Dorin Liviu Zaharia

Dorin Liviu Zaharia (September 25, 1944 – December 3, 1987) was one of the most interesting figures of the 1960s and '70s Romanian pop music scene. He was probably the first Romanian musician interested in mixing Romanian folklore with Indian music. He sang with the band Olympic '64, developing a sound and attitude that were in contrast to the communist regime's "commandments". He wrote and composed with the Olympic '64's members the rock suites "Decameronul focului alb" (1969) and "Karma Kaliyuga" (1971), both considered lost since no recording survives.

He wrote, along with Dan Andrei Aldea, the music for several Romanian movies, such as the cult movies Filip cel Bun (1975), Duhul Aurului (1974) and Nunta de piatră (1973) (dir. by Dan Piţa and Mircea Veroiu), and Ţapinarii (1982) and Lisca (1983) directed by Ioan Cărmăzan.

He also acted in some of the movies for which he wrote the music.

He was a close friend of Ioan Petru Culianu and Andrei Oişteanu.

Discography

• Cântic de Haiduc/Ziua Bradului de Noapte (1971)
• Music for "Nunta de Piatră" (1973) and "Duhul Aurului" (1974) films (1974)

Bibliography

• Ionescu, Doru, Timpul Chitarelor Electrice. Jurnal de Călătorie în Arhiva TVR, Humanitas Educaţional, Bucureşti, 2006, ISBN 973-28-0910-8
• Caraman-Fotea, Daniela and Nicolau, Cristian, Rock, Pop, Folk... remix, Humanitas Educaţional, Bucureşti, 2003, ISBN 973-8289-18-1
• Andrei Oisteanu, Dorin Liviu (Chubby) Zaharia. Dupa douazeci de ani, 22, 12 Decembrie, 2007

Persondata
Name	Zaharia, Dorin Liviu
Alternative names
Short description	Musician
Date of birth	September 25, 1944
Place of birth
Date of death	December 3, 1987
Place of death