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The zongora is an instrument typical of Maramureș, a region of Romania. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is similar to a guitar , but has fewer strings. [ 3 ] In the past it had two strings, but nowadays it has four or even five. [ 4 ]
Hora lungă (Cântec lung, Rom., literally 'long song'), is a Romanian regional folksong style characterized by the union of a lyrical text and improvisational melody. [ 1 ] Also called hora lunga or horea lunga, (hora here is derived from the Romanian word meaning 'oration').
The Romanian Top 100 was also featured in Billboard 's Music & Media magazine until 2003, [6] [7] and was—apart from a weekly Kiss FM podcast in the 2010s—announced on its own website. [3] [8] As of 2025, the Romanian Top 100 lacks usable archives, especially for the late 1990s and 2000s.
The term could be translated literally as "Romanian Easy Music" and, in the most common sense, this music is synonym with "Muzică de stradă" (from French "estrade", which means "podium"), defining a branch of Pop music developed in Romania after World War II, which appears generally in the form of easy danceable songs, made on arrangements ...
Map of Romania with Maramureș region highlighted Northern Maramureș as part of the Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine. Maramureș (Romanian: Maramureș pronounced [maraˈmureʃ] ⓘ; Ukrainian: Мармарощина, romanized: Marmaroshchyna; Hungarian: Máramaros [ˈmaːrɒmɒroʃ]) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine.
[8] [9] Apart from reaching high peak positions and attaining certifications in almost every major music market, "Stereo Love" is the only documented Romanian song to chart in Brazil (number eight), as well as the highest Romanian peak in Canada (number ten in an alternative version released with Canadian singer Mia Martina) and the United ...
Traditionally there are two types of Romani music: one rendered for non-Romani audiences, the other is made within the Romani community. The music performed for outsiders is called "gypsy music", which is a colloquial name that comes from Ferenc Liszt. They call the music they play among themselves "folk music". [19]
Maria Tănase (Romanian pronunciation: [maˈri.a təˈnase]; 25 September 1913 – 22 June 1963) was a Romanian singer and actress. Her music ranged from traditional Romanian music to romance, tango, chanson, and operetta. Tănase has a similar importance in Romania as Édith Piaf in France or Amália Rodrigues in Portugal. [1]