Peret's posthomous album released
'From respect / To Respect' is the new and last record by the most iconic figure of 'rumba catalana'
If there ever was a music genre particular to Catalonia, it could be the rumba catalana. Now, a new album has been released to pay homage to deceased musician Peret, one of the pillars of the musical style. The CD was produced through record label Satélite K by Peret’s own grandson, Daniel Salvat Pubill.
The name of the album is ‘From respect / To Respect,’ a reference to Peret’s commitment to “being able to speak of anything, with respect,” said Salvat Pubill. The CD contains unreleased classics recorded by the iconic rumbero Peret in the last few months of his life at his home, in the Catalan town of Mataró. According to his grandson, the collection encapsulates the very essence of Peret’s music, as well as his “energy” and “happiness.”
This collection, Salvat Pubill explained, is a gift to Peret’s fans by the artist himself. Indeed, he recalled how the “love” and “admiration” that his grandfather felt from his fans pushed him to use “his last efforts” to give this music to his audience “as a gift.”