Music of Moldova
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Folk music
During the Soviet era, Moldovan folk culture flourished, and was strongly promoted by the government. However, many elements were altered to obscure the shared history of Romania and Moldova, because the Soviet Union wanted to discourage secession.[3]
The
Popular Moldovan musicians
- Artists
- Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici
- Dan Bălan
- Irina Rimes
- Ana Barbu
- Natalia Barbu
- Maria Bieșu
- Nicolae Botgros
- Isidor Burdin
- Nelly Ciobanu
- Mihai Ciobanu
- Tamara Ciobanu
- Vitalie Dani
- Anatol Dumitraș
- Nicolae Glib
- Zinaida Julea
- Patricia Kopatchinskaja
- Anastasia Lazariuc
- Arkady Luxemburg
- Gândul Mâței
- The Motans
- Andrew Rayel
- Sofia Rotaru
- Radu Sîrbu
- Pavel Stratan
- Cleopatra Stratan
- Nicolae Sulac
- Ion Suruceanu
- Groups
- Alternosfera
- Arsenium
- Carla's Dreams
- Delta Pe Obraz
- DoReDos
- Infected Rain
- Noroc
- Orizont
- O-Zone
- SunStroke Project
- Zdob și Zdub
Musical institutions
Moldova's folk music and dance companies, troupes and orchestras are well known, especially
The Orchestra of Moldovan Folk Music and Dance was founded in 1949; the orchestra plays Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, German music.
Music festivals in Moldova include The Faces of Friends, held in the town of Cahul; this festival was founded in 1996.
See also
References
- ^ "Folk Music of Moldova – Sound Clip – MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 2009-08-29.
- ^ "CahulFest the Faces of Friends page". Archived from the original on 2005-02-04. Retrieved 2005-05-16.
- ^ "Moldova – MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 2009-10-28.
External links
- (in French) Audio clips: Traditional music of Moldova. Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed November 25, 2010.
- Moldavan folk music at NorocTV over 500 music videos
- MSN Encarta (Archived 2009-11-01)