Sandu Ciorba


Alexandru Ciorba, better by his stage name Sandu Ciorba, is a Romanian singer-songwriter known for his work in the Romanian Romani music genre. His singles "Dalibomba" and "Pe Cimpoi" have become viral in Poland, and critics praised his musical and video style as "unique and weird". 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"., the accompanying music video for "Dalibomba" has received over 49 million views. The title of the hit is translated in Polish as "Wielka dzika bomba".
In 2015, Romanian press widely commented on the fact that Huffington Post UK tongue-in-cheek nominated Ciorba's hit "Pe cimpoi" " the weirdest video on the internet". The tune of "Pe cimpoi" draws upon Transylvanian folklore tunes. These parody style songs is only part of Ciorba's work. In particular, he cooperates with manele singer Nicolae Guță. Still another popular music video is "Papu".
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, Viper Productions, iTunes
  • 2008: Fără adversari Vol.3, Viper Productions, iTunes
  • 2009: Fără adversari Vol.4, Viper Productions, iTunes
  • 2015: King of Gipsy Music, Viper Productions, iTunes
  • 2017: Fără adversari Vol.5, 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.