Corneliu Stroe Explained

Corneliu Stroe
Birth Date:	22 October 1949
Birth Place:	Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic
Death Place:	Constanța, Romania
Instrument:	Drums
Occupation:	Percussionist
Genre:	Jazz

Corneliu Stroe (22 October 1949 – 11 June 2017) was a Romanian drummer and percussionist.

Born in Bucharest, he moved at the age of 2 to Mediaș, due to his father's job. He grew up there, and later became a member of several local bands, among them Orfeus.

Creative

Between 1981 and 2005 he was a member of Creative, together with Harry Tavitian, with whom he participated in many Romanian jazz festivals, in Sibiu, Galați, Ploiești, etc.

Other collaborations

• Gheorghe Zamfir
• Ovidiu Lipan
• Jazzographics
• Blues Community
• Aromanian Ethno Band;^[1] participated in the FMM Sines - Festival Músicas do Mundo, Portugal
• Mike Godoroja & Blue Spirit^[2]
• Zig Rag Orchestra of Étienne Brunet
• Corneliu Stroe Balkan Blues Band^[3]
• Balkanamera^{[4] [5]}
• Vasile Șeicaru^[6]
• Foxy Lady Band
• Direcția 5
• Pasărea Colibri
• Nightlosers
• Mircea Baniciu
• Johnny Răducanu
• Alexandru Andrieș
• A. G. Weinberger

His daughter,, is arguably the only female blues guitarist in România.^{[7] [8]}

Awards

• First Prize at the Student Art Festival ("Marele Premiu al Artei Studențești", 1974)^[9]

Discography

• Horizons, Leo Records, Londra, 1985 (with Harry Tavitian)
• Transylvanian Suite, Leo Records, Londra, 1986 (with Harry Tavitian)
• Post Communism Atmosphere, Deux ZZ Records, Paris,1984 (with Etienne Brunet)
• Creațiunea, București, 1991 (with Harry Tavitian)
• Roots (with Blues Community) (cassette)
• Visul toboșarului (with Ovidiu Lipan, etc.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Institutul Cultural Român. Romanian. April 7, 2014.
2. Web site: Telegraf Online Constanța - Concert extraordinar susținut de Mike Godoroja & "Blue Spirit", Marius Mihalache și Corneliu Stroe. Romanian. April 7, 2014.
3. Web site: BestMusic – O seara de colinde și blues la Hard Rock Café. https://archive.today/20120805135023/http://www.newstoday.ro/muzica/BestMusic_O_seara_de_colinde_si_blues_la_Hard_Rock_Cafe_O_seara_de_colinde_si~238829.html. dead. August 5, 2012. Romanian. April 7, 2014.
4. Web site: CORNELIU STROE & BALKANAMERA BAND ÎN CONCERT LA ALICANTE. 30 April 2012 . Romanian. April 7, 2014.
5. Web site: Blues&jazz la ArCub: Vali Răcilă și Corneliu Stroe & Balkanamera. Romanian. April 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092515/http://jurnalul.ro/cultura/muzica/blues-jazz-la-arcub-vali-racila-si-corneliu-stroe-balkanamera-663964.html. April 7, 2014. dead.
6. Web site: Vasile Șeicaru – Jurnal de bord. Romanian. April 7, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071008190002/http://www.seicaru.ro/blog/index.php?itemid=22. October 8, 2007.
7. Web site: Corneliu și Roxana Stroe: "Blues-ul rămâne în familie" (I). Cuget Liber. 21 December 2009. Romanian. April 7, 2014.
8. Web site: Corneliu Stroe aduce jazz-ul în Costinești. Romanian. April 7, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20101114035321/http://www.replicaonline.ro/corneliu_stroe_aduce_jazz-ul_in_costinesti_23810.html. November 14, 2010. dead.
9. Web site: Roxana Stroe – singura chitaristă de blues din țară. Ziua de Constanța. Romanian. April 7, 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20130706014238/http://www.ziuaconstanta.ro/comunicate-de-presa/monden-%11-comunicate/roxana-stroe-singura-chitarista-de-blues-din-tara-30560.html. July 6, 2013.