Μake us preferred on Google Nikos Karvelas is preparing to return with a new album, this time in a musical style quite different from that of his previous records. The first taste of the new project is the song “Kalimera” (“Good Morning”). Meanwhile, Anna Vissi is also back in the recording studio, working on a full-length album of her own.
There appears to be no new development in the rift between the two artists. Karvelas reportedly remains unmoved in his stance and shows no inclination to bridge the gap with his former close collaborator. “Kalimera,” the first glimpse of his next musical offering, is a composition steeped in rebetiko influences, marking a departure from his earlier recording choices.
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The new album may even include a song referencing the events of recent months and his split with Vissi. Others, however, believe Karvelas has already said all he wanted to say through his public statements about the rift with the singer and the new circle of people now close to her.
Anna Vissi’s Next Move
Vissi’s camp has not shared details about the content of her new production. Her return to recording became known through an Instagram post showing her wearing headphones, with the caption “after hours…” hinting at long sessions in the studio.
Since the split, the songs she had recorded with Karvelas’s signature before their collaboration ended are no longer an option for her, given the composer’s position. As a result, Vissi has turned to other songwriters for new material. She has reportedly already chosen songs by other composers and is recording them now, as she needs to present a complete album ahead of her next season at the Arena venue.
New songs alone, however, do not solve the question of her repertoire for upcoming shows at the Arena and her concerts. The possibility that no agreement will be reached on the use of the major hits written by Karvelas remains a significant problem.
Details about the new project are still scarce, but all signs point to a collaborative production with songs by different writers, whose names have not yet been revealed. Besides sessions in Athens, part of the recording is scheduled to take place at a New York studio, where well-known American producers are expected to help shape the album’s final sound.
This new album marks a major shift in Vissi’s artistic path, as she moves away from a musical chapter that was for years inseparable from Nikos Karvelas, until recently her musical mentor and main collaborator.
