Natif

Natif – Featured Artist of the Week 19th October 2016

By Jacca-RouteNoteOctober 19, 20164 mins read

Natif, an alternative acoustic 6-piece group from Transylvania, are this week’s featured artist for their irresistibly upbeat folky ballads.

Natif was founded in 2011 in Cluj-Napoca, the ‘unofficial capital’ of the Transylvanian region in Romania. The band came together not just to play music but “with the purpose of creating and promoting upbeat acoustic brit-folk music in a musical environment that was lacking someone with this direction.”

Since forming the band have released two albums; the brilliant acoustic ‘Stories and Impressions‘ in 2012, and then in 2013 they diversified their music with electric instruments and blues influences on the excellent ‘Strange Times‘. After a brief hiatus the band returned in 2015 to take their music further with the addition of a cello and a full drum kit, whereas before they used a cajon.

Natif are now made up of Andrei Crecan (vocals), Marius Stefan (acoustic guitar), Stefan Horodnic (electric guitar), Adrian Ardelean (bass), Cristian Bordei (drums), Teodora Slevoaca (Cello). Not just a band but promoters of happiness Natif recently found themselves Smile Ambassadors on Catch A Smile Day in August.

Earlier this month on the 15th October Natif celebrated their 5th anniversary as a band together, saying on their facebook: “5 years ago this day, Natif went first on the scene. All this time I was growing up, we’ve changed, I made music and met beautiful people. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our story at this time There’s still more to come!”. (translated from Romanian)

We look forward to hearing where they take their music next but for now listen to a live performance of their latest single Songs and Serenades for BalconyTV: