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𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐍’ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐓 – 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬
Vali Răcilă & Raul Kușak are living proof that you don’t have to be from the Southern U.S. to channel the raw, soulful depths of the blues. Their music resonates with an authenticity that transcends borders, reaching deep into the human spirit.
"𝑰 𝒔𝒂𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉, 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅." – 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐭
More than extraordinary musicians, 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢 and 𝐑𝐚𝐮𝐥 are longtime friends of the festival and 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬. With their vast experience and passion, they don’t just perform—they inspire. This summer, they will also lead 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 at the festival, passing down the art and soul of blues to the next generation.
About artist
"SirBlues" Vali Răcila needs no introduction. Inspired by the blues bands of the 70s, Vali Răcilă started singing since high school, and the rest is history.
Raul Kusak, pianist beloved among consumers of blues, jazz, folk and many other musical genres and a standard of blues music, present at all the major festivals in the country.
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2023 Show
"𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐚 and 𝐑𝐚𝐮𝐥 𝐊𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐤 are the living proof that you don't have to come from Southern part of the U.S. to emote passionate but subtle blues rhythms that come from a place deep within the human spirit. I saw them over a few days in Romania and will cherish always their ability to simply connect with me and the rest of the audience that clung to their every breath, note and word." - 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐭
𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 will surely connect with the whole audience and we will all cherish their rhythms and lyrics at Open Air Blues Festival Brezoi 2023!