Sorin Chifiriuc (born 1950,
Bucharest
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,
Romania
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) is a
rock
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,
new wave, and
blues
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guitar
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ist and vocalist.
Affectionately called ''Skifi'' by his fans, and a student of the
Bucharest Music Conservatory (where he studied the violin, but which he did not graduate from
), he is also known for his unconventional behaviour on stage.
He was a member of many well-known Romanian rock bands, such as
Curtea Veche nr. 43,
Sfinx,
Iris
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,
Domino
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,
Roata, Electric Red Roosters, 2 Galbini.
After the
Romanian Revolution of 1989
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, he worked for a while as a DJ for Radio Nova 22.
He spent his time between about 2004 and 2013 in a monastery in the
Militari
Militari is a district in the western part of Bucharest, in Sector 6. It is home to more than 100,000 inhabitants.
In the past a village called "Militari" existed here, but today there are only few houses left from that time.
The earliest housin ...
neighborhood of Bucharest, where he was known as Ierafim.
References
External links
Sorin Chifiriuc at Discogs
Romanian rock guitarists
Romanian rock bass guitarists
Musicians from Bucharest
1950 births
Living people
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