Dorin Liviu Chubby Zaharia (Romanian pronunciation: [doˈrin ˈlivju
zahaˈri.a]; September 25, 1944 â€" December 3, 1987) was a Romanian
musician, composer, poet, essayist, and philosopher.A "completely
unclassifiable", "nearly mythical figure", Zaharia was an autodidact
in all he undertook (he studied for about two years at the University
of Bucharest's Faculty of Letters, and another two at the Faculty of
Philosophy, without completing any of them).Nicknamed "Chubby"
(sometimes spelled as Ciabi) by his peers in the Popa Nan neighborhood
because of his propensity to imitate Chubby Checker, Zaharia was the
lead singer of Olympic '64, arguably one of the first Romanian bands
interested in mixing Romanian folklore music with the popular music of
the 1960s. Together with the other band members he composed the rock
suites Decameronul focului alb ("The White Fire's Decameron", 1969)
and Karma Kaliyuga (1971), but both are now considered lost, as no
recordings have survived.Zaharia was interested in Indian philosophy
and mysticism, and he became the spiritual leader, the "shaman", of a
group of friends, the so-called Group of Seven (consisting of Ioan
Petru Culianu, Dorin Liviu Zaharia, Åžerban Anghelescu, Dumitru Radu
Popa, Victor Ivanovici, Silviu Angelescu ÅŸi Paul Drogeanu). Zaharia
was used as a model by Ioan Petru Culianu in two short stories,
Oglinda ovală ("The Oval Mirror",1970) and Istoria III ("History III,
1971).
zahaˈri.a]; September 25, 1944 â€" December 3, 1987) was a Romanian
musician, composer, poet, essayist, and philosopher.A "completely
unclassifiable", "nearly mythical figure", Zaharia was an autodidact
in all he undertook (he studied for about two years at the University
of Bucharest's Faculty of Letters, and another two at the Faculty of
Philosophy, without completing any of them).Nicknamed "Chubby"
(sometimes spelled as Ciabi) by his peers in the Popa Nan neighborhood
because of his propensity to imitate Chubby Checker, Zaharia was the
lead singer of Olympic '64, arguably one of the first Romanian bands
interested in mixing Romanian folklore music with the popular music of
the 1960s. Together with the other band members he composed the rock
suites Decameronul focului alb ("The White Fire's Decameron", 1969)
and Karma Kaliyuga (1971), but both are now considered lost, as no
recordings have survived.Zaharia was interested in Indian philosophy
and mysticism, and he became the spiritual leader, the "shaman", of a
group of friends, the so-called Group of Seven (consisting of Ioan
Petru Culianu, Dorin Liviu Zaharia, Åžerban Anghelescu, Dumitru Radu
Popa, Victor Ivanovici, Silviu Angelescu ÅŸi Paul Drogeanu). Zaharia
was used as a model by Ioan Petru Culianu in two short stories,
Oglinda ovală ("The Oval Mirror",1970) and Istoria III ("History III,
1971).
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