Adrian Ivanițchi (born September 15, 1947) is a Romanian

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and

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. He was one of the founding members of

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, one of the first Romanian

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groups. He played with several popular Romanian pop/rock groups in the 1960s, including

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and Sfinx. In his hometown,

Sighișoara Sighișoara (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Schäsbrich'', ''Šesburχ'', or ''Scheeßprich''; ; or ) is a Municipiu, city on the Târnava Mare, Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, central Romania. Located in the ...

, he started 2 bands, called Melody and Tarabostes in the late 1960- early 1970s. In 1982 he started a band called Bastion. He was a founding member of the Agora

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and

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circle in Sighişoara in the 1970s. Chief organizer of the Sighișoara Folk Festival held in 1974.

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of the Inter-ethnic Youth Center in Sighișoara, and one of the organizers of the ProEtnica

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s held annually in Sighișoara. In 2002 he issued a CD called Amintirea paradisului.

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1947 births Living people People from Sighișoara Romanian guitarists Folk guitarists Romanian male singer-songwriters {{Romania-singer-stub