Sandu Ciorba
Romanian Roma singer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexandru Ciorbă (born December 30, 1968), better by his stage name Sandu Ciorbă, is a Romanian singer-songwriter known for his work in the "manele" 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, Ciorbă 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".[3] As of 2025[update], the accompanying music video for "Dalibomba"[4] has received over 48 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 54 million views[5]) " the weirdest video on the internet".[6][2][7] 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] Still another popular music video is "Papu" (over 54M views).[8]
Ciorba's songs have appeared in several films. Sandu Ciorba cooperates with Viper Production music studio devoted to Romani music.[9]
Discography
- 2007: Fără adversari Vol.2 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes[10]
- 2008: Fără adversari Vol.3 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes[11]
- 2009: Fără adversari Vol.4 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes[12]
- 2015: King of Gipsy Music, Viper Productions, iTunes[13]
- 2017: Fără adversari Vol.5 (with Nicolae Guță), Viper Productions, iTunes[14]
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.
- 2023 Romanian-Croatian-French-Luxembourger film Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World.[15]
- 2013 American-Romanian film Charlie Countryman.[16]
- 2009 French film Korkoro about the times during the Porajmos ("Gypsy Holocaust").[17]
- 2006 French film Transylvania.[18]
References
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