Nicolae Guță
Nicolae Linguraru | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 12, 1967 Aninoasa, Romania |
| Genres | manele, lăutărească |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Acordian |
| Years active | 1992 - Present |
| Labels | Amma Record, Big Man |
| Website | Official website  |
Nicolae Linguraru (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e linguraru] b, 3 December 1967) is a Romani (Gypsy) manele singer.
Musical career
[change | change source]Guță started as a singer and accordionist in the late 1980s. He played lăutărească music. He released his first album in 1992. Two years later, he released his first main hit somg – "De când te iubesc pe tine" (english: "Since I've Been Loving You"). It was on his second long-play record. His first album for a foreign audience was released in France in 1996. At this time while Romanian music critics had very little reaction towards his music. Foreign journalists liked his music. They called it a very modern fashion of Gypsy jazz.[1][2]
Around 1998, Guță started to become interested in manele music. It was a club-friendly subgenre of Balkans folk music influenced by Turkish and Arab pop.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Keefner, Kurt. The Greatest Living Gypsy Voice, allmusic.com (retrieved May 5, 2010)
- ↑ The Greatest Living Gypsy Voice Archived 2010-07-08 at the Wayback Machine, cdroots.com (retrieved May 5, 2010)