DANAGA - Album Launch “Muzica Secretă a Orașului”

The album ˜Muzica secreta a orasului˜ aims to explore the relationships and  meeting points between the various social and cultural layers that have created over  time what we call the city of Timișoara today. The frenetic pace of contemporary city life  diminishes our ability to pay attention to details and enjoy the surrounding context. The  album gives the listener the opportunity to explore another dimension of the city he lives in and discover a soul of the city that exists beyond buildings, parks, festivals,  revolutions, earthquakes, sieges, demolitions and reconstructions. Conclusion of  several audio-video recording sessions made throughout the summer of 2024 in the  city, the project translates into music the subjective impressions of some famous places  in the city (Piața Iosefin, Traian, Bega, Flavia, Kandia, La Căpițe, etc.) and the stories behind them. 

Danaga (Daniel Aga) is a musician from Cluj, known to the public for the albums 'Am n Aripi', 'Spiro', 'Doamne ferestre’ as well as for the folk works that appeared on the first compilation 'Culese din Cartier' edited by Subcarpati. Playing different instruments  (acoustic or electronic), using live-sampling techniques and combining contemporary  sounds with traditional themes, he tries to go beyond the boundaries of musical genres,  events or people. He was present on the stages of important festivals both in the  country and abroad, among which we could mention Amural, Waha, Green Sounds  Bucharest, Untold, Neversea, Electric Castle, Mekittburn (Brussels - Belgium),  Midnight Sun (Vaeroy - Norway) and performed alongside some important electronic  music acts such as Silent Strike, Subcarpati, Akua Naru, Guts, Renegades of Jazz,  Club des Belugas, Nightmares on Wax, Baba Zula, Chancha via Circuito, etc. In  addition to his solo work, he composes music for various theater shows, contemporary  dance, Parallel directed by Leta Popescu and Ferencz Sinko, Trei Surori directed by  Atilla Balogh (Szigligeti Hungarian State Theater in Oradea), MISA Părut, Our Little  Centenary and Electronic City (directed by Dragos Musoiu), MOMO (directed by  Diana Dragos - Satu Mare State Theatre) as well as soundtracks for animations, short  films and silent films. 

This artistic creation was made possible through an Energie funding! Creative grants, awarded by the Municipality of Timișoara, through the Project Center. The creation does not necessarily represent the position of the Project Center of the Municipality of Timișoara, and it is not responsible for its content or the way it can be used.

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The Secret Music of the City. Spaces and Times

The Secret Music of the City. Spaces and …