Ovidiu Lipan 'Țăndărică' (born January 31,Cristea, Violeta.

", Jurnalul Național, January 31, 2007. 1953 in Iași) is a

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n drummer. He played between 1966 and 1975 with the Romanian rock band Roșu și Negru. In 1975 he joined

Transsylvania Phoenix Transsylvania Phoenix (also known as Phoenix in Romania) is a Romanian rock band formed in 1962 in Timișoara by guitarists Nicu Covaci and Kamocsa Béla. Guitarist Claudiu Rotaru, vocalist Florin "Moni" Bordeianu and drummer Ioan "Pilu" Șt ...

. In 1977 he settled in

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, but after 1990 he moved back to

. Now he has solo projects and also plays with Pasărea Rock. His 2007 album ''Iskender'', a collaboration with Stelu Enache and

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, featured reinterpretations of traditional Macedonian songs.Ciobanu, Luminita.
'Iskander' și triada de aur
", Jurnalul Național, August 29, 2007. The arrangements feature Greek, Roma, Slavic, and Celtic touches, among others, in such a manner designed to reflect Romania's multiculturalism. Since 2012, he has also collaborated with Romanian

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band

Bosquito Bosquito (Pronunciation: ʙᴏsᴋɪːᴛᴏ) is a Romanian rock band formed in Brașov in the year 1999. The group's current line-up consists of vocalist/guitarist Radu Almășan, drummer Dorin Țapu, guitarist Ciprian Pascal, bassist Mircea ...

, being featured on their single, "Întuneric În Culori", numerous live concerts with the band, and their 2012 MTV Unplugged show.Berechet, Alin.
'Bosquito – Întuneric în culori feat. Ovidiu Lipan Țăndărică (videoclip nou)
, Musixon, August 8, 2012. Lipan has a son, a musician like him, who lives in

Discography

* Visul toboșarului (1999) * Renașterea (2001) * Aniversare (2003) * Bachița (2004) * Getica (2004) * Visul toboșarului, re-edit (2005) * La Passion (2006) * Iskender (2007) - with

and Stelu Enache with Phoenix (see

): * Cantafabule (1975) * Transsylvania (1981) * Timișoara (1992) * Aniversare 35 (1997) * Baba Novak (2005) with Madhouse: * From the East (1979) * Giacca de Blue (1979) with Roșu și Negru: * Roșu și Negru, single (1971) * Leopardul, single (1971) * Oameni de zăpadă, single (1974) * Imnul copiilor, single (1974) with Lipan Connection: * Excalibur, single (1997) * Transilvania (1998)

References

1953 births Living people Musicians from Iași Romanian drummers {{drummer-stub