Obrint pas

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Obrint pas

Country	València, Land of Valencia (Spain)
Years active	1993 – Present
Genres	Rock, Ska, Rock català, reggae
Labels	Propaganda pel fet
Members	Xavi Sarrià Josep Pitarch Miquel Gironès Marc Guardiola Robert Fernández Miquel Ramos

Obrint Pas (Catalan expression for Breaking Through) is a music band from Valencia, Land of Valencia (Spain). Their music is a mixture of rock, ska and reggae with dolçaina rhythms, a traditional Valencian instrument. Their lyrics call for the independence for the Catalan Countries and support Catalan culture.

1 History
2 Members
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] History

Obrint Pas was formed in 1993, one year later, in 1994 they recorded their first tape which took them to the III Tirant de Rock. During the following years, the band also took part in several festivals that helped them to consolidate their music.

Their first album came in 1997 with the title La revolta de l'ànima. 3 years later, came Obrint Pas (2000), their first album with the record label Propaganda pel Fet. The consolidation of the group came with Terra in 2003, trying new styles. Just a year later, they recorded La Flama (2004) which launched them onto the international scene with gigs in countries such as Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Morocco and The Western Sahara.

Their last work En Moviment (2005) is a Live album with many collaborations such as Alex from Inadaptats, Fermín Muguruza, All Tall... and recorded in a tributing gig to Ovidi Montllor in Valencia ten years after his death. This work reached the TOP 20 most sold albums in Spain (the only group singing in Catalan).

The band is currently undertaking an international tour called 2006 Internacionalista Tour that includes new countries they've never played in like England, Norway, Czech Republic, Argentina and many more.