Obrint Pas

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Obrint Pas
Origin	València, Valencian Community (Spain)
Genre(s)	Rock, Ska, Rock català, reggae
Years active	1993 – Present
Label(s)	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, Spain. Their music is a mixture of rock, ska and reggae with dolçaina rhythms, a traditional Valencian instrument. Their lyrics call for the independence of the Països Catalans.

1 History
- 1.1 2006 Internacionalista Tour onwards
2 Members
3 Discography
4 References
5 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 like Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Morocco and The Western Sahara.

Obrint Pas performing live at a gig for Darréu in Asturias

Their last work En Moviment (2005) is a Live album with many collaborations such as the likes of Alex from Inadaptats, Fermin Muguruza, Al Tall and many more. It was recorded in a tributing gig to Ovidi Montllor in Valencia ten years after his death. This work reached the charts in Spain (The only group singing in Catalan).^[1]

[edit] 2006 Internacionalista Tour onwards

In 2006, the band undertook an international tour that was called 2006 Internacionalista Tour and included new countries they'd never played in like England, Norway, Czech Republic, Argentina etc.

In 2007, the band released their 5th studio album Benvingut al Paradís (Catalan for Welcome to Paradise). The artwork features Muhammad Ali.