Sarmalele Reci

Sarmalele Reci
Sarmalele Reci
	Sarmalele Reci (2009)
Background information
Origin	Bucharest, Romania
Genres	Alternative rock, pop rock
Years active	1993–present
Labels	??
Members	Zoltán András; Emil Viciu; Gabriel Drăgan; Mircea Horvath; Vlady Săteanu;
Past members	Mihai Iordache; Ciprian Voinea; Radu Râmniceanu; Lucian Maxim; Sorin Romanescu; Adrian Borţun; Vadim Tichişanu; Andrei Bărbulescu; Dan Nedelcu; Andi Savastre; Adi Tetrade; Iulian Corlăţeanu; Paul Baciu; Ionel Tănase; Dan Georgescu; Alex Badea;
Website	Official website

Sarmalele Reci (meaning "The Cold sarmale", [sɑrˈmɑlɛlɛ ˈrɛt͡ʃʲ]) is a Romanian rock band that was formed in 1993 in Bucharest.

History

The musical group Sarmalele Reci was initially formed by Florin Dumitrescu in 1993. Dumitrescu wanted to create a rock band that will have a Romanian name, because at that time Romanian bands usually had an American-English name.

The band members in 1993 were:

Zoltán András - vocal, keyboards;
Mihai Iordache - saxophone;
Emil Viciu - guitar;
Ciprian Voinea - bass guitar;
Florin Ștefan - drums;
Florin Dumitrescu - text composer.

Current members

Zoltán András - vocals;
Emil Viciu - guitars;
Gabriel Drăgan - drums;
Vladimir Săteanu - bass guitar;
Mircea Horváth - keyboards.

Discography

1995 - Ţara te vrea prost (The State Wants You Stupid)
1996 - Aurolac (Junkie)
1998 - Bucate alese (Chosen Foods)
1999 - Răpirea din Serai (The Abduction from the Seraglio)
2001 - Maniac
2003 - Vaca (The Cow)
2007 - Adrian Băsescu
2009 - O seară la Operetă (A Night at the Operetta)
2012 - Haos.ro (Chaos.ro)
2021 - Ţara te vrea prost (The State Wants You Stupid) (remake)
2023 - Aurolac (Junkie) (remake)

External links

(in Romanian) Official Website