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One of the great anchors of youth is freedom, to live a life without boundaries or borders, without subscribing to provincial boxes of what should and shouldn’t be. It is what the jaded yearn for, what the aged remember with fierce nostalgia.
That is not to say that freedom is not a life without friction, but rather it is the opportunity of pursuing one’s convictions without restraints. And this is the foundation for KRISTA, a new, 21-year old singer, songwriter and musician whose artistry is built on the rich, layered dichotomy between struggle and expression. She has a life of experiences that belies her age, and which she draws upon to form her singular identity as a vibrant, emerging artist. What she has felt in her life, you will feel in her music, and like her background, Krista’s music brazenly defies categorization: a combination of soaring vocals, big beats, beautiful melodies, and street-savvy raps.
It’s an appropriate sound for Krista, who comes from the mashed-up streets of Brooklyn, New York – Sunset Park, to be exact – where a stroll down the neighborhood streets is a kaleidoscopic merging of colors, cultures and flavors. Krista is herself a mash-up, the product of a Puerto Rican father and Italian mother, and growing up in a neighborhood rigidly defined by cultural identity, she both embraced and was alienated by her mixed-race heritage. “My neighborhood, growing up, was very hard,” Krista explains, “but all the stuff around me was what I knew I didn’t want to be. I used it as a springboard to try and do everything right.”
“Krista’s music brazenly defies categorization: a combination of soaring vocals, big beats, beautiful melodies, and street-savvy raps.” – Woodstock.com
