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Això Camina (which, in Catalan means, "This is working") was formed in 2001 by Antonia Ferrà (voice), Nicolás Barceló (guitar, voice), Joan Villalonga (guitar, keyboard, voice), José Luis López (bass) and Joan Barceló (drums). In 2002 they released their debut recording, which exploded throughout Baleares and placed them in the industry's elite. Their first album, also called "Això Camina", remained on top of the local lists for months with several of its singles. The lyrics, all composed by members of the band, were in Catalan, although in their last concerts they included some good songs in English. Això Camina, led by Antonia Ferrà, connected to their audience and Antonia quickly earned a reputation as a little singer with a big voice. With Això Camina Antonia was loud, tough and brash, but she could also be sweet, passionate and true. |
Això Camina also contributed to the DVD edited by La Caixa and Diari de Mallorca and distributed to all the members and fans of RCD Mallorca, after RCD Mallorca's consecution of the Spanish soccer cup (2003). Això Camina also produced a videclip, directed by Marcos Cabotà, for the song "Si tu vols deixar-me", which was on several local TVs, like Canal 4 and M7.
Això Camina's first important concert was on May 31st 2002 at the Auditorium of Palma de Mallorca. From then on they played on several occasions, like, for instance, in the local celebations "Músics per la Llengua" (Santa Eugenia, 2002), the Three Wise Men celebration organized by Ultima Hora, the popular local newspaper, (Pueblo Español, 2003), in pubs like S'Art (Inca) or el Toxito, in Palma. They also played in village celebrations like Sóller, Petra, Caimari, El Toro, Cala d'Or and Alcúdia, among many others. One of the concerts that caused a great impact was the one held on Palma's local festivity (Sant Sebastià 2004), in front of an audience of around 2,000. It's not easy to earn recognisition in your own land, but Antonia did. Another remarkable gig was in the Summer of 2004, when they played in the Parc the la Mar, opposite the cathedral, in front of around 1,000 fans.
Això Camina gave interviews to several media, such as radio stations (Sóm Radio, Radio Catalunya and Ultima Hora Radio) and television (M7 and Canal 4). All written reviews were positive "The freshness of the younger members and the experience of the older have been wonderfully brought together [...]. When the album was released, Bibiloni enhanced the quality of the ballads, and even gave the album the adjectives "fresh and great". Bibiloni also stressed the elegance of female singer, who stamps her mark on the band's personality." JOANA NICOLAU. Diari de Mallorca. "A fresh, easy-to-listen album of pop music that appeals to the listener because of its simplicity and good taste... To sum up, this fantastic LP is smooth, soft and harmonic, but also energetic and very attrative." FERRAN PERYRA. Última hora. 5 MAY 2002.