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Pyotr Yurievich Dranga (Russian: Пётр Ю́рьевич Дра́нга, Moscow), also known as Peter Dranga, is a Russian accordionist, singer and composer based in Los Angeles, CA.[1]
Pyotr Dranga | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Peter Dranga |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Electronic, Classical, World |
| Instruments | Accordion, Vocals, Piano |
| Years active | 2008-present |
Dranga's father, Yuir Petrovich Dranga, is a classical accordion player and introduced the instrument to Pyotr at a young age. Dranga was the first to incorporate the accordion in electronic music, which he brought to the Russian and world stages.[2]
Life and career
editDranga was born in 1984 in a family of musicians. His father, Yuri Petrovich Dranga – is a professor at Gnessin Academy of Music Art in Russia, People's Artist of Russia;[3] his mother- Elena Kirillovna Dranga.[4]
In 1999 he was named Laureate at the VII Moscow Open Music Competition and began his concert career organized by Russian Cultural Foundation.
In 2008, he presented his first CD.[5] Pyotr prefers to play on the instruments of the Italian brand Bugari Armando.[5]As of May 2022, Dranga has 11 releases on Spotify.[6]
| Title | Type | Year | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metamorposis | EP | 2019 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Any Woman | Single | 2019 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Perspective | Album | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Stepping Into | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| You Will Never Be Gone | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Don't Stay Down | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| What I Do | Single | 2020 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Today | Single | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Malibu | Single | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Joshua Tree Experience | Single | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
| Beat & Jumps | Album | 2022 | Main Artist, Producer, Songwriter |
References
edit- ^ 17 декабря в Твери состоится концерт известного аккордеониста и певца Петра Дранги
- ^ (in Russian) Посмотреть фото Петра Дранга Casual Life magazine
- ^ Награждён указом президента России № 135 от 26 января 1999 года Archived 14 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Пётр Дранга: рождённый играть на аккордеоне
- ^ a b В гостях у звезды: Пётр Дранга Archived 17 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Peter Dranga". Spotify. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "Peter Dranga". Discogs. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
External links
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- Official website (in Russian)
- (in Russian) Piotr Dranga in Argumenty i Fakty
- Concert in Samara
- Peter Dranga took part in the project named Dancing on ice, where he took the third place with Oksana Grishuk
- Russian Tango
- Gnesein music academy