\u2018Gluten Free is the sound of a spellbinding new artist, letting you listen to a series of strings in whole new way. If you think harp is a classically-curtailed instrument, you will invited, enticed and intrigued into realising otherwise<\/p>\n
\u2018Louder Than War Magazine , UK<\/p>\n
MC & The 7 Pedals is an award winning, London based, experimental electric harp player who creates compositions using loop, wah and distortion pedal effects. MC uses bows and guitar sliders to make the instrument emulate bass, percussive and guitar\u2010like tones.<\/p>\n
MC just released her album Gluten free under Valentine Records (UK) and the resulting music is cinematic, dreamlike and highly atmospheric as it seamlessly blends traditional and avant\u2010garde techniques to create mesmerising new forms.<\/p>\n
MC has previously performed on Later with Jools Holland on BBC2, at the BBC Radio 1 studios and at the Montreal Jazz Festival. In London she has also appeared at the Royal Festival Hall, the National Portrait Gallery and at many major venues all over Europe. Additionally, Maria\u2010Christina has toured or collaborated with many artists including Katie Melua, Soft Cell, Anni Hogan, Alani, Jeremy Reed, Richard Strange and Psarantonis. MC has a Harp&Rap duet with rapper Potent Whisper. Their single Now was featured on BBC Introducing.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center|color:rgba(255%2C255%2C255%2C0.69)” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Music is rarely about the notes themselves; it is about the space they create for the inner journey. Based in London and drawing from my Greek and Egyptian roots, my work is a dialogue between Eastern aesthetics and a modern, grounded edge.<\/p>\n
I am drawn to the textures of the human path\u2014the quiet transitions, the weight of persistence, and the tension between highs and lows. To me, silence is an anchor, but loud is not only noise; it is life.<\/p>\n
As the founder of the Harper Trio, I explore the intersections of spiritual jazz and ethnojazz, from my debut album Passing By<\/b> to my latest work, Dialogue of Thoughts<\/b> (2025). Recording at Abbey Road Studios<\/b> was an act of intentionality\u2014capturing the resonance of every vibration to create a sanctuary of sound.<\/p>\n
This work has been presented from Later… with Jools Holland<\/b> and the EFG London Jazz Festival<\/b> to the Royal Albert Hall<\/b> and the Montreal Jazz Festival<\/b>.<\/p>\n
This artistry is anchored in my work as a music therapist and PhD researcher. Whether teaching at Roehampton University<\/b> or leading projects in the Athens State Prison<\/b>, my mission remains the same: translating the multicultural human path into sound.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Maria-Christina Harper, Sound Artist<\/em><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”Full Width Line” line_thickness=”2″ divider_color=”default” animate=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1767892725719{padding-top: 100px !important;}”]\n ‘Nobody in the world plays the harp like Maria-Christina’ \u2014 Tom Robinson<\/b>, BBC Radio<\/p>\n ‘Offers a glimpse of how distinctively Jazz-inflicted exploration of the electric harp might stretch across southern European song forms’ \u2014 The Guardian<\/b><\/p>\n ‘\u2026 a yielding suite with lasting spiritual heft.’ \u2014 Mojo<\/b> ****<\/p>\n ‘\u2026 an undeniable magic \u2026ethereal \u2026truly captivating’ \u2014 UK Vibe<\/b> ****<\/p>\n ‘Engaging \u2026 full of gentle rewards’ \u2014 London Jazz News<\/b><\/p>\n
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