It presents similarities to British music style "Easy Music". The history of Romanian romanţe can be traced back until the Interwar period, when it became famous through the agency of the most popular Romanian singer of that time, Marin Teodorescu, who is better known as Zavaidoc. After World War II, singers like Gică Petrescu integrated in this music orchestral elements, which are specific for Argentinian style, Tango Nuevo. Folclor Suburban Manele Anton Pann had the first few transcriptions of a new style that was present in the suburbs of Bucharest in the 19th century. The new style flourished and grew, being promoted by ordinary musicians playing in suburbs called Mahala. This musical style combined the Balkan (many traditional folkloric genres, including turkish) and Gypsy styles into a new style called Manele. After the Romanian Revolution in 1990, this genre was booming. A few contemporary bands that promoted the style are: Azur (vocalist: Nelu Vlad) - the first band to use electronic beats Albatros (vocalist: Iolanda Cristea a.k.a. Naste din Berceni) Generic (vocalist: Dan Ciotoi) Miracol C (vocalist: Cezar Duţu a.k.a. Cezărică) Odeon (vocalist: Costel Geambaşu) Real B (vocalist: Cristian Rizescu) Tomis Junior (from Galați) Some modern manele singers, among others, are: Guță Florin Salam Vali Vijelie Etno Etno music is a popular Romanian style, which keeps most accurate the typical ethnic sound of Romanian traditional folk music. It is adapted to the modern sound of music, as employs frequently synthesizers along with the typical traditional instruments. It emerged in the early 1990s as a revival of Romanian traditional folk music and maintained a constant popularity until nowadays. It has the largest audience through the fans of Romanian folk music and it is popularized, along with Romanian folk music, through the medium of Etno TV, a Romanian Television, dedicated mainly to Romanian folk music, especially the modern side of this music. Contemporary Romanian folk Acoustic Romanian style of music, inspired by American folk music, with sweet lyrics and played almost exclusively with guitar. Generally, it evokes a poetic and melancholic atmosphere. It emerged in the early 1960s, along with the first releases of Phoenix band. It was promoted later, through the medium of the Cenaclul Flacăra, a cultural phenomenon from the 1970s and the first half of the 1980s, which was initiated by Adrian Păunescu, a Romanian poet. A lot of Romanian folk artists gain affirmation through the Cenaclul Flacăra movement: