Corneliu Stroe (22 October 1949 – 11 June 2017) was a
Romanian
drummer
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and
percussionist.
Born in
Bucharest, he moved at the age of 2 to
Mediaș, due to his father's job. He grew up there, and later became a member of several local bands, among them Orfeus.
Creative
Between 1981 and 2005 he was a member of Creative, together with
Harry Tavitian, with whom he participated in many Romanian jazz festivals, in
Sibiu,
Galați
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,
Ploiești, etc.
Other collaborations
*
Gheorghe Zamfir
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Ovidiu Lipan
Ovidiu Lipan 'Țăndărică' (born January 31,Cristea, Violeta.", Jurnalul Național, January 31, 2007. 1953 in Iași) is a Romanian drummer.
He played between 1966 and 1975 with the Romanian rock band Roșu și Negru. In 1975 he joined Transs ...
* Jazzographics
* Blues Community
* Aromanian Ethno Band; participated in the ''FMM
Sines - Festival Músicas do Mundo'',
Portugal
*
Mike Godoroja & Blue Spirit
* Zig Rag Orchestra of Étienne Brunet
* Corneliu Stroe Balkan Blues Band
* Balkanamera
*
Vasile Șeicaru
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See also
*List of Romanian musicians
*Music of Romania
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* Foxy Lady Band
*
Direcția 5
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Pasărea Colibri
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*
Nightlosers
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Mircea Baniciu
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*
Johnny Răducanu
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Alexandru Andrieș
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Origin
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*
A. G. Weinberger
His daughter, , is arguably the only female blues guitarist in România.
Awards
* ''First Prize at the Student Art Festival'' ("Marele Premiu al Artei Studențești", 1974)
Discography
* ''Horizons'', Leo Records,
Londra, 1985 (with Harry Tavitian)
* ''Transylvanian Suite'', Leo Records, Londra, 1986 (with Harry Tavitian)
* ''Post Communism Atmosphere'', Deux ZZ Records, Paris,1984 (with Etienne Brunet)
* ''Creațiunea'', București, 1991 (with Harry Tavitian)
* ''Roots'' (with Blues Community) (cassette)
* ''Visul toboșarului'' (with Ovidiu Lipan, etc.)
References
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1949 births
2017 deaths
Musicians from Bucharest
People from Mediaș
Romanian drummers
Romanian percussionists
Romanian jazz musicians