Alexandru Ciorba, better known as Sandu Ciorba, is a

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n 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,"Wielka, dzika bomba"
by Witt Wilczyński, April 1, 2013 and critics praised his musical and video style as "unique and weird". Born in

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, Ciorba is of Romani heritage.

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". , the accompanying music video for "Dalibomba" has received over 43 million views. The title of the hit is translated in Polish as "Wielka dzika bomba" ("Huge Wild Bomb"). In 2015, Romanian press widely commented on the fact that ''

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UK'' tongue-in-cheek nominated Ciorba's hit "Pe cimpoi" ("On

Cimpoi Cimpoi is the Romanian bagpipe. Cimpoi has a single drone called '' bâzoi'' or ''bîzoi'' ("buzzer") and straight bore chanter called '' carabă'' ("whistle"). It is less strident than its Balkan relatives. The chanter often has five to ei ...

" or "By Cimpoi"; over 50 million views) " the weirdest video on the internet"."Music Videos Are Different In Romania"
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'' UK The tune of "Pe cimpoi" draws upon

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n folklore tunes. These parody style songs is only part of Ciorba's work. In particular, he cooperates with

manele Manele (from Romanian, ''fem.'' ''sg.'' manea; ''pl.'' manele, the plural form being more common) is a genre of pop folk music from Romania. The manele can be divided into "classical manele" and "modern manele". The "classical manele" are a Tu ...

singer

Nicolae Guță Nicolae Linguraru is a Romani manele singer. Musical career Guță started as a singer and accordionist in the late 1980s, playing lăutărească music. He released his debut album in 1992. Two years later, he released his first mainstream hit � ...

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

Discography

*2007: ''Fără adversari'' Vol.2 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes *2008: ''Fără adversari'' Vol.3 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes *2012: ''Fără adversari'' Vol.4 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes *2015: ''King of Gipsy Music'', Viper Productions, iTunes *2017: ''Fără adversari'' Vol.5 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes 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. * 2013 American-Romanian film ''

Charlie Countryman ''Charlie Countryman'' (originally titled ''The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman'' as well as ''Kill Charlie Countryman'') is a 2013 romantic drama film directed by Fredrik Bond in his directorial debut, written by Matt Drake, and starring Shi ...

''. * 2009 French film ''

Korkoro ''Korkoro'' ("Alone" in Romani) is a 2009 French drama film written and directed by Tony Gatlif, starring Francophone actors Marc Lavoine, Marie-Josée Croze and James Thiérrée. The film's cast were of many nationalities such as Albanian, K ...

'' about the times during the

Porajmos The Romani Holocaust or the Romani genocide—also known as the ''Porajmos'' (Romani pronunciation: , meaning "the Devouring"), the ''Pharrajimos'' meaning the hard times ("Cutting up", "Fragmentation", "Destruction"), and the ''Samudaripen'' (" ...

("Gypsy Holocaust"). * 2006 French film ''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciorba, Sandu Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Romanian Romani people Romani singers Romanian manele singers Musicians from Cluj-Napoca