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Peret
Peret
	Peret in 1971
Background information
Birth name	Pedro Pubill Calaf
Born	24 March 1935; Mataró (Barcelona), Spain
Died	27 August 2014 (aged 79); Barcelona, Spain
Genres	Catalan rumba
Occupations	Singer-songwriter; composer; musician; actor;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar;
Years active	1957–2014

Pedro Pubill Calaf (Spanish: [ˈpeðɾo puˈβil kaˈlaf], Catalan: [puˈβiʎ kəˈlaf]; 24 March 1935 – 27 August 2014),^[1]^[2] better known as Peret, was a Spanish Romani singer, guitar player and composer of Catalan rumba from Mataró (Barcelona).^[3]

Known for his 1971 single, "Borriquito" (Ariola Records), Peret represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 with the song "Canta y sé feliz" and performed during the closing ceremony at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.^[4] In 2001, Peret recorded and released Rey De La Rumba (King of the Rumba) an album of updated versions of his older songs with guest musicians including Jarabe de Palo, El Gran Silencio, David Byrne of Talking Heads, and more.

In 1982, Peret withdrew from the music industry, joining the Iglesia Evangélica de Filadelfia,^[5] a large religious community of the Spanish Roma (gypsies) devoting himself in the following years exclusively to preaching and religious activities. After leaving the church in 1991, he resumed his music activity and recorded new albums. In 1992, he was honored for all his body of work when he sang as representative of Catalonia at the Olympic Games in Barcelona during the closing ceremonies.

Peret died in Barcelona in 2014 from lung cancer, aged 79.^[2]^[6]^[7]

Discography

Vinyl albums

1967: Peret (Discophon)
1968: Rumba pa'ti (Discophon)
1968: Una lágrima (Vergara)
1969: Lamento gitano (Discophon)
1969: Gipsy Rhumbas (Discophon)
1970: Canta para el cine (Vergara)
1971: Borriquito (Ariola)
1972: Una lágrima (Ariola)
1973: Mi santa (Ariola)
1974: Lo mejor de Peret (Ariola)
1974: Peret y sus gitanos (EMI)
1974: Canta y sé feliz (Ariola)
1978: Saboreando (Ariola)
1978: Lágrimas negras (Ariola)
1978: El joven Peret (CBS)
1980: El jilguero (Belter)
1981: De cap a la palla (Belter)
1988: De coco a la paja (Belter)

CD albums

1991: No se pué aguantar (PDI)*
1992: Gitana hechicera (PDI)*
1992: Rumbas de la clausura a co-album with Los Manolos and Los Amaya (PDI)*
1993: Cómo me gusta (PDI)*
1995: Que disparen flores (PDI)*
1996: Jesús de Nazareth (PDI)*
2000: Rey de la Rumba (Virgin)
2007: Que levante el dedo (K Industria Cultural)
2009: De los cobardes nunca se ha escrito nada (Universal Music)

*Re-released in 2008 by Picap

Posthumous albums

2014: Des del Respecte / Desde el Respeto (Satélite K)

Compilation albums

1979: El cancionero nº 1 (Belter)
1982: El forat (Impacto) (Cassette release - Side A in Catalan, side B tracks from De cap a la palla and De coco a la paja)
1989: Rumbas de oro (Divucsa)
1990: Peret es la rumba (Ariola)
1994: La vida por delante (Sony/BMG)
1996: Siempre Peret (PDI)
1998: Sus grabaciones en Discophon (Rama Lama/Blanco y Negro)
2000: Don Toribio Carambola (Arcade)
2000: Chica Vaivén (Sony/BMG)
2000: Número 1 en rumba (PDI)
2001: La salsa de la rumba (Sony/BMG)
2004: Singles Collection (Divucsa)
2006: Mano a mano (Divucsa)
2008: Sus 20 grandes éxitos (O.K.)

Singles

(Selective international hits)

1971: "Borriquito"
1971: "Voy voy"
1972: "Ni fu ni fa"
1973: "El mosquito"
1974: "Canta y sé feliz"
1988: "Borriquito" (Mix)

other hits:

1964: "Sapore di sale" / "Salomé" / "Qué suerte" / "Si yo fuera" (Discophon), 1964)
1965: "Jugando" / "Caliente" (Ariola, 1975)
1978: "Saboreando"
1980: "Pa amb oli" / "De cap a la palla" (Belter)
1982: "El forat" / "Estem fotuts"
2001: "Marujas asesinas" (Virgin)

Charts

Year	Single	Peak positions			Certification	Album
Year	Single	NED Dutch Top 40	NED Single Top 100	GER	Certification	Album
1971	"Borriquito"	1	1	1		Borriquito
1971	"Voy voy"	22	16	-
1974	"Canta y sé feliz"		Tip			Canta y sé feliz

Filmography

1969: Amor a todo gas
1970: El meson del gitano
1971: A mi las mujeres ni fu ni fa
1973: Que cosas tiene el amor
1974: Si fulano fuese mengano

Various supporting roles and extras

1963: Los Tarantos
1967: Las cuatro bodas de Marisol
1968: El taxi de los conflictos
1968: Un dia despues de agosto
1969: Alma gitana
2001: Marujas asesinas
2008: Lazos rotos

Related bibliography

Peret, l'ànima d'un poble., by Cèlia Sànchez-Mústich. Edicions 62 (2005)^[8]
Peret: Biografía de la Rumba Catalana., by Juan Puchades. Global Rhythm Press (2011).

References

^ Juan Puchades: Biography Archived 2013-10-13 at the Wayback Machine from Peret's official site
^ ^a ^b RTVE (27 August 2014). "Muere Peret, el padre de la rumba catalana" (in Spanish).
^ "Peret - Pedro Pubill Calaf - Pioneer of the Rumba Catalana". Barcelonas.
^ Barclay, Simon (17 June 2010). Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. pp. 58–. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
^ "Peret, de los 'after' gitanos a la Iglesia Evangelista". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
^ "Peret - obituary". Telegraph. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
^ "Pioneering Rumba King Peret Dead at 79". Billboard. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
^ Fancelli, Agustí (2005-03-06). "Peret, de memoria | Edición impresa | EL PAÍS". El País. Retrieved 2016-08-27.