Yanni, the popular name for Yanni Chrysomallis (born November 14, 1954 in Kalamata, Greece), is a Greek American keyboardist and composer. Although many fans and critics call his music "new age," Yanni himself has distanced himself from that label. In his autobiography, Yanni devotes an entire chapter to the subject, stating that he prefers to call his music "contemporary instrumental." Early in his life, Yanni tried to forge a career in rock and roll, touring with locally popular bands in the Midwest United States while a student at the University of Minnesota. His most popular group was Chameleon, a band that earned some modest commercial success touring throughout the Midwest, particularly in the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and South Dakota. Eventually, Yanni grew tired of the rock and roll lifestyle and focused solely on his instrumental career as a soloist. Most of his earlier music relied heavily on the synthesizer and received little airplay, except on new age radio stations in larger markets.
1 | Rapture | Sensuous Chill |
2 | Santorini | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
3 | Santorini (Live at the Acropolis) | Yanni: Live at the Acropolis |
4 | To The One Who Knows | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
5 | To Take...To Hold | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
6 | What You Get | Sensuous Chill |
7 | Whispers in the Dark | Sensuous Chill |
8 | Within Attraction (Live at the Acropolis) | Yanni: Live at the Acropolis |
9 | Flight of Fantasy | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
10 | Aria | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
11 | 1001 | Sensuous Chill |
12 | Dance for Me | Sensuous Chill |
13 | Nice to Meet You [Special Radio Edit] | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
14 | I'm So | Sensuous Chill |
15 | A Love for Life | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
16 | Reflections Of Passion | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
17 | Drive | Sensuous Chill |
18 | To Take...To Hold | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
19 | Within Attraction | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
20 | Flight Of Fantasy | Devotion: The Best of Yanni |