London-based Norwegian singer Kari Kleiv has been charming concert-goers in the capital for several months now and is continuing to do so with more intimate gigs this autumn.
Kari was born in Kristiansand on the southernmost tip of Norway and has subsequently lived in Virginia, Los Angeles, and Japan. Along the way she has been the face of Minolta in the Far East and an aid worker in the slums of Manila. Now, however, she lives in Hackney, east London.
The last six months have seen Kari stealthily working the London underground scene. Backed by a motley crew of low key music characters and armed with an acoustic guitar she picked up in the Philippines for ten pounds, Kari's charmingly intimate live soirees at venues such as Kings Cross Water Rats, Charing Cross Borderline and the ICA recently landed her a contract with Fierce Panda Records. Her upcoming concerts include:
Thursday 2 November
The London Band Championship at Camden Rock Cafe
7-8 Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town, London NW1 8AA
£3, Tel: 020 7284 0219
Thursday 16 November
The London Band Championship at Camden Rock Cafe
7-8 Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town, London NW1 8AA
£3, Tel: 020 7284 0219
Monday 27 November
Our Revenge Is Pink at Parlour, VIP bar, Sketch, 9pm
9 Conduit Street, London W1S 2XG. Phone: 08707774400
For guest list, email kkleiv@gmail.com by 21 November or phone 0207 012 1177
Monday 18 December
Our Revenge Is Pink at Parlour, VIP bar, Sketch, 9pm
9 Conduit Street, London W1S 2XG. Phone: 08707774400
For guest list, email kkleiv@gmail.com by 21 November or phone 0207 012 1177
Photo: karikleiv.com