After years of COVID-related restrictions, this summer
returned some of the most eagerly-awaited music festivals to the Romanian
public.
One such event, which brings tens of thousands of
people to the Romanian Black Sea coast every year, came to a close on Sunday,
after 4 days and nights of music and fun. The 4th edition of Neversea,recognised as the
largest music festival held on a beach in Europe, this year brought to
Romania 150 artists from over 20 countries. The last night at Neversea saw
the performance of US rapper TYGA, one of the most popular artists of the
moment. As with the previous nights, the opening performance came from a
Romanian artist, and Delia managed to charm the audience once again.
Delia: Great vibe, there was a very interesting flow
of energy between myself and the crowd. I loved it. I can say I was nervous, although I rarely get
nervous performing.
Every day, over 60,000 people of all ages came to see
the performances on the Neversea beach. Edy Chereji, a member of the organising
team, had this to say:
Edy Chereji:2022 Neversea is the first post-pandemic event
held without restrictions and obviously people’s enthusiasm was tremendous, a
lot of people came with a thirst for fun, and this edition virtually made up
for 3 lost years.
Other notable acts included DJ Dimitri Vegas &
Like Mike and Tujamo (Germany) who wrapped up the festival in Constanţa.
The 26th Gărâna International Jazz Festival,
held in western Romania, also came to a close, after 4 nights packed with gigs
by Romanian and international jazz legends. For the first time ever, three of
the nights were devoted to jazz musicians from Norway, Finland and Sweden,
while the best Romanian musicians came together in the Romanian Jazz Meeting. Soft
Machine, who celebrate a music career spanning 55 years, and Charles Lloyd, on
his last European tour, were also among the highlights of the event. There were
27 concerts in all, 3 film screenings and an album release.
Also last week, the Sibiu State Philharmonic organised
the ‘Summer Concerts: Romanian-American Music Days,’ a festival which, for the
19th year, has offered the public performances by international
musicians in unconventional venues, with genres ranging from Baroque and Classical
to symphonic rock, film scores and pop music. This year’s highlight was a
concert called ‘Sophisticated Lady’, by the Bucharest Jazz Orchestra.
Summer continues with other music events like Electric
Castle, between July 13 and 17, Untold, between August 4 and 7, Summer
Well, on August 12-14 and Living Rock, on August 19 to 21. (AMP)
