Sandu Ciorba

Alexandru Ciorba, better known as Sandu Ciorba, is a Romanian singer-songwriter known for his work in the "etno" musical genre (Romanian folkloric music with a modern twist). His singles "Dalibomba" and "Pe Cimpoi" have become viral in Poland,[1] and critics praised his musical and video style as "unique and weird".[2] Born in Cluj-Napoca, Ciorba is of Romani heritage.

Sandu Ciorba

Career

His hit single "Dalibomba" shot him to stardom in Poland, where viewers and critics described the track as "It is a piece of shit, but I am watching it for the fifth time".[3] As of 2022, the accompanying music video for "Dalibomba"[4] has received over 43 million views. The title of the hit is translated in Polish as "Wielka dzika bomba" ("Huge Wild Bomb").[1]

In 2015, Romanian press widely commented on the fact that Huffington Post UK tongue-in-cheek nominated Ciorba's hit "Pe cimpoi" ("On Cimpoi" or "By Cimpoi"; over 50 million views[5]) " the weirdest video on the internet".[6][2] The tune of "Pe cimpoi" draws upon Transylvanian folklore tunes.[1] These parody style songs is only part of Ciorba's work. In particular, he cooperates with manele singer Nicolae Guță.[1]

Ciorba's songs have appeared in several films. Sandu Ciorba cooperates with Viper Production music studio devoted to Romani music.[7]

Discography
  • 2007: Fără adversari Vol.2 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes [8]
  • 2008: Fără adversari Vol.3 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes [9]
  • 2012: Fără adversari Vol.4 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes [10]
  • 2015: King of Gipsy Music, Viper Productions, iTunes [11]
  • 2017: Fără adversari Vol.5 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes [12]

Some songs of Sandu Ciorba were included in various collections of Roma music by Viper Productions.

Filmography

Sandu Ciorba's songs have appeared in several films.

References
  1. "Wielka, dzika bomba", by Witt Wilczyński, April 1, 2013
  2. "Music Videos Are Different In Romania", by Ryan Barrell, The Huffington Post UK
  3. INTERIA.PL. "Sandu Ciorba: Rumuński Weekend?".
  4. Dalibomba on YouTube
  5. Pe cimpoi on YouTube
  6. "VIDEO "Huffington Post": "Pe cimpoi" a artistului Sandu Ciorba, nominalizare pentru "cel mai ciudat videoclip" de pe internet".
  7. (www.autoportret.ro), Autoportret.RO. "Despre-viper-production - Viper Production". www.viper-production.ro.
  8. ""Cine e la Mine-n Gand" from Fara Adversari Vol. 2 by Nicolae Guta & Sandu Ciorba on iTunes". iTunes. 1 December 2007.
  9. ""Smechera" from Fara Adversari Vol. 3 by Nicolae Guta & Sandu Ciorba on iTunes". iTunes. 1 December 2008.
  10. "Fara adversari Vol.4 by Nicolae Guta & Sandu Ciorba". iTunes. 17 December 2012.
  11. "King of Gipsy Music by Sandu Ciorba on iTunes". iTunes. 3 July 2015.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Charlie Countryman (2013)" – via www.imdb.com.
  14. Liberté original soundtrack (Liberté is the French title for the movie Korkoro)
  15. "Transylvania (2006)" – via www.imdb.com.
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