Maria Răducanu (born 3 November 1967,

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Vaslui Vaslui (), a city in eastern Romania, is the seat of Vaslui County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. The city administers five villages: Bahnari, Brodoc, Moara Grecilor, Rediu, and Viișoara. History Archaeological surveys indicate t ...

) is a

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Romanian

ethno jazz Ethno jazz, also known as world jazz, is a subgenre of jazz and world music, developed internationally in the 1950s and '60s and broadly characterized by a combination of traditional jazz and non-Western musical elements. Though occasionally equa ...

singer Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

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, noted for her vocal range and considered as representative of the new Romanian jazz. She mixes jazz with Romanian

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, songs by

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, to whom she has been compared,

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and European music from the 16th century.

Discography

* ''Ziori'' (

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, 2010) with

Marc Ribot Marc Ribot (; born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer. His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, Rock music, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notab ...

(guitars, bass) and Nicolai Adi Chiru (2nd guitar) * ''Pure Music'' (The End Film, 2008) with Krister Jonsson (guitar) * ''Troika – Chansons Russes'' (Arbore Sonor, 2005) with Maxim Belciug (guitar) * ''La Tarara – Chansons Espagnoles'' (Arbore Sonor, 2005) with Maxim Belciug (guitar) * ''Cantece din Rasarit / Chants du Levant'' (Institut Francais de Bucarest, 2005) with Jan Roder (bass) * ''Lumini'' (La Strada Music, 2004) with

Mircea Tiberian Mircea Tiberian (born May 4, 1955 in Cluj, Romania) is a jazz musician and professor of music at the National University of Music in Bucharest. He coordinates the Jazz Department, which he set up in 1991. Musical career Tiberian spent his childho ...

(piano) * ''Viata Lumij'' (2003) with Mircea Tiberian Quartet * ''Colinde'' (La Strada Music, 2002) with Vlaicu Golcea (double bass) and Sorin Romanescu (guitar) * ''Pe vale'' (La Strada Music, 2002) with Vlaicu Golcea (double bass) and Sorin Romanescu (guitar) (nominated in Romania for the best jazz creation award)

Special contribution

Maria Răducanu received an offer from

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, and she provides the Romanian voice of

Ariel Ariel may refer to: Film and television *Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film award * ''Ariel'' (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki *, a Russian film directed by Yevgeni Kotov * ''ARIEL Visual'' and ''ARIEL Deluxe'', a 1989 and 1991 ...

, in ''The Little Mermaid'' (TV series) (1992– Ager Film), and in 2005 in the classic eternal Disney

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''.theFest.ro , Concert: Live Maria Raducanu (RO) & Krister Jonsson (SWE)
''Brasov, 2015''

References

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Maria Răducanu
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raducanu, Maria Romanian jazz musicians Living people 1967 births People from Huși