User:Pionpoet/El Diluvi

El Diluvi is a Valencian modern folk band.

They come from Foia de Castalla and other towns in Alcoià. They fuse musical styles including cúmbia, reggae, rumba, modern folk music, and traditional or roots Valencian music. The group calls this stylistic fusion "mestissatge mediterrani," meaning "Mediterranean mixing."

Their four songs on their first album pay homage to Ovidi Montllor, as do three songs on their second album. The band views Montllor as a key figure of the Valencian country, due to his contributions to the idea of "poble," as well as the literary and musical scene. "Poble" literally means "town" and figuratively refers to a nation, but in this context serves as a metonymy for Valencian identity.

El Diluvi's original songs discuss love and rebellion as factors which change the world. They also revindicate feminist rebellion: the song "I tu, sols tu" ("And you, only you"), whose chorus references Maria Mercè Marçal's poem "Divisa" ("Divided") which has turned into an enduring rallying cry for the intersectional feminist struggle.

Their most recent album, "Ànima" ("Spirit" or "Soul"), includes collaborations with the band ZOO and the singer and acordion player Carles Belda.

In October of 2018, they launched a feminist campaign on social media, comprising eight versions of their song "I tu, sols tu" in different languages: English, Asturian, Castillian, Euskera, French, Galician, Occitan, and Aranese.


 * Ovidenques, EP (self-published, 2012)
 * Motius, (self-published, 2014)
 * Alegria, (self-published, 2015)
 * Ànima, (self-publisehd, 2017)
 * Junteu-vos, (Halley Records, 2019)
 * Present (Halley Records, 2022)