Rom Bengalè was a well-known group of Romanian Gypsy musicians. The musicians from Rom Bengali, who were between 16 to 26 years old, made an…
Artist Profiles: Rom Bengalè
Tag: Romanian music
Artist Profiles: Fanfare Savale
Fanfare Savale comes from a tiny Eastern Romanian village that has less than two hundred Gypsy inhabitants, where any male can play at least one…
Artist Profiles: Shukar Collective
The Shukar Collective was born in Romania out of the meeting of new generation musicians with the gypsy traditions of Shukar founders Napoleon, Tamango and…
Artist Profiles: Orchestra Mihalache
Orchestra Mihalache consists of the accordion player Andrei and his two sons George and Meltiade, playing the hammer-beaten stringed instrument Tambal and violin, respectively. They…
Artist Profiles: Nicolae Voiculet
Nicolae Voiculet has taken the panpipes and transformed them into a sophisticated solo instrument, capable of playing an enormous musical repertoire, from Baroque concertos, popular…
Artist Profiles: Damian Draghici
Damian Draghici – Born in Bucharest, into one of the most distinguished musical families with a tradition in music for over seven generations, Damian first…
Artist profiles: Taraf de Haidouks
Taraf de Haïdouks, whose name translates as “band of brigands,” are a village band of Gypsy (Roma) lautari (traditional musicians), who come from a small…
Artist Profiles: Mahala Rai Banda
Mahala Rai Banda is an “all stars” Gypsy (Roma) band that includes players from the rural villages and Bucharest ghettos, and combines virtuoso violin playing,…
Méra, New World Music Festival in Transylvania
Méra, the World Music Festival of Transylvania will take place July 29–31 2016 in Méra – Szarka-Farm. The Méra World Music Festival will be the…
Artfully Crafted Rough Romanian Soul
Zmei3 – Rough Romanian Soul (Six Degrees, 2016) If you look up influential or powerful vocalists, more likely than not you are going to run…