Dracula's Guide to Romania

Eugenia Nicolae & Cazanoi Brothers feat. rimenescu – Inima N-o Mai Rabda

Blending hip-hop, traditional Romanian tunes, pop, electronic beats, and a touch of manele creates something truly unique. This song celebrates the enduring strength of love, which overcomes time and challenges.

Pe cărarea munților – Sanora N

Lord of the Rings meets manele, and turning a left turn into Romanian fairy tales. This song is about love in the most idyllic Romanian setting. Let the moon rise on a starry night and let’s become one for centuries to come. The idilic setting is the sheep filled lands, in the mountains, the sound of the rivers, birds chirping and the wind passing over the trees.

Ada Milea – Manea cu Lanturi

Ada Milea has appeared in previous music posts because her absurd style of music just challenges normal music making. This song explores sounds from manele with a lot of absurd lyrics.

Margareta Paslaru – Da Da Dir La Da DA (Avram Edit)

Mixes with Romanian iconic voices is something the reminds us of some of the most famous Romanian musicians.

Cover song from Dalida.

Delia x Oana Matache – Jimmy Samurai

What if Mad Max happened in the Balkans? Well Delia and Oana are here to inject hard rock, electronic music, pop and possibly some manele I think. It is also important to mention that this song is about how big Jimmy’s sword is and how he stole their hearts and ran away… Dracula needs to say that it is not ok to leave someone waiting on you, and you should be upfront about what you want.

More on Romanian music but during communism:

Rock Music during Communism in Romania

Or part 1 of this series:

Romanian music (Transforming previous genres of music – The art of a Remix)