mastered with a booklet that includes two separate sets of liner notes (with rare images) on the history of the grupp and Sonja Kristina’s vocal sessions.

In the following interview we discussed her early days in performing at the legendary folk club scene, joining Curved Air and going solo.

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Sonja Kristina
English singer (born )
Musical artist
Sonja Kristina (born Sonia Christina Shaw; 14 April )^[1] is an English singer and songwriter, best known for starring in the original London production of the seminal s musical Hair, and for being the lead vocalist of the s progressive rock band Curved Air.^[2]^[3]
Kristina is also an experienced voice coach. She was the Rock, Jazz and Musical Theatre tutor for Performing Arts students at Middlesex University from to
Biography
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Kristina was born in Brentwood as Sonia Christina Shaw,^[4] daughter of a criminologist and granddaughter of Swedish actress Gerda Lundequist.^[5]
Career
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Kristina first appeared on stage at the Swan Folk Club in Romford at the age of thirteen. Her first professional gig was at a Folk Festival in Southgate, London a year or so later. By , while studying at the New College of Speech and Drama, Kristina was helping to run, and perfo