After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
Virtuososo Accordionist
Sergiu was born in 1981, in Chisinau, Moldova. He had completed his studies at Stefan Neaga music college as well as two years of studies at the Conservatory of Moldova before emigrating to Canada in 2002. Since a young age, he also simultaneously studied traditional folk and Roma (Gypsy) styles with his father, Ion Popa, himself a well-recognized accordionist in Moldova. Over many years of playing alongside his father at weddings, he became familiar with Jewish, Turkish, Russian, Serbian and Bulgarian styles as well. Despite his young age, he is quickly establishing a reputation as one of most brilliant accordionists in Canada today. He has founded the Sergiu Popa Ensemble, a group which was discovered by Musique Multi-Montréal, a reputable world music agency, in 2006. Since then, he performed at numerous festivals and concert series in Quebec, and were selected to receive the 2007 Radio-Canada Étoiles Galaxie award. In 2008/09, Sergiu Popa was the 'artist-in-residence' of the Circuit 514, a partnership between CBC Radio 2, the Place des Arts, the Conseil des Arts de Montréal, Montréal Arts Interculturels, Musique Multi-Montréal and Vision Diversité.Sergiu was born in 1981, in Chisinau, Moldova. He had completed his studies at Stefan Neaga music college as well as two years of studies at the Conservatory of Moldova before emigrating to Canada in 2002. Since a young age, he also simultaneously studied traditional folk and Roma (Gypsy) styles with his father, Ion Popa, himself a well-recognized accordionist in Moldova. Over many years of playing alongside his father at weddings, he became familiar with Jewish, Turkish, Russian, Serbian and Bulgarian styles as well. Despite his young age, he is quickly establishing a reputation as one of most brilliant accordionists in Canada today. He has founded the Sergiu Popa Ensemble, a group which was discovered by Musique Multi-Montréal, a reputable world music agency, in 2006. Since then, he performed at numerous festivals and concert series in Quebec, and were selected to receive the 2007 Radio-Canada Étoiles Galaxie award. In 2008/09, Sergiu Popa was the 'artist-in-residence' of the Circuit 514, a partnership between CBC Radio 2, the Place des Arts, the Conseil des Arts de Montréal, Montréal Arts Interculturels, Musique Multi-Montréal and Vision Diversité.
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Tous en accord
Sergiu Popa’s 2nd album is a reflection of his life in Montreal over the past 10 years, featuring guest appearances by some of the city’s top artists from various backgrounds, even a remix by SoCalled!The CD is available for order at CDBaby. Read an article by Yves Bernard, published in Le Devoir (in French only) and another by blogger David Roy (in French only)
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Obsession Accordéon
Sergiu’s first independently produced album, ‘Obsession Accordéon’, was released in May, 2006. This solo album features several special guest artists, including: Roméo Vaduva (Roma master of the pan flute),Ziya Tabassian (Middle-Eastern percussionist), andRodrigo Chavez (Latin percussionist and guitarist)Sergiu shares his contemporary interpretations of Gypsy and folk music from Eastern Europe, his own masterful improvisations and even experiments with electronic music. The CD is available for purchase through CD Baby.
