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[[Image:1991 CPA 6372.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Soviet postage stamp depicting traditional musical instruments of Moldova]]
[[Music]] in [[Moldova]] is closely related to that of its neighbour and cultural kin, [[Romania]].  Moldovan folk is known for swift, complex rhythms (a characteristic shared with many [[Eastern Europe]]an traditions), [[musical improvisation]], [[syncopation]] and much [[melody|melodic]] [[ornament (music)|ornamentation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Folk Music of Moldova – Sound Clip – MSN Encarta<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://encarta.msn.com/media_681500051/Folk_Music_of_Moldova.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829083434/http://encarta.msn.com/media_681500051/Folk_Music_of_Moldova.html|archive-date=2009-08-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pop, hip hop, rock and other modern genres have their own fans in Moldova as well.  Modern pop stars include [[O-Zone]], a Moldovan band whose "[[Dragostea din tei]]" was a major 2004 European hit, guitarist and songwriter [[Vladimir Pogrebniuc]], [[Natalia Barbu]], who is well known in Germany, Romania and Ukraine, and [[Nelly Ciobanu]].  The band Flacai became well known in the 1970s across Moldova, turning their hometown of [[Cahul]] into an important center of music.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cahulfest.iatp.md/faces.html |title=CahulFest the Faces of Friends page |access-date=2005-05-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204231205/http://cahulfest.iatp.md/faces.html |archive-date=2005-02-04 }}</ref>

==Folk music==
During the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] era, Moldovan folk culture flourished, and was strongly promoted by the government.  However, many elements were altered to obscure the shared history of Romania and Moldova, because the Soviet Union wanted to discourage secession.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moldova – MSN Encarta<!-- Bot generated title -->|url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761566942/Moldova.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028125453/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761566942/Moldova.html|archive-date=2009-10-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The ''[[Mioriţa]]'' is ancient [[ballad]] that is a very important part of Moldovan folk culture.

==Popular Moldovan musicians==
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;Artists
* [[Doina and Ion Aldea Teodorovici]]
* [[Dan Bălan]]
* [[Irina Rimes]]
* {{ill|Ana Barbu|ro}}
* [[Natalia Barbu]]
* [[Maria Bieșu]]
* {{ill|Nicolae Botgros|ro}}
* {{ill|Isidor Burdin (music)|lt=Isidor Burdin|ru|Бурдин, Исидор Моисеевич}}
* [[Nelly Ciobanu]]
* {{ill|Mihai Ciobanu|ro}}
* {{ill|Tamara Ciobanu|ro}}
* {{ill|Vitalie Dani|ro}}
* [[Anatol Dumitraș]]
* [[Nicolae Glib]]
* {{ill|Zinaida Julea|ro}}
* [[Patricia Kopatchinskaja]]
* [[Anastasia Lazariuc]]
* [[Arkady Luxemburg]]
* [[Gândul Mâței]]
* [[The Motans]]
* {{ill|Gheorghe Murgu|ro}}
* [[Andrew Rayel]]
* [[Sofia Rotaru]]
* [[Radu Sîrbu]]
* [[Pavel Stratan]]
* [[Cleopatra Stratan]]
* [[Nicolae Sulac]]
* [[Ion Suruceanu]]

;Groups
* [[Alternosfera]]
* [[Arsenium]]
* [[Carla's Dreams]]
* [[Delta Pe Obraz]]
* [[DoReDos]]
* [[Infected Rain]]
* [[Noroc]]
* [[Orizont]]
* [[O-Zone]]
* [[SunStroke Project]]
* [[Zdob și Zdub]]

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==Musical institutions==
Moldova's folk music and dance companies, troupes and orchestras are well known, especially [[Joc (dance company)|Joc]], an academic dance company; a ''joc'' is a celebration that includes dances, as well as the part of a town where the dancing takes place.

The [[Orchestra of Moldovan Folk Music and Dance]] was founded in 1949; the orchestra plays [[Music of Romania|Romanian]], [[Music of Russia|Russian]], [[Music of Ukraine|Ukrainian]], [[Music of Poland|Polish]], [[music of Germany|German music]].

[[Music festival]]s in Moldova include [[The Faces of Friends]], held in the town of [[Cahul]]; this festival was founded in 1996.

== See also ==
*[[List of music released by Moldovan artists that has charted in major music markets]]
*[[Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links==
{{commons category|Music of Moldova}}
* {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.ville-ge.ch/meg/musinfo_ph.php?what=pays=Moldova,%20R%E9publique%20de&debut=0&bool=AND Audio clips: Traditional music of Moldova.] [[Musée d'ethnographie de Genève]]. Accessed November 25, 2010.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170723072510/http://noroc.tv/video Moldavan folk music at NorocTV] over 500 music videos
*[http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761566942/Moldova.html MSN Encarta] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20091028125453/http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761566942/Moldova.html Archived] 2009-11-01)

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