Yanni, a world-famous performer and composer, has been nominated for the Grammy Award twice. His works have been the favorite of Olympic broadcast music in the past ten years. After consecutively completing concerts at the Acropolis of Athens, the Forbidden City in China, and the Taj Mahal in India, the latest album "IF I COULD TELL YOU" was finally released - a musical journey that directly touches the soul.

Yanni does not want to be included in any genre. He creates music trends that are generally charming and unique.

Yanni was born in 1954 in Kalamata, Greece, a seaside village with unique scenery. He discovered his musical talent at the age of five. "I loved music and played the piano often, but I refused to take formal piano education. My father wisely encouraged me to take the plunge. When I didn't want to take piano lessons, he said, 'Okay, you can play whenever you want. Play whatever you want. That’s what I did then, and that’s what I do now.”

At first, Yanni aspired to become a clinical psychologist. He was accepted by a university in Minnesota, USA, moved to the United States and majored in psychology. However, after graduation, Yanni chose his beloved music career. "I decided to try it for a year. I joined a rock band called "Chameleon" and performed in some nightclubs. I was immersed in music for a whole year. I have never felt that life was so exciting. It makes people happy. In this way, I found something worth doing with my life."

Yanni concentrated on music and felt extremely satisfied, although success seemed far away. "It took me a long time to achieve success. Although it was difficult to maintain my livelihood many times, I didn't care. Creation is a very happy thing. The creative process is one of the greatest joys in my life."

Appearing on the Oprah Winfrey show with LINDA EVANS was a huge turning point in Yanni's life. After that, Yanni's career prospered. Starting from the performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York, his concerts were broadcast on television in 65 countries. In 1998, TRIBUTE ranked second in the total US tour rankings. But those unbearable days taught Yanni many things, which have benefited him to this day. "Looking back, I realize that I learned many principles that allowed me to focus my will to make my creations work smoothly. No one can teach you these, you can only learn from living life with your heart."

Occasionally, Ya Nick would sit in the studio for weeks without writing anything. Why is creativity sometimes as overwhelming as a volcanic eruption, and sometimes as solid as a rock? Yanni became very interested in this. “I learned more about this when I was working on certain pieces. I learned that creation and judgment are opposites, and when you judge while you are creating, you are out of tune and locked out of creativity. . In other words, when you judge, the best creative time has passed." Yanni does not believe in the "creativity barrier". "'Creativity block' is an entirely imaginary thing. It doesn't exist. Creation is entirely a state of mind, and when you're really in it, the inspiration never runs out." A common mistake people make is mistaking creativity The power is out of reach, but it actually comes from deep within. In order to get in touch with the creativity deep inside, Yanni learned to close off the outside world. "You have to get away from outside distractions. Turn off the TV and the radio, don't answer the phone, don't bother with the doorbell. For me, being isolated from the outside world is very beneficial. It used to take me weeks to get into a creative state. Now, Six hours is enough.”

Although born in Greece, Yanni believes that location has nothing to do with inspiration. “You don’t have to be on top of a mountain overlooking the landscape, and you don’t have to sit on the grass for a long time. To be honest, I love darkness the most. A lot of my work is done in the basement. There are no windows, it’s very dark, and it’s very quiet. Inspiration always comes. ”

Yanni pays no attention to anything when he creates. "I told my friends, don't bother me even if the nuclear bomb explodes." Yanni certainly knows that isolation is easily misunderstood by Western culture. "It seems to be against the trend. I remember when I started doing this, I My friends thought I was very weird, but today they understand that I am no different when I am creating. Although I spent a lot of time explaining it, they can understand me now.

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For Yanni, this kind of creative approach that is true to his heart is indispensable for his music career. "I think if you devote yourself to something and experience this inner journey, you will Be so immersed in it that life reveals its true nature to you. When I compose, I’m not thinking about what I’m “composing.” Music is a medium used to explore my inner world. "

Yanni has always maintained infinite enthusiasm for music. "Music is an indescribable language - it transcends normal logical thinking and speaks directly to people's hearts. Therefore I don't like to include explicit lyrics in my compositions. For me, the thing that has to be considered is staying true to the emotion. I try my best to represent the truth. What I want to convey is my feelings about life and the things that are very important to me. ”

Yanni was born on November 14, 1954, in a small coastal town in Greece. There were three children in the family. Yanni had an older brother and a younger sister. Every night in the small town, there would always be people dancing for joy. It was in this environment that Yanni became interested in music.

Yanni was born in a family that was not poor but not wealthy either. His parents had to provide for their family every day. Running around for a living, Yanni, like his peers of the same age, spent his childhood focusing on swimming, fishing and going to school. He started playing the piano at the age of eight and came into contact with this 88-key instrument. However, he But he refused to take piano lessons, and his parents allowed him to play the piano like that, "Okay, you can play whenever you want, and you can play whatever you want!" "His parents said this after Yanni became famous.

In his childhood, Yanni regarded watching movies as one of his pleasures, but in every movie, he did not pay much attention to the story of the movie. Instead, he tried his best to memorize the soundtracks of the movie in his mind. After returning home, he imitated playing them on the piano and gradually enriched the melodies. He named these songs new music because he always We are constantly adding better effects to each song to make better improvements!

Yanni’s childhood life in his hometown of Greece and the unique atmosphere of Greece inspired many of his future songs, among which The most famous is the soundtrack of Planet Station---Santorini

Yanni is not just a music lover. In 1969, when he was 14 years old, he broke the Greek National Men's Championship. 50-meter freestyle record.

In 1972, with the encouragement of his parents, he left Greece and went to the University of Minnesota to start his college life. During his college years, he began to use electronic synthesizers and music. Use the piano to create new musical effects and get great inspiration!

Different environments, different climates and different languages ??are all a new beginning for Yanni. After many years of struggle, He graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1976 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. After graduation, he decided to devote one year to music. In his later memories, he once said that those were his happiest days. At that time, they just performed in some bars, karaoke bars and other entertainment venues to earn a basic source of income. Although they often lived without support, he was still willing to realize his dream. Joined a band and played the keyboard role in the band.

Yanni finally gave up studying psychology and devoted himself to music, and decided to spend his life in music. By this time, he was already proficient in piano and music. Synthesizer, he released his first new solo album "Optimystique" in 1980, and began to focus on his music path.

After that, Yanni tried to use more instruments for music arrangement. He released two solo albums in a row, and then moved to Hollywood, the American film factory. From 1986 to 1996, he released an album every year until the launch of the world tour "TRIBUTE". p>On September 25, 1993, his concert at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, was a great turning point in his life and a new starting point for him to enter the music stage of life. From then on, Yanni was no longer an unknown person. His continuous world tour concerts promote his music to the world, rather than for financial purposes. Most of the proceeds from the performances are donated to his hometown or local social welfare organizations. He is the first to perform in the Forbidden City in China. A Western musician, the person who picked him up at the airport was Cai Guoqing, a Chinese literary and artistic figure.

In the nearly four years that followed, he and his band did not dwell on their achievements and released a new album "IF I COULD TELL YOU" in 2000. Although some people commented on this album that it was the same as "DARE TO". The rhythm of most of the songs in the "DREAM" album feels the same, but this is his brand new pure electronic music album. Although it is not as good as the live version of the concert, it is still exciting.

After the album "IF I COULD TELL YOU" was released, he began to be busy selecting more new music talents and continued to move forward according to his dream. This year, Yanni released a new album "Datong World" ” is currently on tour in the United States and Canada. I believe the live performance will be available for purchase soon.

Yanni never gave up his music career throughout his life, but tirelessly guided himself and his friends to create music.

Yanni said: "You don't have to overlook the scenery on the top of a mountain, nor do you need to sit on the grass for a long time. To be honest, I love darkness the most. Many of my works are completed in the basement. There were no windows, it was very dark, and it was very quiet. Inspiration always came. "He often told his friends not to disturb him when he was imagining music, and not to tell him even if the atomic bomb exploded. I think this was his fault. The persistence and love for music are already infecting more and more people.

Now Yanni has moved to California, USA, and founded a private music company. I believe his dream will come true better, and his music will accompany him until UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT~~~!

Works

1980 OPTIMYSTIQUE (optimism)

1.The Sphynx

2.Butterfly Dance

3 .Strings

4.Twilight

5.The Chase

6.Farewell

7.Turnofthe Tide

8.The Magus

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1986 KEYS TO IMAGINATION (Paradise in Heaven)

1.The North Shore of Matsushima

2.Looking Glass

3.Nostalgia

4.Santorini

5.Port Of Mystery

6.Keys To Imagination

7.Forgotten Yesterdays

8.Forbidden Dreams

This is the first Yanni music album released by BMG, assisted by Peter Baumann Complete, Yanni’s electronic music style is established here. Santorini, Keys To Imagination and Nostalgia, three works that later became famous in the Acropolis Concert, were originally included here.

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1987 OUT OF SILENCE (away from the madding crowd)

1.Sand Dance

2. After Sunrise

3.Standing In Motion

4.The Mermaid

5.Within Attraction

6.Street Level

7.Secret Level

8.Point Of Origin

9.Acroyali

10.Paths On Water

Among them Acroyali/Standing In Motion(medly) is a classic

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1988 CHAMELEON DAYS (Wandering Days)

1 .Swept Away

2.Marching Season

3.Chasing Shadows

4.The Rain Must Fall

5.Days Of Summer

6.Reflections Of Passion

7.Walkabout

8.Everglade Run

9.A Word In Private

Reftlections Of Passion classics, Swept Away, Marching Season and The Rain Must Fall were performed in Athens

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1989 NIKI NANA ( )

1.Niki Nana

2.Dance With A Stranger

3.Running Time

4.Someday

5.Human Condition

6.First Touch

7.Nightbird

8.Quiet Man

Yanni Eighty The album with the most participating musicians of the 2000s. Electric guitar, trumpet, and vocals all appear for the first time. Nightbird later became popular due to lyrics written by other singers.

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1990 REFLECTIONS OF PASSION

1. After The Sunrise

2 . The Mermaid

3. Quiet Man

4. Nostalgia

5. Almost A Whisper

6. The Rain Must Fall < /p>

7. Acroyali

8. Farewell

9. Swept Away

10. True Nature

11. Secret Vows

12. Flight Of Fantasy

13. A Word In Private

14. First Touch

15. Reflections Of Passion

Yanni's best album includes many of his masterpieces from the 1980s. Among them, Almost A Whisper,

TrueNature, Flight Of Fantasy are new works.

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1991 IN CELEBRATION OF LIFE (Celebration of Life)

1. Santorini

2 . Song for Antarctica

3. Marching Season

4. Walkabout

5. Keys To Imagination

6. Looking Glass

7. Somebody

8. Within Attraction

9. Standing In Motion

10. Sand Dance

Ya Ni's greatest hits album, which includes many of his best works from the 1980s. Among them, Song for Antarctica is a new work.

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1992 DARE TO DREAM

1.Once Upon A Time

2.A Love For Life

3.Nice To Meet You

4.So Long My Friend

5.You Only Live Once

7.Face In The Photograph

8.Felitsa

9.Desire

10 .Aria

11.A Night To Remember

12.In The Mirror

This is a very listenable album. The addition of the violin adds a lot of color to Yanni's music. From then on, Yanni's albums were all produced independently by himself. FELITSA (Yanni's mother's name) and IN THE MIRROR are two songs that I like very much. This album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album in 1993.

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1993 IN MY TIME (my own way)

1.In The Morning Light

2 .One Man's Dream

3.Before I Go

4.Enchantment

5.The End Of August

6.To Take ...To Hold

7.In The Mirror

8.Felitsa

9.Whispers In The Dark

10.Only A Memory

11.Until The Last Moment

This is a recognized classic record. Yanni played all nine new works and FELITSA and IN THE MIRROR from the previous album on the piano. We can feel the charm and connotation from any of his previous records. UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT and THE END OF AUGUST are Yanni's classics. As one fan said, this is an "introspective" album, a little dull but one that you won't get tired of listening to for a long time.

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1994 LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS (ACROPOLISC Festival)

01.Santorini

02. Keys To Imagination

03.Until The Last Moment

04.THE Rain Must Fall

05.Acroyali/Standing In Motion

06.One Man's Dream

07.Within Attraction

08.Nostalgia

09.Swept Away

10.Reflections Of Passion < /p>

11.Aria

This "Acropolis Live Concert" happens to be his tenth album. This album is rated as the most classic one of YANNI. It is this album that makes YANNI famous all over the world. It even makes you feel like YANNI=LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS. It is no exaggeration to say that if you have not heard this album, you have never heard of YANNI, because it is so outstanding! Yanni's live recording album at the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, in his native Greece, a vast open-air performance venue overlooking the Parthenon. In addition to Yanni and members of his own group, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was also invited to help out ( Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra), magnificent. The opening single Santorini makes people feel like they are in another space, watching the vastness of Star Wars; the flexible use of 3/4 time signature shows a rich Greek style; the flexible use of Keys To Imagination 8/7 time signature shows a rich Greek style The elegance and tenderness revealed in One Man's Dream are heart-stirring reflections of Passion, and the passionate and unrestrained drumming is dazzling. There are a few people to mention in this album:

Shardad Rohani

He is the conductor of Yanni's Acropolis Concert, and has also assisted Yanni in completing the orchestral arrangements of many works. His collaboration with Karen Briggs on the song "Within Attraction" made "Within Attraction" the most attractive piece in the entire concert.

Compared with this time, the cooperation in the Forbidden City pales in comparison.

Karen Briggs

She is the most attractive one in the Yanni band. Without Karen, Yanni would never be as successful as it is today. As Yanni said, Karen has superb skills and abundant physical strength. When she plays, she always has a shocking power. She is the soul of the Yanni band. She is always at the center of the band in every concert. Her superb violin playing skills have conquered countless audiences around the world. Born in Manhattan, she has become a recognized jazz violinist since joining the Yanni Band in 1992.

Charlie Adams

He is an unforgettable musician for Yanni fans around the world. In the Acropolis Concert, several of his solo sections in Marching Season were exciting and his skills were very superb, leaving a deep impression on the audience. In fact, he and Ya originally belonged to the band CHAMELEON. From 1990, he joined Ya's personal band and received countless applause. But it is very regrettable that he left the Yanni band in 1996.

Danny Reyes

Danny Reyes was born in New York and grew up in Las Vegas and Puerto Rico. Danny's breadth of musicianship came to light in concerts with Cher, Sheena Easton, and Donny Osmond, as well as in concerts with the Los Angeles Symphony and the Boston Pops.

Most of Danny's family members are in the entertainment industry. His brother Kamar is an actor, famous for his role as Antonio Vega in the ABC soap opera. The other members have all embarked on the road of music. Danny grew up in a musical environment. His mother sang Latin songs, and his father was deeply influenced by jazz music from all over the world. Danny imbibed a unique blend of musical rhythms that evolved into the style of music he has today. Since 1995, he has toured the world with YANNI.

Ric Fierabracci

Ric was born in Queens, New York. He was considered by Charlie Adams to be the most talented member of the Yanni band. After graduating from high school early at the age of 12, he went to Florida and accepted a scholarship to the University of Miami. After studying jazz in college, he went to Los Angeles and became active in television and film production and record distribution. Since 1989, Ric has performed as a bassist in famous Los Angeles jazz clubs. In 1993, he began touring with YANNI.

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1997 TRIBUTE (praise)

01.Deliverance

02.Adagio In C Minor

03.Renegade

04.Dance With A Stranger

05.Tribute

06.Prelude

07.Love Is All

08.Southern Exposure

09.Waltz In 7/8

10.Nightingale?

11 .Niki Nana (We're One)

1997-Yanni "Yanni in the Forbidden City", this is the most exciting one in Yanni's album. From then on, Yanni's music completely bid farewell to "advertising" Music” period. It includes nine new works and two adaptations of old works from the Taj Mahal in India and the Forbidden City in China concerts. The whole album is full of passion and excitement, and the first of the nine new songs is extraordinary.

The orchestra's performance, the singer's singing, and the musicians' solos blend together. Yanni's music has never been so colorful, especially Alfreda Gerald, Vann Johnson's singing and Pedro Eustache's various flutes and saxophone playing. It adds unprecedented highlights to Yanni's music. Compared with the Acropolis Concert, the orchestra and the musicians' solos in this album are more naturally integrated, and the melody is no longer as "relatively single" as before. Some places can be said to be unexpectedly clever. In short, Yanni's music here shows a mature and free side, but it is a pity that Yanni's own performance was covered up by many musicians and seemed to be nothing new.

Yanni is the first Western musician approved by the Chinese government to perform in the Forbidden City. The magnificent live performance scene in 1997 must still be fresh in the memory of friends. At the end of 1997, an album titled "Tribute to the Forbidden City" came out. This album selected the wonderful tracks that Yanni performed live at the Forbidden City in China in May 1997. They are so passionate that they will naturally captivate the listener. It takes you to that time and place and immerses you deeply. The passion, romance and charisma of the two-time platinum and Grammy-nominated modern musician's new album has led many connoisseurs to believe that the album's overall strength is superior to his earlier masterpiece "Athens, Greece". Acropolis Concert Live”.

The most acclaimed piece is 'Nightingale' ('nightagle'), which perfectly uses the Chinese flute, and the duet between violin and cello is also a highlight.

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2000 IF I COULD TELL YOU (不说的)

1.On Sacred Ground

2.TheFlameWithin

3.Midnight Hymn

4. November Sky

5. With An Orchid

6. Wishing Well

7.A Walk In The Rain

8.Highland

9.If I Could Tell You

10.In Your Eyes

11. Reason For Rainbows

This is a pure New Age album. In other words, after Yanni went through two world tours in the 1990s and released the TRIBUTE album that represented the highest level of his music, he finally returned to the starting point - a complete album in which he personally played all the instruments. A completely electronic music album (Yanni's first album OPTIMISTIQUE in 1980 is such an album), with no special techniques or unique concepts, only melody that returns to the essence of music. When listening to this album, you don’t have to put down what you are doing like listening to TRIBUTE. You can read a book and enjoy it at the same time. Many of the songs here can also be used as background music in TV programs (the music in TRIBUTE only has poor TV production) Talent will use them as background music). Returning to the starting point does not mean regressing. When we hear "With An Orchid" and "If I Could Tell You", we can still be deeply moved by them, just like listening to Yanni's other classic works. Yanni is still the broad-minded and life-loving Yanni. No matter what form of music, Yanni's fans can feel it.

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2003 ETHNICITY (Datong World)

1 Rites Of Passage Passage Ceremony

2 For All Seasons Four Seasons

3 The Promise Promise

4 Rainmaker Rainmaker

5 Written On The Wind The Tenderness of the Wind

6 Playing By Heart Performed with Heart

7 At First Sight

8 Tribal Dream

9 Almost A Whisper

10 Never Too Late

11 Play Time

12 Jivaeri(Jiva-En)

Yanni is the most well-known to the Chinese people He is a talented person in the world of music today, and his concert of works from the Forbidden City that year is still impressive to this day. Although in today's field of electronic music, Yanni is no longer a pioneer sought after by the world, the music he creates continues to challenge the senses of traditional music fans, and has successfully established his own unique style, matching his personal charm. So that he can still roll up a "Yani music wave" that is popular.

This time "ETHNICITY" is Yanni's latest casual music album. Yanni performs his own compositions with a large arrangement of piano, synthetic instruments, and orchestra. This method has obviously become outdated in the field of electronic performance music, but Yanni's special charm is that he is a person who tells life through music. . In this album, Yanni inherits his usual fresh style and creates a romantic and moving atmosphere for us. The broad, free and slightly sad music style affects our sad and happy moods. In the busy and noisy fast-paced life, if you steal half a day to listen to Yanni's music, you may be able to find a long-lost relaxation and leisure. Overall, there are no particularly recommended tracks on this album, because the album itself is a big piece of music that needs to be listened to in its entirety. When Yanni's music sounds, you seem to be standing on a lonely cliff high, looking at the vast land and The ocean, looking at the constantly running green, seems to be filled with holy and clear light. All worries are far away from us. When the music stops suddenly, everything returns to reality, making people deeply feel the charm of music in life. .

You can listen to all albums here