The most representative Romanian folk piece, Ciuleandra, is a folk song from Gorj area. It was released by Maria Tănase in 1937. Originally the song starts slowly (85 bpm) in Horă rhythm and ends in Sârbă rhythm (very fast, 240 bpm in the nowadays language of dijs and producers :) Long story short, Ciuleandra ends 3 times faster than it starts, booooooom!

Therefore, my work is divided into approximately 3 equal parts. The introduction is at a linear tempo as a warm up for the next two parts. The second part is marked by rhythm breaks that announce the beginning of the crescendo. The warm up being done, we move on to the third part where there is no longer a break and the tempo increases to the maximum limit as in the original work. Control your breathing carefully because in the end you will be sprinting as in the Olympic 100 meters.

IORGA cu M.T. & E.C.O. - Ciuleandra 2025

La Sovata is one of the classics of Romanian electronic dance music. It was released around 1997, although the project Cindy Cat was no longer active at that time.

Simple lyrics, nothing sophisticated, but with a very well placed sound with breakbeat and techno elements, pretty club like which easy caught the attention of the general audience, not only the young and just emerged electronic music audience. Even our parents remember with joy the lyrics “at Sovata where Nicu is doing his military service”.

No electronic music labels were in the 90s in Romania, La Sovata was brought to public by a television post which had the coolest interactive live tv show with artists and public, Generatia Pro, which also is the name of the only compilation (on cassette tape) which features La Sovata.

We have here the 1st remix in almost 30 years since the original track was released. New sound with a punchy kick, synth bass, house percussion, but keeping the entire voice and sampling the synth chords of the original, a true gem of post-Decembrist electronic music history in Romania.

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Cindy Cat - La Sovata (Iorga Remix)

Blending Afro, Disco, Tropical, Jazz & Funk + obscure and hipp Romanian remixes straight from the Obor market! #obordiscofunk

Based in Bucharest IORGA delivers powerful sounds from all over the world in an energetic style that keeps the dancefloor vibing.

Experiencing IORGA's sets or remixes is like taking a trip back in time to dance music's golden age. Hugely adept at moving the dancefloor, he brings his extensive musical knowledge and deep love of vinyl to the fore.

When he’s not performing, IORGA will either be producing or digging up for gems that will be the next notable bangers

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