: Releasing manele in FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) was a statement of preservation. It treated "low-culture" street music with the same archival respect as classical or jazz.
: During this time, cities like Cluj-Napoca and Timișoara attempted to ban manele from public transport and taxis. VA - Arsenal de manele-CD-FLAC-2003-MiNT.rar
: As ethnomusicologists have noted, the elite hated manele not because it was "bad music," but because it acted as a mirror for a society populated by "mafia bosses and crooked politicians". 5. Conclusion: Legacy of the Archive : Releasing manele in FLAC (Free Lossless Audio