{"id":11417,"date":"2016-10-19T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=11417"},"modified":"2016-10-19T11:01:52","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T11:01:52","slug":"natif-featured-artist-of-the-week-19th-october-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/natif-featured-artist-of-the-week-19th-october-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Natif &#8211; Featured Artist of the Week 19th October 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Natif,\u00a0an alternative acoustic 6-piece group from Transylvania, are this week&#8217;s featured artist for their irresistibly upbeat folky ballads.<\/h4>\n<p>Natif was founded in 2011 in Cluj-Napoca, the &#8216;unofficial capital&#8217; of the Transylvanian region in Romania. The band came together not just to play music but &#8220;with the purpose of creating and promoting upbeat acoustic brit-folk music in a musical environment that was lacking someone with this direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Natif - Un loc\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VvkYDa1VoXQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since forming\u00a0the band have released two albums; the brilliant acoustic &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/in\/album\/stories-and-impressions\/id1108866322\">Stories and Impressions<\/a>&#8216; in 2012, and then in 2013 they diversified their music with electric instruments and blues influences\u00a0on the excellent &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/in\/album\/strange-times\/id1137095811\">Strange Times<\/a>&#8216;. 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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scaledImageFitWidth img alignnone lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.0-0\/s480x480\/13886413_634190860080240_7323767733639557250_n.jpg?oh=93580856e8eefd4edea54905d366a29e&amp;oe=58914DC1\" alt=\"catch a smile day Natif band acoustic folk featured RouteNote artist\" width=\"476\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month on the 15th October Natif celebrated their 5th anniversary as a band together, saying on their facebook: &#8220;5 years ago this day, Natif went first on the scene. All this time I was growing up, we&#8217;ve changed, I made music and met beautiful people. Thank you to everyone who contributed to our story at this time \ud83d\ude42 There&#8217;s still more to come!&#8221;. (translated from Romanian)<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCdjZk4tVh36cykHUWBWnR4w\">BalconyTV<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NATIF - SONGS AND SERENADES (BalconyTV)\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z9iBQ92BZJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"uiScaledImageContainer _4-ep\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Natif<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Natif\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/2D9zF0h8qGN89OXNzlHZ6y?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Bandcamp &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/natif.bandcamp.com\">natif.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>YouTube &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/user\/NatiFband\">youtube.com\/user\/NatiFband<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Facebook &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/natifcluj\">facebook.com\/natifcluj<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natif,\u00a0an alternative acoustic 6-piece group from Transylvania, are this week&#8217;s featured artist for their irresistibly upbeat folky ballads. Natif was founded in 2011 in Cluj-Napoca, the &#8216;unofficial capital&#8217; of the Transylvanian region in Romania. The band came together not just to play music but &#8220;with the purpose of creating and promoting upbeat acoustic brit-folk music in a musical environment that was lacking someone with this direction.&#8221; Since forming\u00a0the band have released two albums; the brilliant acoustic &#8216;Stories and Impressions&#8216; in 2012, and then in 2013 they diversified their music with electric instruments and blues influences\u00a0on the excellent &#8216;Strange Times&#8216;. 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