La Pegatina
Eureka! (Kasba Music, 2013)
Mestizo-pop band La Pegatina delivers a wide-range of joyful musical genres on its fourth album titled Eureka! The panglobal attitude also reaches the lyrics. Although most of the songs are in Spanish, the album also features vocals in Catalan, English, French, and Italian.
The album opens with a ska piece, which is a style popular with many mestizo bands. From ska La Pegatina moves to South American sounds with Andean and vallenato influences, Italian music, Gypsy rumba, more ska and beyond.
La Pegatina’s lineup includes Rubén Sierra “Pegatina” on vocals and guitar; Adrià Salas on vocals; Ovidi Díaz on percussion and backing vocals; Ferran Ibañez on bass and backing vocals; Axel Magnani on trumpet; Romain Renard on accordion; and Sergi López.
Guest include Sicilian act Baciamolemani, former Terrakota vocalist Romi Anauel, Santi Balmes from Love of Lesbian, Esne Beltza and former Aslándticos vocalist Mario Díaz and the brass section of Zulu 9:30.
La Pegatina delivers an exciting combination of pop hooks, ecstatic dance beats and world music.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
