Buhos is a
rock group
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from
Calafell
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Tourism
The town is located at the heart of the Baix Penedès region; the gateway to the Costa Daurada, its economy depend ...
in the
comarca
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of
Baix Penedès
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in
Catalonia
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, Spain which was founded in 2005.
History
Early period (2007–2013)
After its founding in 2007, their first demo ''Rebelión'' was published on the street. The group gained popularity after a series of songs about
FC Barcelona
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which they recorded for radio stations and
RAC 1
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. They also published satirical songs about current events for TV programs on Catalan TV station
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. During this time, the band devoted a large part of its repertoire to
cover
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s, along with some original songs of their own.
Búhos musically celebrated soccer titles won by
FC Barcelona
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, accompanied by
Pep Guardiola
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in
Plaça de Catalunya
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and in Barcelona's ''
Arc de Triomf
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''. During the first years of their career, the songs that could be heard at Búhos concerts were covers from other groups along with some original material, including their ("Child of the 80s", with Gerard Quintana), (the first song among many dedicated to the Argentinian soccer star), , and .
The Buhos made a compilation album in 2010 from all the demo tapes they recorded in their early period, which they called .
Later period (2014–present)
In 2014, their later period began with a new line-up, and the release of their album ("Wilderness") consisting of all original songs, which would become a hallmark of this period. With the release of this album, they began touring venues such as Clownia, Acampada Jove, or the annual
La Mercè
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festival.
In March 2016, the album ("Full Moon") went on sale and consolidated their position as one of the leading Catalan music groups. They performed it at Clownia on
Saint John's Eve
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and after a series of summer concerts, received
Ràdio 4's Catalan Album of the Year Award and the 2016
Enderrock Award for best video for their ("Barcelona lights up"). In December of that year, they performed the TV3 Christmas song of the year, entitled ("Welcome Bells").
In 2018, the Buhos released ("Living It Up"), the third album of their latter period. The album has more of a rock style, and more demanding lyrics, as in ("The Plot") or ("The Last Colony"). Weeks after the album was released they sold out the Razzmatazz in Barcelona, and the lead track of the album, "", became the 2018 song of the year by audience vote of the Enderrock audience.
In 2019 the group had its best tour ever, performing at all the top venues of the
Catalan countries
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, including at least 70 concerts where they were headliners on top programs of Catalan music. In April 2019, the previously unpublished song "" came out.
Discography
* Canciones para no dormir (2005)
*#F.C. Clandestinos
*#100 ventanas
*#Llámame
*#La suegra
*#Zumo sexual
*#Volverás
*#Lunes de miel
*Rebelión en la plaza (2007)
*#La danza de la esperanza
*#Botellón
*#Agua
*#Pedrito el Cantante
*#Esta calor me está matando
*#Estoy quemado
*#Que tengas suerte
*#Rock and Roll
*#España (la fiesta de la especulación)
*#Los vecinos de este bar
*#La dansa de l'esperança (Bonus track)
*Radio Buhos (2009)
*#Que es faci de nit
*#Nen dels 80
*#Muro de Gibraltar
*#Estic bé
*#Bailando en el infierno
*#Mileurista pobre desgraciado
*#El regidor
*#Cógelo
*#Birres
*#Salir a cazar
*#Messi
*Gratis Hits (2010)
*#Dansa de l'esperança
*#Birres
*#Estoy quemao y no es del sol
*#Salir a cazar
*#El regidor
*#Los vecinos de este bar
*#Que es faci de nit
*#Mileurista pobre desgraciao
*#Botellón
*#Nen dels 80
*#L'eclipsi
*#Correfoc
*#Minut 92
*Cau la nit (2012)
*#Festa Major
*#Quan cau la nit
*#Santuari on fire
*#Número 1
*#La meva inspiració
*#Petons de color verd
*#Aigua salada
*#El cambrer
*#La patrulla de l'alegria
*#Em deixo portar
*#La meva inspiració (digital)
*Natura Salvatge (2014)
*# 180° (feat.
Els Catarres and )
*# Brama 3. El Vaso (feat. )
*# Toca Hamelin (feat. Pulpul of
Ska-P
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)
*# Volem guanyar
*# Som una melodia (feat. and Marcel "Tito" of
Txarango
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)
*# Chingao
*# Res a les butxaques
*# No serà etern
*# Ales noves
*# Sol naixent
*Lluna Plena (2016)
*# La última y nos vamos
*# El temporal
*# Barcelona s'il·lumina
*# Prenent la Lluna
*# El cor m'apreta (feat. Esne Beltza)
*# El soneto de Geppetto
*# Mentides de plàstic (feat. )
*# Mi vida es como un pogo
*# Ens ballem aquesta nit
*# Tornem al Penedès
*# Birres
*# Estoy quemao
*La Gran Vida (2018)
*# Volcans
*#La gran vida
*# Escales fins al cel
*# L'estiu és llibertat
*# Transmets energia
*# La bala del temps
*# Els nostres tambors
*# La trama
*# Tu i jo som aire
*# Cómplices del mal
*# La darrera colònia
*# Nos vamos pa'l festi
*Connectats (2019)
See also
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Music of Catalonia
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Catalan rumba
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The Ca ...
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Doctor Prats
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World music
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