Salvador Escribà, founder of La Salseta del Poble Sec, dies
He also created the record label Salseta Discos, which released albums by Sopa de Cabra and Umpah-pah.
BarcelonaMusician Salvador Escribà, singer and founder of La Salseta del Poble Sec, died this Thursday at the age of 75 from a stroke, according to reports. Enderrock magazineBorn in Bell-lloc d'Urgell in 1950, Escribà was a key figure in Catalan popular music, especially in the realm of local festivals and celebrations. After various musical ventures, such as the cover band Som Indígenes, he founded La Salseta del Poble Sec in 1977. As the band itself described it, it was "one of Barcelona's emblematic orchestras, bearing the name of one of the city's most popular and charismatic neighborhoods, and its dance music has revitalized and revived popular participation in our local festivals."
The concept behind La Salseta del Poble Sec, a contemporary of other groups like Orquesta Platería and Huapachà Combo, was to unite generations by presenting a diverse repertoire in a danceable style. "The increased awareness of our songs, the ability to adapt and create versions of universal themes, to bring foreign rhythms to our region... All of this has contributed to strengthening the musical richness of our country," they said. "Orchestras like La Platería, La Salseta del Poble Sec, and Huapachà Combo changed the paradigm. They filled the squares and streets and were protagonists of anti-Franco and pro-democratic dances," recalled Pere Camps, the founder of the Barnasants Festival, who organized a concert dedicated to "2.
La Salseta del Poble Sec also managed its recording career independently through the label Salseta Discos, founded in 1986. It was the record label that believed in the emerging Catalan rock scene of the late eighties and released albums by Sopa de Cabra and Umpa.
