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Jean Moscopol
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Jean Moscopol (February 26, 1903 — 1980) was a Romanian singer of the interwar period. Biography Moscopol's parents were Greeks. His mother, née Constantinidi, was from Constanţa, while his father originated in Mesembria on the shores of the Aegean Sea. From there he settled in Brăila, where he opened a pastry shop and then worked as a jeweller, like one of his sisters. Jean Moscopol was born in Brăila, where he showed ease of learning from his early days. He could play several instruments (including the banjo and mandolin) and, besides Romanian, spoke French, Italian, English, German and Greek fluently. His first formal education took place at Brăila's Greek school, and he continued learning in that city, also taking classes at its Lyra conservatory, before finishing high school in Galaţi. From 1921-22, he was a clerk at the M. Embiricos et Co Maritime Agency. He then spent two years at the P. Macri et Son Agency in Brăila, and from 1925 to 1929 worked at the Chrissoveloni Bank in Bucharest. While an aeronautics student, someone advised him to put his musical talent to use and make some recordings. At that moment, music became his profession. He made his performing debut in 1929 at the Zissu bar on Şerban Vodă Street, Bucharest. He would spontaneously create epigrams for the clients and banter with them. He also published a book of epigrams, 101 răutăţi ("101 Naughty Sayings"). Around this time he also made his first gramophone recordings and first appeared on radio. He t
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Romanian Retro Music / Jean Moscopol, Volume 2
Romanian Retro Music / Jean Moscopol, Volume 1
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Melodii din Bucurestiul de odinioara
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Echoes from afar
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Cantecele noastre, toate
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muzica de colectie vol75
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Melodii Din Bucureștiul De Odinioară, Vol. 3
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Old World Tangos Vol. 1 - Echoes From Afar
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Melodii din Bucureștiul de odinioară - Invitație la foxtrot, Vol. 8
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"Melodii din Bucurestiul de odinioara" (2)
Romanian Retro Music / Jean Moscopol, Volume 2
Romanian Retro Music / Jean Moscopol, Volume 1