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Singer/songwriter Karina Nistal
is known to align herself with diverse and solid
collaborations to showcase her extensive range.
Her work consists of emotive jazz vocals on down
tempo tracks, rapping in Spanish for the worldly
sounds of reggaeton, or fusing soulful Latin
vocals with lively dance music. But most
significantly, it is her vibrant charisma that
carries over her poetic musings in either
English or Spanish, and her matter of fact
delivery of self-assured flirtatious rhymes.
There’s a very fine line between poetry and rap,
but it’s one that only Karina interconnects with
finesse.
Music captivated the native Houstonian at an
early age. Karina indulged in old school hip
hop, rhythm and blues, soul and jazz. But it was
Karina’s mixed Hispanic heritage (Mexican and
Cuban) that spotlighted Latin styles—traditional
mariachi folk music and the Afro-Cuban beats of
salsa. After taking piano lessons, ballet and
tap dance, these creative elements would soon
contribute to Karina’s true intention. In the
early ‘90s, she began realizing her aspirations
of singing, songwriting and recording.
By 1998, Karina seriously took on singing and
got busy with projects on Starlight Beats and
Breaks, Rebel Crew’s Joe B. and Lion 808, Sista
Stroke, Elliott Ness and on numerous other
ventures. The following year, Starlight’s
production team added Karina onto their roster
and helped give her more depth as a developing
artist. She also doubled as a Starlight dancer,
embellishing their live showcases with fly dance
moves.
Her first production and vocals were featured on
a single, “Saturday Night (Joe B.’s Electro Club
remix),” off Traxx from the Waxx, Vol. 1
(Starlight), a CD compilation of hip, urban
musicians. In 2002, U.K. dance duo Red Moon
released “Beautiful/La Corrella,” which features
Karina’s vocals over a tech-house tune. In 2003,
she collaborated with dance music producer DJ
Hal on “Sabrosura” and various remixes including
“Determination.” Released in 2004, Goodbye, an
EP on Extensive Research, features the
self-titled cut produced by OHNO, which features
Karina with Wildchild of LootPack and Medaphoar.
The flip gives you "Dependency"—a down tempo
crooner produced by DJ Still Wil—and the
exclusive "Livin' It Up"—a disco/hip hop groover
produced by DJ Zegon with bass and guitar
arrangements by Cool G Murder. Follow-up singles
included “Samba Love” and “Muchos Chavos” on The
Sweet Spot, two recordings on a CD compilation
with Last Soul Descendents (Space City Grooves)
which were nominated for “Best Soul/Jazz/Funk,
2004” in Houston Press. In 2005, her break out
track was the hot, hot Spanish version of Lady
Saw’s “I’ve Got Your Man”, which Karina
translated and recorded as “Tengo A Tu Hombre.”
Currently she is set to release her debut album,
NISTYLE (Starlight Beats) in early 2006. A
Latin-electro and reggaeton sampler, NISTYLE
introduces a fresh new face to the growing
“hurban” dance scene. Special guest MC Lenky Don
backs the album, along with veteran beat miner
Joe B. and remixer Gavin Hardkiss. Meanwhile,
Karina stays on the grind, performing live at
dance clubs, freestyling over many DJs’ sets;
recording music and videos; and collaborating
with various top producers in the studio. With
seemingly a lot on her plate, the sultry,
multifaceted vocalist admits, “I want to do so
much more!” |
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