* If you want to get an animated response from anyone,
all you have to do is say one word … ‘Manele’. 
  Why do people get all excited when you say that word,
and by the way, what in the heck is Manele?
  If you want to know, keep reading.
  Manele is what would be similar, if not equal to
’Gangsta Rap’, only Gypsy/Rroma style. Man, just breath
the word Manele and it is like the sky is falling on your head.
  There are basically four themes to the music. First it is
about ’Mercedes’ as in Mercedes Benz. Second it is about
money. Third … of course about women and fourth … about
getting easy money.
  The main criticism is that the lyrics aren’t all that intellectual.
Pretty much similar to what people say or said about the
USA’s equivalent.
  Manele 'style' is a mixture from the Rromas of different
countries. I am attaching a couple of tracks and you might feel
that the beat has kind of a Turkish ‘flava‘. The influences are
from Romania, Turkey, Serbia and other countries. I think having
that mix is pretty ‘misto’ (misto = cool in the Gypsy language).
  The songs on the CD are in the Romanian language …

       

  At the end of this article there will be a link to a couple of
songs. One is called ‘La mine buzunar, casa de schimb
valutar’ which means something like … in my pocket there
is a money changing house or business. But I am sure that
a Romanian can translate it so that is sounds a little smoother.
Also there are references to smeckeria (trickiness or shiftiness).
It is sung by a guy named ‘Baboi’. The song is considered
a typical Manele song. Also there will be another song
named ‘Tu imi dai o foare eu o sarutare’ by a girl named
‘Denisa’. This is a love song which to me is a pretty good
tune. She sings about ‘iubire’ (love in Romanian) and
‘sarutare’ (kisses). Also it is about someone not deserving
someone else. So you can probably say that it could go
under the genre ... ‘Manele Lite’.
  I wanted to upload that song so as to give ... a better of
both sides, so to speak.
  On the CD in the picture above I don’t know who is Baboi
or Denisa but they are there.
 If you want to have some fun, try and count how many
times Baboi says the word 'smeckeria' in his song.
  So, just click on the link below and chose those two song
clips to enter the exotic world of ... Manele. 

Manele Music