After studying visual and digital arts and multimedia, the brothers Pauet and Caïm Riba Pastor formed the group as an audio-visual project in 1996. As a duo, they released the experimental electronic albums "Trip show audio visual tecno simfonic" (1998) and "Cosmossoma" (2000) [1] with the latter featuring their father Pau Riba, a famous Catalan rock artist from the 1970s. However, neither album achieved commercial success.
In 2000, to strengthen the project, they added former professional actress Dolo Beltran as vocalist and songwriter and abandoned the experimental efforts in search of a more accessible sound.
Breakthroughedit
The group achieved their breakthrough in 2004 with the track "Lola" reaching the Spanish top ten.[2] The eponymous parent album "Pastora" achieved commercial success the following year, blending electronica, trip hop, Spanish guitars with techno beats. The album also contained the hits "Mirona", "Lunes" and "Mentira". Both the album and its follow-up earned the trio a gold record.
After a two-year gap, the group returned in 2006 with the album La Vida Moderna, a concept album backed by Pauet's striking and often psychedelic videos. The album earned the trio a 2006 Latin Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album. The first single to be taken from the album was "Desolado" which reached number 1 on the Spanish radio playlists chart and also became the most requested song on Spanish music stations. 2008 saw the release of the "Circuitos de lujo" album which was seen as a change in musical direction from electronica to a more pop rock direction.[3] Following a remix album, Pastora RMX ED, in 2009, the band returned in January 2011, with their fourth studio album featuring Dolo Beltran. The album Un viaje en noria, was described as "eclectic and fun, fusing electronic sounds with acoustic instruments."[4]
Split and Beltrán solo albumedit
In May 2017, Beltrán released a solo album, Copilotos, and revealed that the Riba brothers had decided not to continue with the Pastora project.[5]
Discographyedit
Pastora, 2003
La vida moderna, 2005
Circuitos de lujo, 2008 SP#10
Pastora RMX ED, 2009
Un viaje en noria, 2011
Una altra galàxia, 2012
Pastora means shepherdess, the female counterpart of the Spanish term pastor. Pastores means a group of shepherds, male and female, who tend to their flock in the field. In the Bikol Region, this refers to the band of singers and dancers during the early and middle part of the 20th century who roamed the streets in colorful costumes and props spreading Christmas cheers in front of houses with their Spanish villacicos and their prepared song and dance program they called velada.[6]
^"Pastora apuesta por el formato digital con 'Cuánta vida'", La Vanguardia, 27 June 2007
^"Tenía necesidad de escuchar música en español que dijera alguna cosa", Interview in La Vanguardia, 27 March 2008
^"Pastora publica "U.V.E.N", su disco más ecléctico", La Vanguardia, 24 January 2011
^Díaz, Rosa (14 May 2017). "Dolo, la excantante de Pastora, sigue buscando follón, ahora en solitario" [Dolo, the ex-singer of Pastora continues seeking adventure, but now alone] (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^Nasayao, Eden K. (2000).The bikol Pastora. Legaspi City: Bicol University.
pastora, were, spanish, catalan, electronic, group, from, barcelona, consisting, dolo, beltrán, vocals, caïm, riba, pastor, guitar, synthesisers, programming, pauet, riba, pastor, programming, visuals, contents, origins, breakthrough, split, beltrán, solo, alb. Pastora were a Spanish Catalan electronic group from Barcelona consisting of Dolo Beltran vocals Caim Riba Pastor guitar synthesisers and programming and Pauet Riba Pastor programming and visuals Contents 1 Origins 2 Breakthrough 3 Split and Beltran solo album 4 Discography 5 References 6 External linksOrigins editAfter studying visual and digital arts and multimedia the brothers Pauet and Caim Riba Pastor formed the group as an audio visual project in 1996 As a duo they released the experimental electronic albums Trip show audio visual tecno simfonic 1998 and Cosmossoma 2000 1 with the latter featuring their father Pau Riba a famous Catalan rock artist from the 1970s However neither album achieved commercial success In 2000 to strengthen the project they added former professional actress Dolo Beltran as vocalist and songwriter and abandoned the experimental efforts in search of a more accessible sound Breakthrough editThe group achieved their breakthrough in 2004 with the track Lola reaching the Spanish top ten 2 The eponymous parent album Pastora achieved commercial success the following year blending electronica trip hop Spanish guitars with techno beats The album also contained the hits Mirona Lunes and Mentira Both the album and its follow up earned the trio a gold record After a two year gap the group returned in 2006 with the album La Vida Moderna a concept album backed by Pauet s striking and often psychedelic videos The album earned the trio a 2006 Latin Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album The first single to be taken from the album was Desolado which reached number 1 on the Spanish radio playlists chart and also became the most requested song on Spanish music stations 2008 saw the release of the Circuitos de lujo album which was seen as a change in musical direction from electronica to a more pop rock direction 3 Following a remix album Pastora RMX ED in 2009 the band returned in January 2011 with their fourth studio album featuring Dolo Beltran The album Un viaje en noria was described as eclectic and fun fusing electronic sounds with acoustic instruments 4 Split and Beltran solo album editIn May 2017 Beltran released a solo album Copilotos and revealed that the Riba brothers had decided not to continue with the Pastora project 5 Discography editPastora 2003 La vida moderna 2005 Circuitos de lujo 2008 SP 10 Pastora RMX ED 2009 Un viaje en noria 2011 Una altra galaxia 2012Pastora means shepherdess the female counterpart of the Spanish term pastor Pastores means a group of shepherds male and female who tend to their flock in the field In the Bikol Region this refers to the band of singers and dancers during the early and middle part of the 20th century who roamed the streets in colorful costumes and props spreading Christmas cheers in front of houses with their Spanish villacicos and their prepared song and dance program they called velada 6 References edit Pastora at MTV Espana Pastora apuesta por el formato digital con Cuanta vida La Vanguardia 27 June 2007 Tenia necesidad de escuchar musica en espanol que dijera alguna cosa Interview in La Vanguardia 27 March 2008 Pastora publica U V E N su disco mas eclectico La Vanguardia 24 January 2011 Diaz Rosa 14 May 2017 Dolo la excantante de Pastora sigue buscando follon ahora en solitario Dolo the ex singer of Pastora continues seeking adventure but now alone in Spanish Retrieved 15 February 2021 Nasayao Eden K 2000 The bikol Pastora Legaspi City Bicol University External links editPastora at All Music 1 Pastora concert Todomusicaymas Photos from Bilbao concert in 2007 Group biography Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pastora amp oldid 1186480742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
