Orquestra Plateria

Orquestra Plateria - Topic

Orquestra Plateria was a Spanish orchestra of popular dance music created in 1974 and active until 2014.
It was formed in the Zeleste club in Barcelona in 1974, in a festive way and with the idea of doing just one performance with dance music from the 40s, 50s and 60s. The idea was to liven up New Year's Eve 1974. Inspired by Jaume Sisa and Manel Joseph, it was played by outstanding musicians such as Gato Pérez, Albert Batiste and Pere Riera, among others.
The success of the "performance" generated a great demand for shows. It participated in the second Canet Rock festival in 1975. The orchestra's first album was recorded in 1978. With the release of the second LP, which includes a version of the song "Pedro Navaja", by Rubén Blades, and versions of Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and Pérez Prado, they obtained a Golden Record and a great diffusion throughout Spain. With this album they were the main disseminators of Rubén Blades' song, then hardly known in Spain.
Since then, the Plateria has been a reference of salsa and dance music in Spain, far from the pachanguera verbena prototype. According to the statements of Manel Joseph, its leader: