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Petreus Brothers
Whenever somebody asks me about Romanian traditional music, the first name that pops out in my mind is Petreus Brothers (ro: Fratii Petreus). I think they are the most famous singers from Maramures. Their music is known by all Romanians who have used to live in the countryside and who still have not forgot our folklore.
Who are the Petreus brothers?
The Petreus brothers were born in Glod village, Maramures county. They are in fact 3 brothers and a sister: Stefan (born on March 3rd 1940), Ion (born on August 25th 1945), Ioana and Patru but only the first two are famous for their music.
P?tru Petreus-Codrea, the father of the 4 was a carpenter who used to build Romanian traditional guitars called “cetera” and violins. The instrumental music sang by Stefan and Ion became very popular in the Northern and Central part of the country and very soon after, all Romania was familiar with their amazingly happy and sad music. In times when the communists were prohibiting artists to sing about other stuff except for how great the Nicolae Ceausescu was, Petreus brothers sang about life in the countryside, love and friendship.
The band, The Petreus Brothers, was created by Stefan, the older brother. Just like his father, he started his career as a carpenter. When he was 6 he learned how to play the violin. Because he needed practice with his instrument “cetera”, he used to go away from people and just sit alone to play until he got the song right. Ioan Petreus, the other member of the band learned to play the fife, the violin and the guitar (“zongora”). Sadly, he passed away in 2002. Whenever they are on stage, the Petreus brothers are dressed in the regional costume from Maramures, one of the most beautiful parts of Romania.
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First time they were on stage was in 1957 during the regional festival from Sighet. The lyrics of the songs are mostly about human characters, beauty of the nature, love, traditional Romanian dances and songs for parties. In 1968 they were aired on the national radio station and released the first record in 1970.
The most famous songs are: "A?a beau oamenii buni", "Întâlnire cu România: Maramure?" (I,II), "M?rie, o?anca me", "Mândru?? de p? Mara", "Cât ii Gutinu de sus","Jocuri populare române?ti: Oa?, Maramure?, L?pu?", "Nunta la români: Maramure?", "Asta-i hore b?trâneasc?" and many more. Once you listen to Petreus brothers you will lose yourself in the joy and wonderful life from Maramures.
Author: Liliana Ianculescu
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