KENNEDY CENTER - JUNE 13, 2023
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WASHINGTON, D.C., 13 JUNE 2023
After a highly acclaimed performance in 2019, ZMEI3 return to Washington, D.C. with an extraordinary concert at the iconic John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “A Very Romanian Affair” will be performed one night only, on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023, at 7:00 PM, at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Terrace Theater in Washington, D.C., courtesy of the Romanian Embassy to the United States of America and the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York, with the generous support of our sponsors: Banca Transilvania, BCR, CEC Bank, Dedeman, Kaufland, EximBank, One, Hidroelectrica, Lidl, EMag. Tickets and information: https://www.kennedy-center.org/.../jazz/2022-2023/zmel3/ |
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2023 - THE BIG REUNION
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BUCHAREST, 15 MAR 2023
The waiting is over! After 3 years, you have the unique chance to experience the biggest concert to date of the legendary band ZMEI3. Fourteen artists from all across Europe are gathering in Bucharest, directly on stage, for a show of epic proportions! 15 MAR 2023 - CLUB EXPIRAT Get your ticket now! → www.iabilet.ro/site/event/81865/ |
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2021 :: BACK TO LIVE
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BERLIN, 20 JUL 2021
ZMEI3 ARE BACK. WE MISSED YOU! 31 July 21 / Düsseldorf / Germany 21 August 21 / Tuzla / Romania 22 August 21 / Bucharest / Romania 4 Nov 21 / Kempen / Germany 5 Nov 21 / Offenbach / Germany 6 May 22 / Marnach / Luxembourg |
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WATCH THE NEW VIDEOS
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NEW VIDEO RELEASES
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BERLIN, 28 OCT 2019
ZMEI3 are very excited to announce the release of new videos >> PLOUA CU EA / "SHE'S RAINING HARD" A song about the summer rain in the south TU EȘTI EU / “YOU ARE ME” A song about confronting the father figure Stay tune for more! |
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GERMANY TOUR 2019
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BERLIN, 1 AUG 2019
Don't miss our next concerts in Germany: 7 AUG BIELEFELD / 8 AUG HALLE 9 AUG BERLIN / 11 AUG GELSENKIRCHEN 16 AUG BONN / 4 OCT COLOGNE 6 OCT WEIMAR / 8 OCT JENA 11 OCT FRANKFURT / 2 NOV BERLIN http://www.zmeitrei.com/concerts.html Photo credits: Sabine Büttner |
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ELECTRIC CASTLE FESTIVAL
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BONTIDA, 21 JULY 2019
On 21 July 2019 ZMEI3 played for the first time at the Electric Castle Festival in Transylvania. We are very grateful to the amazing audience for being with us in such a large number, and for creating such an electric atmosphere! |
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21 MAY 19 - WASHINGTON, D.C.
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WASHINGTON, 21 MAY 2019
Featuring the talented Romanian singer Corina Sîrghi, ZMEI3 will perform for the first time in front of the American audiences at the invitation of the Romanian Embassy to the United States of America. Union Stage / Washington, D.C. / 21 May 19 |
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13 MAR 19 : SOLD OUT AGAIN
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BUCHAREST, 13 MAR 2019
SOLD OUT - ZMEI3 raised the roof again in Bucharest with the fabulous Elijah Saint on the accordion for the first time. Thank you Expirat! Expirat | 13 March 19 Photo credits: Pogo Photography |
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29 NOV 18 : SOLD OUT AGAIN
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BERLIN, 13 NOVEMBER 2018
SOLD OUT - ZMEI3 return this autumn to Bucharest with new songs from the next album. Control Club | 29 November 18 Event details HERE Photo credits: Naluca Photography |
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2018: THE NEW SHOW
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BERLIN, 26 APRIL 2018
ZMEI3 2018: finally complete with drums, a new show, new songs, new videography, new custom lighting - and a very new sound! Watch the opening introduction HERE |
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8 MAR 2018 : SOLD OUT
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BUCHAREST, 8 MARCH 2018
All tickets were sold out one month before the show at Expirat in Bucharest. ZMEI3 rewarded the crowd with a set more powerful than ever, for the first time with drums and custom video mapping. Photo credits: Florin Bondrila |
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ZMEI3: THE DOCUMENTARY
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BOSTON, 6 APRIL 2017
PRI Public Radio International premiered the new documentary about the Romanian group ZMEI3. The exclusive premiere was presented by host Marco Werman on the award-winning global news program The World, which PRI co-produces with the BBC World Service and WGBH. The documentary film directed by the German journalist Roman Rhode is following the journey of the musicians deep into the mountains of Transylvania - and into inspiration and self-discovery. |
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CONTROL CLUB 2016: TRAILER
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BUCHAREST, 23 SEPTEMBER 2016
For the first time after the international release of their debut album, ZMEI3 played an emotionally intense concert for the fans at home in the prestigious Control Club. Watch the trailer now! |
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THE BBC LIVE SESSION
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CHARLTON PARK, 29 JULY 2016
After performing on the BBC Radio 3 Charlie Gillett Stage at the WOMAD Festival 2016, ZMEI3 were invited to give an exclusive live interview and session at the BBC Radio 3. You can watch HERE the recording of the performance. |
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ZMEI3 AT WOMAD
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ZMEI3 performed at the WOMAD 2016 festival along with important artists from all continents.
Supported by the Berlin Senate Cultural Affairs Department and by the Initiative Musik Non-profit Project Company Ltd. with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media on the basis of a resolution passed by the German Bundestag.
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DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW !
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SAN FRANCISCO, 22 APRIL 2016
Their debut album Rough Romanian Soul (out April 22nd, 2016 on Six Degrees Records) is produced by GRAMMY® award-winner, Ian Brennan, best known for his work with Tinariwen, Zomba Prison Project, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and the Malawi Mouse Boys. The album was recorded in august 2015, live without overdubs in the Transylvanian mountains. The name of the album, Rough Romanian Soul is also the name of the new style that ZMEI3 created. It is an ode to Romanian music entrenched with a deep history of regional blues and soul, as well as the inherent spirituality of their work. A new aggressive style, mashing up blues and soul with influences of jazz, avant-garde, and folk with introspective topics and emotive soundscapes. |
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Across the fifteen songs, ZMEI3 cover topics of resistance, immigration, oppression, love, death, pride, loneliness, and strength. “2 Mai” / 2nd of May is story of 2 Mai, a village at the Black Sea, close to the border with Bulgaria, which was a haven for hippies who wanted to escape the constraints of the communist regime. “Poveste Din Tara Mea” / Story From My Country is about the feelings of an immigrant who left behind everything that he loved. A father is telling his little girl that she should never forget that there’s a country, a lost paradise, and that one day they will seek revenge on those who destroyed it. “Shhh!!! … Tot Ce Nu Se Spunea Atunci” / Shhh!!! … All The Forbidden Speech is an improvised song, created around all the things, ideas and thoughts that were forbidden during the 45-year repressive regime in Romania. “Marie, Marie” / Mary, Mary is an essential love ballad from southern Romania. A kind of southern blues. “Pana Cand Nu Te Iubeam” / Since I’ve Been Loving You according to the band says, “It’s a strange coincidence that there is a Led Zeppelin song with the same title – but maybe it’s no coincidence since it’s exactly about the same feelings. ‘I’m about to lose…my worried mind’ – only that this song is urban folklore from Bucharest, dating from around 1850.” “Intr-o Zi” / One day is the band’s slow blues song which was inspired by Bob Dylan’s “Girl From The North Country Fair.” Other standouts include “Imn” / Hymn composed without lyrics and dedicated to the human experience, while “Vis” / Dream is dedicated to the memory of the Resistance fighters from the 50’s – and to those very few who always choose to fight and resist, even when it’s clear they have no chance.
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1. Stai Langa Mine (Stay Near Me)
Music: Oli Bott, Lyrics: Mihai Victor Iliescu 2. Imn (Hymn) Music: Oli Bott 3. 2 Mai (2nd Of May) Music: Oli Bott, Lyrics: Mihai Victor Iliescu 4. Poveste Din Tara Mea (Story From My Country) Music: Oli Bott, Lyrics: Mihai Victor Iliescu 5. Shhh!!!...Tot Ce Nu Se Spunea Atunci (Shhh!!!...All The Forbidden Speech) Music: ZMEI3, Lyrics: Paula Turcas 6. Marie, Marie (Mary, Mary) traditional 7. As Munci La Plug Si Coasa (To Have You) traditional 8. Pana Cand Nu Te Iubeam (Since I’ve Been Loving You) Music and Lyrics: Anton Pann 9. Ah! (Ay!) Music: Cristian Stefanescu aka Electric Brother, Lyrics: Bobo Burlacianu & Mihai Victor Iliescu 10. Intr-o Zi (One Day) Music: Oli Bott, Lyrics: Mihai Victor Iliescu 11. Vreau Un Barbat (I Want A Man) Music: Oli Bott, Lyrics: Mihai Victor Iliescu 12. Somn De Frumusețe (Beauty Sleep) Music: ZMEI3 & Ian Brennan 13. Voi Gasi (I Will Find) Music and Lyrics: Paula Turcas & Mihai Victor Iliescu 14. Vis (Dream) Music and Lyrics: Mihai Victor Iliescu 15. She’s Gone Wild Music: Oli Bott, Lyrics: Mihai Victor Iliescu |
ZMEI3 ON KICKSTARTER
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BERLIN, 2 JULY 2015
To record the debut album in Romania with the GRAMMY® award-winner Ian Brennan, ZMEI3 launched a crowdfunding campaign that raised 23,770 euro in just one month. 393 fans from the USA, UK, Germany, France, Romania, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, New Zealand, Canada and Australia supported and funded the Rough Romanian Soul project. |
ZMEI3 recording in Romania. Photo credits: Marilena Delli
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