Anca Parghel

Singer, music teacher

Born: 16 September 1957
Câmpulung Moldovenesc
Died: 5 December 2008
Timișoara
Country: Romania
Active: 1984–
Record labels: Electrecord
Discography: 5 albums

Biography

Anca Parghel was a jazz musician who played piano, electronic keyboard and voice. Anca Parghel was born on 16 September 1957 in Câmpulung Moldovenesc and died on 5 December 2008 in Timișoara. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Electrecord. The discography here lists 5 albums, from “Soul, My Secret Place” (1989) to “Zamorena” (2008).

Anca Parghel (September 16, 1957– December 5, 2008) was a Romanian jazz singer, composer, arranger, pianist, choir conductor, and music teacher. As a jazz vocalist, she excelled in scat, vocal percussion, and improvisation. Her voice had a four octave range, this being one of the reasons she was compared to Yma Sumac in the Romanian music press. She had an exceptional ability to interpret songs in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese.

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