Overview
[:ro]Zdob si Zdub au reusit o combinatie unica, imbinand soundul muzicii populare cu rockul, elemente de hip-hop si drum n bass intr-un stil pe care ei singuri l-au definit drept hardcore moldovenesc. Trupa care a luat nastere in urma cu peste 20 de ani in Republica Moldova a cucerit lumea muzicala incet si sigur, ideea apartinand colegilor Roman, Anatol si Mihai. Cei trei cantau piese de la Beatles si Roxette si se inregistrau pe benzi de magnetofon, pana cand s-au decis sa lucreze organizat, cu repetitii si roluri bine definite in cadrul trupei.
Primul lor demo, Lost World din 1994, le-a adus si primul mare concert la festivalul Learn to Swim de la Moscova, iar doi ani mai tarziu se intoarceau pe aceeasi scena, de data aceea in deschidere pentru uriasii de la Rage Against the Machine. De-a lungul anilor, Zdob si Zdub au devenit una dintre trupele cele mai apreciate de rock din Republica Moldova si Romania, insa au cantat in intreaga Europa: Ungaria – Sziget; Danemarca – Roskilde; Serbia – Exit; FranTa – Sin Fronteras; Belgia - Esperanzah!; Elvetia - Open Air Gampel; Germania - Krefelder Folkfest, Tanz&Folk Festival Rudolstadt, S.O.M.A.; Cehia - Rock For People, Colours Of Ostrava; Slovacia - Aerorock, OKEY Leto Fest, Hodocvas; Polonia – Woodstock; Romania - Fete de la Musique, Stufstock, Peninsula, Folk You; Olanda – EuroSonic, Mundial; Rusia – Maxidrom, Nashestvie, Krilya. In plus, au deschis pentru nume importante ale muzicii mondiale ca The Garbage, Linkin Park, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Red Hot Chilli Peppers sau Emir Kusturica & No Smoking Orchestra. Cel mai recent album al trupei care a facut fani intregi sa fredoneze "bunica bate a" se intituleaza Basta Mafia si reprezinta prima colaborare a Zdob si Zdub cu un producator strain, Marc Elsner.[:en]Zdob and Zdub have realized a unique combination, mixing the sound of popular music with rock, hip-hop and drum n bass, in a style they defined as Moldavian hardcore. The band, an idea started by school friends Roman, Anantol and Mihai, steadily took over the musical industry. The boys played and recorded songs by The Beatles and Roxette on magnetic tapes, until they decided to work in a more organized manner, with rehearsals and well defined parts inside the band.
Zdob and Zdub's first demo, Lost World released in 1994, also brought them their first important gig at the Learn to Swim festival in Moscow, returning just two years later as opening act for the legendary Rage Against the Machine. Over the years, Zdob & Zdub have become one of the most highly praised rock bands in both Moldova and Romania, but with concerts all over Europe: Hungary - Sziget, Denmark - Roskilde, Serbia- Exit, France - Sin Fronteras, Belgium - Esperanzah!, Switzerland - Open Air Gampel, Germany - Krefelder Folkfest, Tanz, Folk Festival Rudolstadt, S.O.M.A., The Czech Republic - Rock For People, Colours of Ostrava, Slovakia - Aerorock, OKEY Leto Fest, Hodocvas, Poland - Woodstock, Romania - Fete de la Musique, Stufstock, Peninsula, Folk You, The Netherlands - EuroSonic, Mundial, Russia - Maxidrom, Nashestvie, Krilya. Not only that, but Zdob and Zdub have opened up for important names in world music: The Garbage, Linkin Park, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Red Hot Chilli Peppers or Emir Kusturica & No Smoking Orchestra. The band's latest album, after making fans happily sing "bookinca beat the drum", is Basta Mafia, their first release after working with a foreign producer, Marc Elsner.[:]
