Corneliu Stroe

Corneliu Stroe
Born(1949-10-22)October 22, 1949
Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic
DiedJune 11, 2017(2017-06-11) (aged 67)
Constanța, Romania
GenresJazz
OccupationPercussionist
InstrumentDrums

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

His daughter, Roxana Stroe [ro], 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.)

References

  1. ^ "Institutul Cultural Român" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  2. ^ "Telegraf Online Constanța - Concert extraordinar susținut de Mike Godoroja & "Blue Spirit", Marius Mihalache și Corneliu Stroe" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "BestMusic – O seara de colinde și blues la Hard Rock Café" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  4. ^ "CORNELIU STROE & BALKANAMERA BAND ÎN CONCERT LA ALICANTE" (in Romanian). 30 April 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "Blues&jazz la ArCub: Vali Răcilă și Corneliu Stroe & Balkanamera" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  6. ^ "Vasile Șeicaru – Jurnal de bord" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  7. ^ "Corneliu și Roxana Stroe: "Blues-ul rămâne în familie" (I)". Cuget Liber (in Romanian). 21 December 2009. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  8. ^ "Corneliu Stroe aduce jazz-ul în Costinești" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on November 14, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2014.
  9. ^ "Roxana Stroe – singura chitaristă de blues din țară". Ziua de Constanța (in Romanian). Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2014.