Yearbook of the New Europe College, 2009-2010. [Accepted]

During academic year 2009-2010, I enjoyed a Fellowship at the New Europe College in Bucharest. This allowed me to carry fieldwork in the capital, on a popular music genre called manele. The NEC Yearbook will publish my first paper on this research. It deals with the ironic and parodic aspects of manele.

Full text and audiovisual documents available.

Download a pdf of the article by clicking here .

This is a wordprocessor version, before typesetting.

Audio/video documents

You will find below the audio/video documents discussed in the text. The ones with a blue background were originally audio recordings, which I transformed to videos in order to subtitle them.

"Who's the Big Boss" (Cine-i mare barosan), by Little Sorin the Kid (Sorinel Puştiu)

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I found this recording on trilulilu.ro.

"The Bomb of all Bombs" (Bomba bombelor), live by Little Sorin the Kid (Sorinel Puştiu)

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Released on the album Şarpe lângă casa ta.

"Come for a ride, gal" (Hai gagico la plimbare), by Florin Fish (Florin Peşte)

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The videoclip can be seen on youtube.com.

"My father is a squire" (Tatăl meu este boier), live by Florin Salami (Florin Salam)

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Found on vitanclub.net.

"Cindarella" (Cenuşăreasa) by Odeon & Costel Geambaşu

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Thanks to the manele museum for sharing this vintage tape.

"And if you get on my nerves..." (Şi dacă mă enervezi), live by Cristi Nut

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Recorded during a wedding in Iaşi.