Sau (band)
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Sau was a music group from Catalonia
, which rose to fame in this area in the 1990s, being among the first groups to write pop music with Catalan lyrics, known as rock català
. The band's two main members were Carles Sabater
, singer, and Pep Sala
, who played guitar and sometimes keyboard. Carles Sabater died in 1999 following a concert, which would mark the end of the band's existence. Sau's hits include the singles Boig per tu ("Crazy about You") and El Tren de Mitjanit ("Midnight Train").
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, which rose to fame in this area in the 1990s, being among the first groups to write pop music with Catalan lyrics, known as rock català
Rock català
The term Rock català is used to describe those bands singing in Catalan of any music style, especially in the late 1980s and early 1990s.The last years of Spain under Franco were shattered by a generation of singers that claimed and called for democracy...
. The band's two main members were Carles Sabater
Carles Sabater
Carles Sabater i Hernández was a Catalan singer and actor. Alongside an acting career in theatre, television and film, Sabater formed the group Sau with guitarist Pep Sala...
, singer, and Pep Sala
Pep Sala
Pep Sala is a Catalan musician, songwriter and record producer. With singer Carles Sabater, Sala formed the rock català group Sau, which achieved great popularity in the 1990s...
, who played guitar and sometimes keyboard. Carles Sabater died in 1999 following a concert, which would mark the end of the band's existence. Sau's hits include the singles Boig per tu ("Crazy about You") and El Tren de Mitjanit ("Midnight Train").
Discography
- No puc deixar de fumar (1987)
- Per la porta de servei (1989)
- Quina nit (1990)
- El més gran dels pecadors (1991)
- Concert de mitjanit (1992, live)
- Els singles (1992)
- Junts de nou per primer cop (1994)
- Cançons perdudes, rareses, remescles (1995, compilation album)
- Set (1996)
- Bàsic (1997, live)
- Amb la lluna a l'esquena (1998)
- Un grapat de cançons per si mai et fan falta (2003, a collection of three CDs containing a selection of Sala's 51 favourite songs)
External links
- http://www.pepsala.com - The website of Pep Sala
- http://www.carlessabater.com - The website in memory of Carles Sabater
- http://www.youtube.com/boigpersau - Youtube Channel