Zdob Si Zdub
| Zdob și Zdub | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chișinău, Moldova |
| Genres | Folk Rock, World music, Balkan beat |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | http://www.zdob-si-zdub.com |
| Members | Roman Iagupov Mihai Gîncu Sveatoslav Starus Andrei Cebotari Valeriu Mazîlu Victor Dandeş |
| Past members | Anatol Pugaci Igor Buzurniuc Alexandr Polenov Valeriu Pugaci Dumitru Cuharenco Serghei Pusnina Pezza Butnaru Sergiu Vatavu Ion Stavila Vadim Bogdan Vitali Kocianiuc Eugen Didic Vadim Eremeev Victor Cosparmac Sergiu Cobzac |
Zdob și Zdub (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌzdob ʃi ˈzdub]) is a Moldovan band, based in Chișinău. The name is onomatopoeic for the sound of a drum beat. In English the name is sometimes rendered Zdob shi Zdub, and this is how their work is catalogued at iTunes and elsewhere. The band represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine, on 21 May 2005, finishing 6th. They also represented Moldova in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, on May 14, 2011, finishing 12th. The band is often referred to by its fans as ZSZ.
"Zdob si Zdub" ("Hit the Drum") musical band was put together in 1994 in Moldova. Before that, the singer Roman Yagupov, the bass-player Mihai Gincu and the drummer Anatol Pugach had together attended a school in a small town from the suburbs of Chisinau, called Straseni. They found the missing musicians during their studies at the Sports College in Chisinau. The line-up of the band was constantly changing: sometimes the band had two singers, sometimes - two guitarists. As a result, one guitarist became a singer, the clarinetist - a drummer, and the drummer - a bass-player.
In the spring of 1994, Roman Yagupov met the future producer of "Zdob si Zdub" - Igor Dinga, the singer of the seminal band "Cuibul". In June, the band got some attention from the music media in Chisinau, while playing before the "Cuibul" performance.
In November 1994, the first demo was recorded in a professional studio, and one song, "The Lost World" passed the selection of the "Learn To Swim I" Festival in Moscow, where the band appeared for the first time as "Zdob si Zdub". The band managed to immediately capture the attention and sympathies of Moscow extreme youth and made friends with the local alternative bands, especially with the "IFK", that accepted "Zdob si Zdub" invitation to play at the "10 Years After Chernobyl" Action in Chisinau.
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