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Gheorghe Zamfir
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Born
April 6
,
1941
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Gaesti, Romania
Nickname
King of the Pan Flute
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Gheorghe Zamfir was born on April 6, 1941 in Gaesti, Romania. He is a composer, known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
,
Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
and
The Karate Kid (1984)
.
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Can play a sustained tone lasting for 2 1/2 minutes.
Over 120 million records sold, winning 120 gold and platinum disc awards.
Resides and teaches panpipe in Bucharest, Romania.
Expanded the traditional Romanian-style 20-piped pan flute to 22, 25, 28 and 30 pipes to increase its range.
By loosening and tightening his embouchure, he can obtain as many as nine tones from each pipe.
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