Doctor Prats is a band from
Terrassa
Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, '' comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell.
The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ...
in
Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy.
Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort ...
, Spain that was formed in 2015.
History
Doctor Prats was created in 2015, with the intent to be solely an online band. The same year, they released their first album, (Potatoes with fish). On Saturday, April 11, they performed their first concert in the Faktoria d'Arts in Terrassa, in collaboration with various local artists.
In April 2016, just a year after the first album was released, a second single, called ''Aham Sigah'', was released. They performed the new work at the Bikini Room in Barcelona. Thereafter, they toured Catalonia, performing at venues such as Clownia, the , or the Barcelona annual festival
La Mercè
La Mercè () is the annual festival ( ca, festa major) of the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. It has been an official city holiday since 1871, when the local government first organized a program of special activities to observe the Roman ...
.
They began performing abroad in 2017, with concerts in France, Hungary,
and Japan. They continued performing on tour in Catalonia, filling venues such as the , the Acampada Jove, or the , among many others. On October 4, the two-year tour came to a close with a concert in the , but the political events surrounding the
2017 Catalan independence referendum
An independence referendum was held on 1 October 2017 in the Autonomous communities of Spain, Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia, passed by the Parliament of Catalonia as the Law on the Referendum on Self-determination of Catalonia and cal ...
at the time caused it to be canceled. The tour ended October 30 at the Sant Narcís fairs in Girona.
Discography
* 2015: ''Patates amb peix'' (self-published)
* 2016: ''Aham Sigah'' (Música Global)
* 2018: ''Venim de lluny''
See also
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Buhos
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Music of Catalonia
The music of Catalonia comprises one of the oldest documented musical traditions in Europe. In tandem with the rest of Western Europe, it has a long musical tradition, incorporating a number of different styles and genres over the past two thousa ...
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Catalan rumba
The Catalan rumba ( ca, rumba catalana, ) is a genre of music that developed in Barcelona's Romani community beginning in the 1950s and 1960s. Its rhythms are derived from the Andalusian flamenco rumba, with influences from Cuban music and rock ...
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World music
References
Musical groups from Catalonia
Catalan rumba
Spanish electronic music groups
Spanish reggae musical groups
Spanish ska groups
Terrassa
World music groups
Música Global artists
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