One of the things I enjoyed most behind the Iron Curtain at the famous Sibiu Jazz Festival during the 1980’s was … regionalism.
North West Jazz Festival: Baia Mare, Romania, 9-11 September 2016
Text/image web log in English.
Romanian FM jocks Mihai Morar & Daniel Buzdugan unleash outright racist rant on air at Radio Zu
Romania’s soccer team drew 1-1 to DR Congo last week in a friendly game in preparation for the EURO 2016 France.
The weak performance against Congo (rated 52 by FIFA) drew the ire of two of the most popular FM radio disc jockeys in Romania, Morar & Buzdugan, the morning show hosts at Radio Zu (a privately own station with national coverage).
And they channeled that ire into an outright racist rant against DR Congo’s players. More, they dropped insults to France’s national soccer team (Romania’s opponent in the opening game at EURO 2016) and used a famous Disney song as a racist joke.
Buzdugan (first left) and Morar (second right) offering apologies to Congolese diplomats in Bucharest – source: RadioZu.ro
Rare Romanian finds at Toronto Library
It takes only two little steps to uncover a couple of digital treasures of Romanian origin in the publicly available digital archive at the Toronto Public Library.
They are free children books published in … 1896.
Here is how to get them.
Fast Track – solo bass by Mihai Zaharia
Romanian photographer Silviu Ghetie – fabulous stills for award winning movie Aferim! by Radu Jude
I was lucky to be around when multiple award winning, Romanian photographer Silviu Ghetie begun his career.
It was early 1990s, in our Transylvanian hometown Baia Mare, when I befriended Silviu, and occasionally served as a model during his shoots. I loved the cinematic quality coming out of his portraits, including mine. Have a look…
Hidden treasures or Romanian psych and jam rock: Survolaj – live in Bucharest, April 1991 (full concert)
1990s was THE decade to be in a Romanian rock band and I survived to tell the story.
Continue readingThe world premiere of Roger Waters The Wall 2014
The pictured guide of Cambridge for the casual Pink Floyd fan
I’m fortunate to have some wonderful music aficionados among my circle of friends.
In October 2013, I journeyed to Cambridge, UK, where Andras Ferencz graciously hosted me.
Continue readingFeaturing Eli Keszler
Eli Keszler makes his Toronto debut by bringing his COLD PIN installation. Continue reading
The Earthshaking sounds of the Tectonics Festival 2013 in Reykjavik
A 20-minute audio review of the Tectonics Festival (18-20 April 2013), held at Harpa in Reykjavik, Iceland.
George Motoc 