Pasărea Rock
Pasărea Rock | |
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.jpg) From top-left, clockwise: Codruț Croitoru, Nicu Patoi, Ovidiu Lipan, Sorin Voinea, Narcis Tran-Korsar, Josef Kappl | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Baniciu, Kappl & Lipan |
| Origin | Bucharest, Romania |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Revolver Records |
| Members | Josef Kappl Ovidiu Lipan Sorin Voinea Nicu Patoi Narcis Tran-Korsar Codruț Croitoru |
| Past members | Mircea Baniciu Cristi Gram Vlady Cnejevici Teo Boar |
Pasărea Rock (English: "The Rock Bird") is a Romanian rock supergroup formed in February 2014, in Bucharest, Romania by three former members of the legendary band Transsylvania Phoenix: Mircea Baniciu (lead vocals), Josef Kappl (bass), and Ovidiu Lipan (drums). The first line-up included another Transsylvania Phoenix member — Cristi Gram on lead guitar — along with Vlady Cnejevici on keyboards and Teo Boar on guitar. Later, they were replaced by Sorin Voinea (keyboards) and Nicu Patoi (lead guitar).[1]
The band's sound is a fusion between modern rock and traditional folk music, along with symphonic elements.[2] Most of the new songs are composed by Josef Kappl; the lyrics are written mainly by Florin Dumitrescu. The setlist of Pasărea Rock also includes a few songs borrowed from Transsylvania Phoenix repertory and from Mircea Baniciu's solo career. In September 2016, Pasărea Rock released its first full-length album: Legenda (The Legend).[3] In December 2020, founding member Mircea Baniciu is replaced by Codruț Croitoru.
Band members[edit]
- Josef Kappl – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, songwriter, leader (since February 2014)
- Ovidiu Lipan – drums, percussion (since February 2014)
- Sorin Voinea – keyboards, programming, backing vocals (since May 2015)
- Nicu Patoi – electric and acoustic guitars (since August 2015)
- Narcis Tran-Korsar – acoustic and double-six guitars, vocals (since December 2018)
- Codruț Croitoru – lead vocals (since December 2020)
- Mircea Baniciu – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (February 2014–December 2020)
- Cristi Gram – electric and acoustic guitars (February 2014–August 2015)
- Vlady Cnejevici – keyboards, programming, backing vocals (February 2014–May 2015)
- Teo Boar – electric and acoustic guitars (February 2014–May 2015)
Discography[edit]
- Pe Argeș în jos (On Argeș downstream) (promotional maxi-single, 2008) 1
- Legenda (The Legend) (promotional maxi-single, 2014)
- Călușandra (The Calusandra) (promotional EP, 2015)
- Legenda (The Legend) (studio album, 2016)
- Cavalcada (The Cavalcade) (studio album, 2021)
- Note
- 1 – Released as a maxi-single by Baniciu & Kappl, before the establishment of Pasărea Rock.
References[edit]
- ^ "Părăsind Phoenix, Cristi Gram se alătură proiectului Pasărea Rock", Mihai Anghel". Info Music (in Romanian). 12 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ ""Phoenix reînvie sub denumirea Pasărea Rock, fără Nicu Covaci"". Turnul Sfatului (in Romanian). 13 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Monica Stoica (8 September 2016). ""Trupa Pasărea Rock, cu Mircea Baniciu și Ovidiu Lipan Țăndărică, lansează albumul inedit Legenda"". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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