Turbo manele vol.24/11/2023 ![]() The second one, what I would cautiously name the Albatros legacy. They also changed the lyrics, inventing a new folklore inspired by the life of the new proletariat, about the new “street life”. First one, the Dan Armeanca legacy, the one that radically changed the lăutărie institution (together perhaps, but differently, with Nelu Vlad and Azur Band) introducing guitars, drums and even synths in the eighties. ![]() One of my first observation and (pseudo-)question is regarding the legitimacy of what I consider the two main traditions. Especially after the 1989 revolution when literally hundreds of bands have sprung at the periphery of Romania’s cultural lore, forging a hybrid genre that is still poorly known. I know you were reluctant to use the term proto-manele because of the variety of styles employed by the bands of this period. I know this is the epoch that you have investigated extensively between the early nineties and the late nineties. Ion Dumitrescu: I was thinking to start with the “transition” period, between the so-called proto-manele and today’s manele. Romeo Fantastick performing at the launch party of PARADAIZ in Eden Club
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