Orquestra Plateria

Spanish artists Sisa, Jordi Batiste, Gato Pérez & Manel Joseph decided to release their love for "retro" & "camp" music. They founded a band to play everything, except jazz and progressive music, that was what they did before: boleros, cumbias, Italian & French songs, 50´s rock & roll, twist, tangos… The music they heard on radio when they were children.
Their debut in 1975's New Year's Eve was a big success. Sisa (known as [a1793779] in the orchestra) and Jordi Batiste (Rocky Muntanyola) would play some years with them, but finally on their records their singer was Manel Joseph (El Trilla).
Ricardo Solfa sang "Bajo el cielo de Palma", from Bonet de San Pedro, on his first recording (1978). The album included also a version of Sisa's "L´home Dibuixat", sang by Muntanyola as a Cha-cha-chá. Albert Batiste (from [a1194248]) was the bassist and arranger.

Discography:

* "Orquesta Plateria". 1978.
* "Orquestra Plateria (AKA "Pedro Navaja"). 1979.
* "Una historia" (live). 1982.
* "Fuego". 1982.
* "Cosmopolita". 1984.
* "Agárrate". 1987.
* "Año 13". 1988.
* "Ballautors". 1990.
* "Plateria 1975 - 1990" (compilation). 1990.
* "Ábrete sésamo". 1990.
* "Veinte años de baile, veinte años de salsa". 1995.
* "Conga". 1993.
* "Restos de serie". 1998.
* "Cobertura total". 1999.
* "Gatísimo". 2002. (Homage to Gato Pérez).