Pau Riba (7 August 1948 – 6 March 2022) was a Spanish author and

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versatile artist. Riba was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain on 7 August 1948. He started working during the 60s in the context of the

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. Riba died from pancreatic cancer on 6 March 2022, at the age of 73.

Records

* 1967: ''Taxista'' (EP, Concèntric) * 1967: ''El Nadal no té 20 anys'',

Maria del Mar Bonet Maria del Mar Bonet i Verdaguer (Balearic Catalan: ; born 1947 in Palma, Majorca) is a Spanish singer from the island of Majorca. Early life and career Bonet studied ceramics in the school of arts, but eventually decided to dedicate herself to ...

, Maria Amèlia Pedrerol,

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and Pau i Jordi (EP, Concèntric) * 1968 ''En Pere Gallerí'' (Pau i Jordi) (EP, Concèntric) * 1968: ''Noia de porcellana'' (EP, Concèntric) * 1968: ''Folk-2'' (Pau i Jordi and other members of the Grup de Folk) (LP, Als 4 Vents) * 1972: ''El rei de Xauxa'' (Single, Concèntric) * 1972 ''L'home estàtic'' (Single, Concèntric) * 1969 ''Miniatures'' (with

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, Cachas and Albert Batiste) (EP, Concèntric) * 1970: ''Dioptria I'' (LP, Concèntric) * 1970 ''Ars eròtica'' (promotional single) * 1970: ''Mareta Bufona'' (promotional single) * 1971: ''Dioptria II'' (LP, Concèntric) * 1971: ''Jo, la donya i el gripau'' (LP, Edigsa) * 1975: ''Electròccid àccid alquimístic xoc'' (LP, Movieplay-Série Gong) * 1977: ''Licors'' (LP, Movieplay-Série Gong) * 1979: ''Rollo roc'' (Single, Edigsa) * 1981: ''Amarga Crisi'' (LP, Edigsa) * 1986: ''Transnarcís'' (double LP −3 sides-, with book, little books and perfumes. Edicions de l'Eixample) * 1987: ''Nadal'' (Single, Ed. de l'Eixample) * 1993: ''Disc Dur'' (LP, On the Rocks 2001/CD) * 1994: ''De riba a riba'' La Col·lecció del Taller 7 (CD, Taller de Músics) * 1997: ''Cosmossoma'' (CD, Nuevos Medios 15 731 CD-Matriu/Matràs) * 1998: ''Astarot Universdherba'' with the experimental concert of the Canet Roc 77 festival with Perucho's (CD in a

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, edited by G3G Records and Matriu/Matràs) * 1999: ''Joguines d'època i capses de mistos'' all early singles and EPs (Matriu/Matràs) * 2001: ''Nadadales'' (in the CD book “Jisàs de Netzerit o capitol zero de la Guerra de les galaxies” —Jisàs of Netzerit or star wars chapter zero —. Columna + Matriu/Matràs) * 2003: “Electròccid àccid alquimistic xoc/Licors”. Reissue 2 CDs in 1 with the covers superimposed. (CD, Time-Warner/Dro) *2003: “Licors”. Special remastered

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reissue. (CD, Time-Warner/Dro 5046703282-LC 4720) *2005: “Electròccid àccid alquimistic xoc”. Special remastered digipack reissue. (CD, Time-Warner/Dro 5046771812-LC 00002) *2011: “40 Gripaus” (deluxe reissue of “Jo, la donya I el gripau” with a new cover by

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. Matriu/matràs) *2013: “mosques de colors” with

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(Discmedi Blau DM5088-02)

Books

* 1968: ''Cançons i poemes'' (Prologue by

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. Col·lecció “Les Hores Extres”, 268 pgs. Barcelona). * 1976: ''Graficolorància'' (Prologue by Oriol Tramvia. Pastanaga Editors. Col·lecció “Els Tebeollibres”, 164 pgs. Barcelona). * 1981: ''Euro Rock'' (Schlemmer, Vielfraß , Abstinenzter und Rock'n'Roll-Kekse”. Ed. Rowoht. Hamburg). * 1985: ''Trànsit —Prosopopeia de la infància—'' Poems. With

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s and

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s by Mercè Riba. (Taller d'Aixa. Llampaies). * 1987: ''Ena''

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: a group of old persons decide to come back to childhood. (Quaderns Crema. 30 pgs. Barcelona). * 1988: ''La gran corrida'' Journalistic essay. From May of '68 to the elections of '88. An analysis of two decades. Interviews with the principal candidates for the presidency of the

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. (Quaderns Crema. 112 pgs. Barcelona). * 1997: ''Lletrarada'' (all the songs). Prologue by Julià Guillamon. Epílogue by Enric Casasses. (Edicions Proa- “Els llibres de l'Óssa Menor”, Barcelona). * 1998: ''Actors gramàtics'' (With Jaume Sisa). Poetry. (Edicions matriu/matràs. Barcelona). * 1999: ''Al·lolàlia'' (Compilation of periodical articles with prologue by

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). (Edicions Proa. Col·lecció “Perfils”. Barcelona). * 2001: ''Jisàs de Netzerit o capítol zero de la guerra de les galàxies'' (CD-Book) illustrated by Max, Pau, Pere Joan, Alex Fito, Gabi i Linhart. Includes the CD “Nadadales”. (Editorial Columna. Barcelona). * 2006: ''Nosaltres els terrorists''. Essay. According to Enric Casasses, a political discourse similar to

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’s one but shorter, clearer, better argued and more revolutionary. (Edicions matriu/matràs. Tiana). * 2006: ''Màximes maximalistes'' Poems. Images by Francesc Vidal. (Arola Editors. Tarragona). *2013: “Sa meu mare”. A portrait of his mother. (Ara Llibres. Barcelona).

References

External links

Official site
* https://www.facebook.com/Pau-Riba-84546465607/?fref=ts * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romeva, Pau Riba 1948 births 2022 deaths People from Palma de Mallorca Singers from Catalonia Writers from Catalonia Catalan-language singers Catalan-language poets Deaths from cancer in Spain Deaths from pancreatic cancer