The hip-hop band originally from Cuba Orishas will offer a concert on October 22 at Razzmatazz (Barcelona) within the framework of Festival Suite.
Orishas It is a band with a unique sound. His songs combine contemporary rap with traditional sounds from his land such as son or guaguancó. With his first album, “Cuban style” (1999), they already managed to take Cuban hip-hop to the international level. Throughout their career they have offered concerts on five continents, headlining renowned festivals.
After more than twenty-five years making music, Orishas have been recognized by Rolling Stone as one of the ten most important bands outside the United States. In turn, Billboard He included them in his special on the fifty years of rap, as pioneers of Latin urban music. As if that were not enough, with “Pal Norte” they received the Latin Grammy for Best Urban Song in 2007.
After several years of hiatus, the group returned in 2016 and published “Gourmet” (18), with which they reaffirmed their commitment to social criticism and cultural roots. With more than 750,000 albums sold in Europe, the Cuban band is a benchmark in Latin hip-hop.
Orishas they return to Barcelona on Wednesday October 22with a concert in the Razzmatazz Room. A performance is part of the concert cycle of the Festival Suite. Tickets are available on the website Festival Suite.
