SOUNDTRACK: THE BEST MOLDOVAN SONGS OF 2019 (2019).
I read this book about Moldova and realized that I didn’t know a thing about the country. So while looking up Moldovan music, I found this collection on YouTube.
I’m sure it’s quite subjective, but it’s a start for hearing some Moldovan pop songs. There’s a bit of diversity here. Most of these songs are dancey. Many of them are in English (apparently Moldovan singers sing in English, Russian or Ukranian, typically).
I’ve noted songs that are in English, with a very brief description of any songs that aren’t straight up dance songs. I’ve also put in bold my favorite tracks.
- 01. Vanotek – Back To You [eng]
- 02. Irina Rimes – Cosmos
- 03. Misha Miller – What Mama Said [eng]
- 04. Valeria Stoica – Get Back [eng] (slower, almost folky singer songwriter)
- 05. Dan Balan – Hold On Love [eng]
- 06. The Motans – August
- 07. Hans Green – Run Uma [eng]
- 08. Iova – Hit The Gas [eng] (interesting sounds and melody)
- 09. Dan Balan – Numa Numa 2 (dance with steel drums)
- 10. Blacklist ft. Carla’s Dreams – Tequila (rap)
- 11. Nicoleta Nuca – N-am Pierdut Nimic (pop singer)
- 12. Mark Stam – Doar Noi (power ballad)
- 13. Tosh – Simplu (slow ballad)
- 14. Mihail – Who You Loved [folky, gravelly voice]
- 15. The Motans – Versus
- 16. Nicoleta Nuca – Nu Sunt (diva)
- 17. Mark Stam – Vina Mea (power ballad)
- 18. Ionel Istrati – Wake Me Up [eng] (poppy with a big drop)
- 19. Carla’s Dreams – Sub Pielea Mea (this band is very popular, featuring a masked singer who raps and other things)
- 20. Natalia Gordienko – Drunk (Pyanaia) (diva–I can;t tell from the video if she is happy or in anguish)
- 21. Infected Rain – Black Gold {heavy metal) [A growling female singer with heavy chords and lots of synth]
- 22. Lia Taburcean – La Nunta Asta (folk/polka) [This song is a lot of fun]
- 23. Andrew Rayel ft. Emma Hewitt – My Reflection (dance banger)
- 24. Carla’s Dreams ft. INNA – Te Rog [Not as heavy as the other Carla’s Dream songs]
- 25. The Motans ft. Delia – Weekend (folk dance)
- 26. Misha Miller ft. Alex Parker – Fix Your Heart (eng)
- 27. Valeria Stoica – Empty Air (eng) [Folky dancey singer songwriter]
- 28. Irina Rimes – My Favorite Man [interesting vocal manipulations in a dance song].
[READ: August 20, 2020] Be Our Guest. Discover Moldova!
I saw this book at work and decided to check it out since I know nothing about Moldova. I didn’t realize that it was primarily a cookbook. There’s also some cultural information, but you would check it out for the traditional Moldovan dishes as prepared by Nata Albot and her mother. It was originally published in 2018 as Hai la masă, puișor! and translated by Doina Cioca.
Nata Albot is a blogger, TV producer, journalist and a media manager from Moldova. She has had several popular shows on radio and televisions in Moldova since she was 16 years old. She graduated from the Law School of Moldova State University. She produced the TV series “Aventura Americană” about Moldovan students spending their summers working and traveling in the United States. In 2013 she moved from Chișinău to Montreal.
This is her second cookbook.
It features
- Salads
- Breakfast
- Snacks
- Vegetables
- Mains Course
- Meat
- Pastries
- Winter Preserves
- Dessert
Albot is big into fresh vegetables (radishes, cucumbers, peppers) in her salads, but is not above throwing in some beef heart. While most of the recipes were interesting and a few sounded fantastic, some of them were…questionable. Like Soured Milk. For this drink, you boil milk, add sour cream, cover and let sit for 2 to 3 days. The picture is even more revolting than the description. (more…)
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