Gheorghe Zamfir


  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
  • Gheorghe Zamfir - Romania's panpipes musician Gheorghe Zamfir performs during the 46th session of the International Carthage festival at the Romain theatre in Carthage, near Tunis on August 18, 2010.
Thanks to countless TV ads hawking collections of his music, Zamfir is almost universally recognized as the "Master of the Pan Flute." While that title may be cause for smirking in some quarters -- whether because of its overexposure or a general distaste for easy listening music -- it's true that Gheorghe Zamfir was single-handedly responsible for popularizing an ancient, traditional Eastern ...more