Pasărea Rock

Pasărea Rock
Pasărea Rock
	From top-left, clockwise:; Codruț Croitoru, Nicu Patoi, Ovidiu Lipan, Sorin Voinea, Narcis Tran-Korsar, Josef Kappl
Background information
Also known as	Baniciu, Kappl & Lipan
Origin	Bucharest, Romania
Genres	ethno rock; folk rock; hard rock; progressive rock; symphonic rock; heavy metal;
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Revolver Records
Members	Josef Kappl; Ovidiu Lipan; Sorin Voinea; Nicu Patoi; Narcis Tran-Korsar; Codruț Croitoru
Past members	Mircea Baniciu; Cristi Gram; Vlady Cnejevici; Teo Boar

Pasărea Rock (English: "The Rock Bird") is a Romanian rock supergroup formed in February 2014, in Bucharest, Romania by three former members of the legendary band Transsylvania Phoenix: Mircea Baniciu (lead vocals), Josef Kappl (bass), and Ovidiu Lipan (drums). The first line-up included another Transsylvania Phoenix member — Cristi Gram on lead guitar — along with Vlady Cnejevici on keyboards and Teo Boar on guitar. Later, they were replaced by Sorin Voinea (keyboards) and Nicu Patoi (lead guitar).^[1]

The band's sound is a fusion between modern rock and traditional folk music, along with symphonic elements.^[2] Most of the new songs are composed by Josef Kappl; the lyrics are written mainly by Florin Dumitrescu. The setlist of Pasărea Rock also includes a few songs borrowed from Transsylvania Phoenix repertory and from Mircea Baniciu's solo career. In September 2016, Pasărea Rock released its first full-length album: Legenda (The Legend).^[3] In December 2020, founding member Mircea Baniciu is replaced by Codruț Croitoru.

Band members

Josef Kappl – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals, songwriter, leader (since February 2014)
Ovidiu Lipan – drums, percussion (since February 2014)
Sorin Voinea – keyboards, programming, backing vocals (since May 2015)
Nicu Patoi – electric and acoustic guitars (since August 2015)
Narcis Tran-Korsar – acoustic and double-six guitars, vocals (since December 2018)
Codruț Croitoru – lead vocals (since December 2020)
Mircea Baniciu – lead vocals, acoustic guitar (February 2014–December 2020)
Cristi Gram – electric and acoustic guitars (February 2014–August 2015)
Vlady Cnejevici – keyboards, programming, backing vocals (February 2014–May 2015)
Teo Boar – electric and acoustic guitars (February 2014–May 2015)

Discography

Pe Argeș în jos (On Argeș downstream) (promotional maxi-single, 2008) ¹
Legenda (The Legend) (promotional maxi-single, 2014)
Călușandra (The Calusandra) (promotional EP, 2015)
Legenda (The Legend) (studio album, 2016)
Cavalcada (The Cavalcade) (studio album, 2021)

Note

1 – Released as a maxi-single by Baniciu & Kappl, before the establishment of Pasărea Rock.

References

^ "Părăsind Phoenix, Cristi Gram se alătură proiectului Pasărea Rock", Mihai Anghel". Info Music (in Romanian). 12 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ ""Phoenix reînvie sub denumirea Pasărea Rock, fără Nicu Covaci"". Turnul Sfatului (in Romanian). 13 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ Monica Stoica (8 September 2016). ""Trupa Pasărea Rock, cu Mircea Baniciu și Ovidiu Lipan Țăndărică, lansează albumul inedit Legenda"". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

[1] "Părăsind Phoenix, Cristi Gram se alătură proiectului Pasărea Rock", Mihai Anghel". Info Music (in Romanian). 12 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[2] ""Phoenix reînvie sub denumirea Pasărea Rock, fără Nicu Covaci"". Turnul Sfatului (in Romanian). 13 February 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[3] Monica Stoica (8 September 2016). ""Trupa Pasărea Rock, cu Mircea Baniciu și Ovidiu Lipan Țăndărică, lansează albumul inedit Legenda"". Mediafax (in Romanian). Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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