Birth Name: | Adrian Ivaniţchi |
Birth Date: | September 15, 1947 |
Birth Place: | Sighişoara, Romania |
Instrument: | Guitar |
Genre: | Rock, folk |
Occupation: | Singer |
Years Active: | 1965-present |
Website: | http://adrianivanitchi.ro/ |
Adrian Ivaniţchi (born September 15, 1947) is a Romanian folk musician and guitarist. He was one of the founding members of Coral, one of the first Romanian beat music groups. He played with several popular Romanian pop/rock groups in the 1960s, including Sideral and Sfinx.[1]
In his hometown, Sighişoara, he started 2 bands, called Melody and Tarabostes in the late 1960- early 1970s. In 1982 he started a band called Bastion.[2]
He was a founding member of the Agora poetry and music circle in Sighişoara in the 1970s.[3] Chief organizer of the Sighişoara Folk Festival held in 1974.
Director of the Inter-ethnic Youth Center in Sighişoara, and one of the organizers of the ProEtnica festivals held annually in Sighişoara.[4]
In 2002 he issued a CD called Amintirea paradisului.[5]