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Peret

This article is about the Spanish musician. For the similarly titled Ancient Egyptian calendar season, seeSeason of the Emergence.
In thisSpanish name,the first or paternalsurnameisPubilland the second or maternal family name isCalaf.

Pedro Pubill Calaf(Spanish:[ˈpeðɾopuˈβilkaˈlaf],Catalan:[puˈβiʎkəˈlaf];24 March 1935 – 27 August 2014),[1][2]better known asPeret,was a SpanishRomanisinger, guitar player and composer ofCatalan rumbafromMataró(Barcelona).[3]

Peret
Peret in 1971
Peret in 1971
Background information
Birth namePedro Pubill Calaf
Born(1935-03-24)24 March 1935
Mataró(Barcelona),Spain
Died27 August 2014(2014-08-27)(aged 79)
Barcelona,Spain
GenresCatalan rumba
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • composer
  • musician
  • actor
Instruments
Years active1957–2014
Peret performing in 2007

Known for his 1971 single, "Borriquito" (Ariola Records), Peret represented Spain at theEurovision Song Contest 1974with the song "Canta y sé feliz"and performed during the closing ceremony at the1992 Summer OlympicsinBarcelona.[4]In 2001, Peret recorded and releasedRey De La Rumba(King of the Rumba) an album of updated versions of his older songs with guest musicians includingJarabe de Palo,El Gran Silencio,David ByrneofTalking Heads,and more.

In 1982, Peret withdrew from the music industry, joining the Iglesia Evangélica de Filadelfia,[5]a large religious community of the Spanish Roma (gypsies) devoting himself in the following years exclusively to preaching and religious activities. After leaving the church in 1991, he resumed his music activity and recorded new albums. In 1992, he was honored for all his body of work when he sang as representative of Catalonia at the Olympic Games in Barcelona during the closing ceremonies.

Peret died in Barcelona in 2014 fromlung cancer,aged 79.[2][6][7]

Discography

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Vinyl albums

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  • 1967:Peret(Discophon)
  • 1968:Rumba pa'ti(Discophon)
  • 1968:Una lágrima(Vergara)
  • 1969:Lamento gitano(Discophon)
  • 1969:Gipsy Rhumbas(Discophon)
  • 1970:Canta para el cine(Vergara)
  • 1971:Borriquito(Ariola)
  • 1972:Una lágrima(Ariola)
  • 1973:Mi santa(Ariola)
  • 1974:Lo mejor de Peret(Ariola)
  • 1974:Peret y sus gitanos(EMI)
  • 1974:Canta y sé feliz(Ariola)
  • 1978:Saboreando(Ariola)
  • 1978:Lágrimas negras(Ariola)
  • 1978:El joven Peret(CBS)
  • 1980:El jilguero(Belter)
  • 1981:De cap a la palla(Belter)
  • 1988:De coco a la paja(Belter)

CD albums

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  • 1991:No se pué aguantar(PDI)*
  • 1992:Gitana hechicera(PDI)*
  • 1992:Rumbas de la clausuraa co-album with Los Manolos and Los Amaya (PDI)*
  • 1993:Cómo me gusta(PDI)*
  • 1995:Que disparen flores(PDI)*
  • 1996:Jesús de Nazareth(PDI)*
  • 2000:Rey de la Rumba(Virgin)
  • 2007:Que levante el dedo(K Industria Cultural)
  • 2009:De los cobardes nunca se ha escrito nada(Universal Music)

*Re-released in 2008 by Picap

Posthumous albums

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  • 2014:Des del Respecte / Desde el Respeto (Satélite K)

Compilation albums

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  • 1979:El cancionero nº 1(Belter)
  • 1982:El forat(Impacto) (Cassette release - Side A in Catalan, side B tracks fromDe cap a la pallaandDe coco a la paja)
  • 1989:Rumbas de oro(Divucsa)
  • 1990:Peret es la rumba(Ariola)
  • 1994:La vida por delante(Sony/BMG)
  • 1996:Siempre Peret(PDI)
  • 1998:Sus grabaciones en Discophon(Rama Lama/Blanco y Negro)
  • 2000:Don Toribio Carambola(Arcade)
  • 2000:Chica Vaivén(Sony/BMG)
  • 2000:Número 1 en rumba(PDI)
  • 2001:La salsa de la rumba(Sony/BMG)
  • 2004:Singles Collection(Divucsa)
  • 2006:Mano a mano(Divucsa)
  • 2008:Sus 20 grandes éxitos(O.K.)

Singles

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(Selective international hits)

  • 1971: "Borriquito"
  • 1971: "Voy voy"
  • 1972: "Ni fu ni fa"
  • 1973: "El mosquito"
  • 1974: "Canta y sé feliz"
  • 1988: "Borriquito" (Mix)

other hits:

  • 1964: "Sapore di sale" / "Salomé" / "Qué suerte" / "Si yo fuera" (Discophon), 1964)
  • 1965: "Jugando" / "Caliente" (Ariola, 1975)
  • 1978: "Saboreando"
  • 1980: "Pa amb oli" / "De cap a la palla" (Belter)
  • 1982: "El forat" / "Estem fotuts"
  • 2001: "Marujas asesinas" (Virgin)

Charts

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Year Single Peak positions Certification Album
NED
Dutch
Top 40 		NED
Single
Top 100 		GER
1971 "Borriquito" 1 1 1 Borriquito
"Voy voy" 22 16 -
1974 "Canta y sé feliz" Tip Canta y sé feliz

Filmography

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  • 1969:Amor a todo gas
  • 1970:El meson del gitano
  • 1971:A mi las mujeres ni fu ni fa
  • 1973:Que cosas tiene el amor
  • 1974:Si fulano fuese mengano
Various supporting roles and extras
  • 1963:Los Tarantos
  • 1967:Las cuatro bodas de Marisol
  • 1968:El taxi de los conflictos
  • 1968:Un dia despues de agosto
  • 1969:Alma gitana
  • 2001:Marujas asesinas
  • 2008:Lazos rotos
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  • Peret, l'ànima d'un poble.,byCèlia Sànchez-Mústich.Edicions 62 (2005)[8]
  • Peret: Biografía de la Rumba Catalana.,by Juan Puchades. Global Rhythm Press (2011).

References

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  1. ^Juan Puchades:BiographyArchived2013-10-13 at theWayback Machinefrom Peret's official site
  2. ^abRTVE (27 August 2014)."Muere Peret, el padre de la rumba catalana"(in Spanish).
  3. ^"Peret - Pedro Pubill Calaf - Pioneer of the Rumba Catalana".Barcelonas.
  4. ^Barclay, Simon (17 June 2010).Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010.Simon Barclay. pp. 58–.ISBN978-1-4457-8415-1.Retrieved25 May2011.
  5. ^"Peret, de los 'after' gitanos a la Iglesia Evangelista".El Confidencial(in Spanish). 2014-08-28.Retrieved2020-09-30.
  6. ^"Peret - obituary".Telegraph. 4 September 2014.Retrieved2016-08-27.
  7. ^"Pioneering Rumba King Peret Dead at 79".Billboard.2014-08-27.Retrieved2020-09-30.
  8. ^Fancelli, Agustí (2005-03-06)."Peret, de memoria | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS".El País.Retrieved2016-08-27.
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