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Alexandru Ciorbă (born December 30, 1968), better by his stage name Sandu Ciorbă, 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, Ciorbă is of Romani heritage.
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[update], 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]
Some songs of Sandu Ciorba were included in various collections of Roma music by Viper Productions.
Sandu Ciorba's songs have appeared in several films.
