Maria Răducanu Explained

Birth Name:	Maria Răducanu
Birth Date:	3 November 1967
Birth Place:	Huși, Vaslui, Romania
Occupation:	Singer-songwriter
Years Active:	1984–present

Maria Răducanu (born 3 November 1967, Huși, jud. Vaslui^[1]) is a self-taught^[2] Romanian ethno jazz^[3] singer-songwriter, noted for her vocal range^{[4] [5]} and considered as representative of the new Romanian jazz.^[6] She mixes^[7] jazz with Romanian folk music,^[8] songs by Maria Tănase,^[9] to whom she has been compared,^[5] fado^[10] and European music from the 16th century.^[11]

Discography

• Ziori (Tzadik, 2010) with Marc Ribot (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 (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 The Walt Disney Company, and she provides the Romanian voice of Ariel, in The Little Mermaid (TV series) (1992– Ager Film), and in 2005 in the classic eternal Disney dubbing, The Little Mermaid.^{[12] [13]}

External links

• Maria Răducanu

Notes and References

1. Web site: Interviu cu Maria Raducanu. Castelul Bran. 9 February 2009. 5 January 2011. Romanian. https://web.archive.org/web/20110812202658/http://bran.ablog.ro/2009-02-09/interviu-cu-maria-raducanu.html. 12 August 2011. dead.
2. Web site: Maria Raducanu: cant asa cum traiesc. 121. 22 March 2006. 5 January 2011. Romanian. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722112851/http://www.121.ro/articole/art3445-maria-raducanu-cant-asa-cum-traiesc.html. 22 July 2011. dead.
3. Web site: Wall to wall behind the wall. Romanian Cultural Institute New York. 6 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726170943/http://www.icrny.org/259-Romanian_music_at_Symphony_Space.html. 26 July 2011. dead.
4. Web site: Maria Raducanu. Timeout. 6 January 2011.
5. Web site: Virgil Mihaiu. Maria Raducanu. Steaua. 2007. 6 January 2011.
6. Web site: Maria Răducanu "i-a vrăjit" pe suceveni cu vocea ei. News Bucovina. 17 April 2009. 5 January 2011. Romanian.
7. Web site: Ioan Cristescu. Muzica: Maria Raducanu si muzica straveche. ZF. 1 July 2005. 6 January 2011. Romanian.
8. Web site: România frumoasă : Maria Răducanu. Surpriza. 6 August 2010. 6 January 2011. Romanian. https://web.archive.org/web/20101204091547/http://mihneamaruta.ro/2010/08/06/romania-frumoasa-1-maria-raducanu/. 4 December 2010. dead.
9. Web site: Maria Tănase, Renewer of Romanian Folk Music. Jaime Menchen. Stakeholders in Action. 6 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100901032506/http://www.stakeholders.ro/article/maria-tanase-renewer-of-romanian-folclore-74/. 1 September 2010. dead.
10. Web site: Poetica jazz-ului românesc. Gabriela Melinescu. Romania literară. 6 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120804110446/http://www.romlit.ro/poetica_jazz-ului_romnesc. 4 August 2012. dead.
11. Web site: Cântece din peninsula siberică, cu Maria Răducanu şi Maxim Belciug. Artboom. 6 January 2011. dead. https://archive.today/20120708015452/http://artboom.ro/blog/2010/muzica/cantece-din-peninsula-siberica-cu-maria-raducanu-si-maxim-belciug.html. 8 July 2012.
12. Web site: Cartoon Network, Walt Disney Network si HBO ?invata" romaneste la sincronul eroilor de desene animate.
13. http://brasov.thefest.ro/evenimente/concerte/live-maria-raducanu-ro-krister-jonsson-swe theFest.ro | Concert: Live Maria Raducanu (RO) & Krister Jonsson (SWE)