Category: Music Time
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Music Time February 16, 2025
Fane and Bubbles, two of the five members of the Bucharest-based hip-hop collective “Har de Golan,” discuss the group’s first gig and plans for the future.
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Music as an Act of Resistance
From African-American spirituals to music written in Nazi concentration camps, from the hippie music of the 60s to punk rock and hip hop, and from literally countless examples of music created by marginalised communities to openly political protest songs, music has, throughout time, played an exceptional role in giving voice to the voiceless.
The journalist Paul Breazu, who has done exceptional work in researching the broader—cultural, social and even political—impact and significance of music, this weekend took part in the French festival Longueur d’Ondes, one of the world’s leading radio, listening and sound production festivals.
His and other Romanian contributors’ participation in the festival was possible thanks to the support of the French Institute in Romania, the Goethe-Institut and NARDIV (United in Narrative Diversity), a project financed by the EU. The workshops held by Romanian professionals at the 21st edition of the festival in Brest are a reflection of the work done as part of ORIZONT SONOR, the first sound creation festival launched in Constanța in September 2024, programmed by the French Institute, the platform SEMI SILENT and Longueur d’ondes.
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Music Time: Farba Kingdom
After the release of their debut album in 2020, the full-scale invasion of Ukraine forced them to leave their home country and to relocate to Romania, where they are now living and working in another multicultural and inclusive city—Timisoara.
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Music Time
The French-Venezuelan electronic-pop artist La Chica performed in Romania this June, as part of Fete de la Music in Bucharest, the Transilvania International Film Festival in Cluj and Rockanotherworld festival in Iasi.
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The International Week of New Music
Dan Dediu, artistic director of SIMN: “We have a duty to bring the young generations to the forefront, to motivate them to keep writing music.”
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Classix Festival
Initiated
in 2020, Classix has grown into one
of the country’s most important independent music festivals, having brought
together, in its 4 editions so far, over 14,000 people in concert venues and 200,000
online viewers, 200 international artists from 18 countries, and 20 cultural
and diplomatic partners.The pianist Dragos Cantea,
the festival’s co-founder and artistic director, told us more about the
story, the concept and the ambitions of this young venture. -
The Mo Chits
The band currently includes Kirk McDavitt (guitar and vocals), Irina Pernes (violin), Dan Dima (drums) and Alex Oltean (bass).
