Damian
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Biography
[Edit]Romanian pan flute virtuoso Damian Draghici is not an easy artist to categorize. His recordings — many of which are instrumental, although he sometimes features vocalists — could be described as world music, but he certainly doesn't limit himself to any one style of it. Damian, a gypsy, is unpredictable, and the musician has been influenced by rock, pop, jazz, new age, and classical as well as Eastern European, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Latin music (especially Spanish flamenco, although he has also acknowledged Afro-Cuban salsa and South American/Andean music). Although Damian now lives in Los Angeles, he was born and raised in Bucharest, Romania. The musician/composer (who plays the piano as a second instrument) is old enough to remember when Romania and the rest of Eastern Europe were ruled by oppressive Communist regimes, and Romania's was among the most brutal and restrictive in the '70s and '80s. Rock music was frowned upon by the late dictator Nikolai Ceaucescu, who ruled Romania with an iron fist and was infamous for his human-rights abuses. Nonetheless, Damian exposed himself to as many types of music as he could, and he learned to speak English by watching American movies.
Damian's first exposure to the pan flute came from an uncle, who gave him two lessons before fleeing the country; after that, Damian was on his own. But he kept practicing the instrument, and by the age of 14, Damian had performed the European classical works of Amadeus Mozart and Johann Sebastian Bach on national television. The musician became known for his impressive technique on the pan flute, and Romanians nicknamed him "the Speed of Light" because of his ability to play complex, challenging music at fast tempos. When Damian reached adulthood, he hoped to perform in other countries; in 1988, he applied for a visa. But his request was refused by the Ceaucescu regime, and the musician decided that he would try to flee the country without the government's permission. After hiking 400 miles, Damian managed to escape from Romania and get to Athens, Greece.
Several months after his escape, Damian learned that Ceaucescu's regime had been overthrown and that the hated dictator had been executed. And he also saw that Romania, like other countries in Eastern Europe, was turning capitalist; in the '80s and '90s, countries ranging from Russia and Poland to Czechoslovakia and Hungary rejected Communism and embraced free enterprise. But Damian had no desire to move back to Romania; he felt that his future was in the West and remained in Athens, where he played his secondary instrument, the piano, in Greek nightclubs. While living in Athens, Damian applied to Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music and was accepted as a pianist; after playing Charlie Parker's bebop standard "Yardbird Suite" on the pan flute for Berklee employees, he was awarded a fully paid four-year scholarship. But it only took Damian two years to graduate from the revered music school, and after his graduation, he moved to Los Angeles. By 2000, Damian had recorded at least 12 CDs, although 1999's Romanian Gypsy: Pan Flute Virtuoso on Lyrichord was his first U.S. release. In November 2001, Damian visited Romania and played for about 72,000 people at the Centru Civic in Bucharest; that concert was taped and resulted in the album In Concert from Bucharest, which Naimad Records released in the U.S. in June 2002.
Title: Wenn ich nur könnt (Radio Mix) - Single / Wenn ich nur konnt (Radio Mix) - Single
Artist: Damian
Genre: Pop
Title: Say Something (feat. Megan Rasmussen) - Single
Artist: Damian
Genre: Rock, Songwriter/Lyricist
Collections
Title: Stompin Party (Disc 2)
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop
Title: Full Estrenos Reggaeton 2013 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Reggae, Reggaeton, Bachata, Latin, Pop
Title: 80's Hits Collect Cover (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 80's Hits Collect Cover (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Ibiza Latino 2013 Exitos Latinos
Genre: Latin
Title: Ibiza Latin Dancefloor 2013 - Summer Hits
Genre: Latin
Title: Cubaton Deluxe Edition Cuban Reggaeton (CD1)
Genre: Reggaeton
Title: Cubaton Deluxe Edition Cuban Reggaeton (CD2)
Genre: Reggaeton
Title: 100X Hardcore (CD1)
Title: Hardcore Top 100 2014 (CD1)
Title: Hardcore Top 100 2014 (CD2)
Title: Another Day Breeze (CD2)
Genre: Uplifting House
Title: 100 Hits Halloween (CD2)
Title: Club Dance Ambience Vol. 11 (CD3)
Genre: House, Electro House, Trance, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Reggaeton Summer Hits - 18 Big Latin Hits
Genre: Dancehall
Title: Cuban Reggaeton 2015 (CD2)
Genre: Latin
Title: The Best Hits Reggaeton 2016
Genre: Latin
Title: Latino Urbano 2014 / 50 Dirty Smash Hits
Genre: Dancefloor, Latin, Dance Pop
Title: LUXEmusic - Dance Super Chart Vol. 80
Genre: House, Deep House, Electro House, Progressive House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: X-Remix Dance Series Vol. 06
Genre: House, Electro House, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Dance Pop
Title: Radio Top Music FM (February 2017)
Genre: House, Trance, Dancefloor, Club/Dance, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 80s Numbers Starting Side (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Pop, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: Twelve Inch Eighties: Let's Groove (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hard NRG, Disco, Italo Disco, Eurodisco
Title: Supersonic Sound-Conscious Reggae Vol. 42 Blood Money
Genre: Reggae
Title: Salsa Cubana 2018 (CD1)
Title: 100 Hits - Sing! (CD02)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Hits: Sing! (CD1)
Title: The World's Greatest 80s Anthems (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Cubaton Cuban Reggaeton 2018 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae, Pop
Title: NOW That's What I Call Halloween 2018 (CD1)
Genre: Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Disco, Synth Pop, Humor, Trap
Title: 80's Car Songs
Title: Salsa Summer Hits 2019
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, World Music, Pop
Title: Salsa Tropical Vol. 1
Title: Energize 2: 100% NRG & Italo Hits
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Energize 3: Medley Mania
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: NOW 100 Hits Party 2020 (CD5)
Genre: Folktronica, Hard NRG, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Dancefloor, Reggae Fusion, Disco, Dance Pop, Synth Pop
Title: NOW 100 Hits Party (CD5)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Salsa Summer Hits 2020
Title: The Summer Party Album 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The Hits: The 80s Pop (CD4)
Genre: Hard NRG, Rock, New Wave, Reggae Fusion, Italo Disco, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: The Best Summer Holiday In The World... Ever! (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: NOW That's What I Call A Massive Party (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, New Wave, Power Pop, Country, Eurodisco
Title: Beatport Tech House: Sound Pack # 372 (CD2)
Genre: Tech House, Electro
Title: Mastermix Classic Cuts 042 - Party
Genre: Pop
Title: NOW That's What I Call A Massive 80s Party (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: HOT HITS GREECE AUGUST 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, DJ/Remixes, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Distant Relatives (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Nas, Damian Jr Gong Marley
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae
Title: Make It Bun Dem After Hours (Remixes)
Artist: Skrillex, Damian Jr Gong Marley
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Nah Mean (Intanatty Remix) - Single
Artist: Nas, Damian Jr Gong Marley
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Jah Army - Revelation, Pt. 1 (feat. Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley) - Single
Artist: Stephen Marley
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ghetto Youths International presents Set Up Shop, Vol. 2
Artist: Various Artist
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae
Title: Feel Me Rising (DJ Friendly)
Artist: John Ender Rios
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Ghetto Youths International Presents Set Up Shop, Vol. 3
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae, Roots Reggae
Title: City Lights
Artist: Miki Ozuka, Muzikfabrik
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Death Metal
Title: Pride 2016 (Celebrating Gay Pride) [69 Minute Non-Stop DJ Mix]
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Koncert Życzeń Po Naszymu, Cz. 4 / Koncert Zyczen Po Naszymu, Cz. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: I Am Bolt (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Koncert życzeń po naszymu, Cz. 2 / Koncert zyczen po naszymu, Cz. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Andrzej Miś prezentuje, Cz. 2 / Andrzej Mis prezentuje, Cz. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: In a Class of Our Own, Vol. 3: The Class Menagerie
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop