Urma is an alternative band from
Cluj-Napoca
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Transylvania,
Romania. The band was formed in spring of 2003.
Their music would be described mostly as
acoustic rock, with using many types of instruments (such as
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saxophone and
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). All the lyrics are written in English.
The band has gained popularity in many countries of
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and
Western Europe; they have toured in
Germany,
France,
Switzerland
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and
England.
History
Initially, Urma was formed by two musicians, Mani Gutău and Dan "Byron" Radu. They had met in Cluj and decided to create a new project. Soon afterwards two other musicians, Dominic Csergö and Sorin Erhan, joined the band, and they started work in the studio.
The first album, ''Nomad Rhymes'', was released on December 10, 2004. Two years later, in 2005, followed the second album, ''Anger As a Gift''. The title, in Mani's words, reflects the content of Urma's music: "In the world, seems defective, wonderful things are still going on. And anger, caused by lack of normal existence can be the major ingredient of a good thing. It doesn't criticize, but changes. For example. As an alternative."
In 2006, Dan Byron left the band to start his own project, called
byron. In spite of it Urma has released the third album, ''Trend Off'', that's available on
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Band members
Current members
* Mani Gutău - vocals, guitar (2003–present)
* Vlad Cotruş - electric guitar (2016–present)
* Mihai Moldoveanu - bass (2015-2016, 2018–present)
* Luis Angel Palomino - saxophone, flute (2009–present)
* Dominic Csergö - drums (2003-2016, 2018–present)
Former members
* Dan Byron - vocals, guitar, flute (2003-2006)
* Catrinel Bejenariu - vocals (2009-2011)
* Sorin Erhan - bass (2003-2008, 2009-2014)
* Jimmy Cserkesz - guitar (2009-2015)
* Ati Panaitescu - percussion (2009-2012)
* Eduard Târâș - bass (2017 - 2018)
* Marius "Ciupi" Ciupitu - drums (2017-2018)
* Sebastian Burneci - trumpet (2013-2019)
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Nomad Rhymes'' (2004)
* ''Anger As a Gift'' (2005)
* ''Trend Off'' (2007)
* ''Lost End Found'' (2013)
References
External links
Urma website
Urma on Facebook
Urma on Myspace
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Romanian alternative rock groups
Musical groups established in 2003