Els Delaiels DelaiCross-border Catalan rumba with cobla influences.
CAESFREN
Empordà ↔ Northern Catalonia

Rumba knows no borders

Cross-border Catalan rumba
with cobla influences.

Six musicians with tenora and trombone: the sound of the cobla inside the rumba.

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About us

Cross-border Catalan rumba, born in Figueres in 2011 and grown on both sides of the Pyrenees.

What began as a purist urban-rumba duo is today a six-piece band with tenora and trombone: the sound of the cobla inside the rumba.

Two original albums, Pas de por and Alchímia, with songs that in Vallespir and Roussillon are party anthems: El Burro Català, Les senyoretes, La Cabra Ska and Xisku de Ceret.

Fifteen years on stage, from the Feria de Céret to La Bressola's 50th anniversary and the Sant Joan festival for the City of Perpignan. Music in Catalan, festive and urban, that makes both sides of the border dance.

Read our story ↗

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Live dates

Upcoming shows and the most recent stages we've played.

Recent shows
  • Düsseldorf Trade FairDüsseldorf · Germany
  • Sant Joan midsummer festival · City of PerpignanPerpignan · Northern Catalonia
  • La Bressola's 50th anniversary celebrationPerpignan · Northern Catalonia

We are preparing the 2027 season. If you programme a village festival or a festival, get in touch.

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The show

Ninety minutes designed to get the square dancing: our own songs and the great rumba classics, with the sound of the cobla.

Els Delai live: vocals and guitar under yellow and blue stage lights
“Estoy contento” live · video
Length
90 minutes, single set
Line-up
6 musicians, full band
For
Town festivals, music festivals, venues and big stages
Sound and lights
Provided by the organiser
Set-up
1 h + 1 h soundcheck
Stage
8 × 6 m minimum

Original songs

La Cabra Ska · Xisku de Ceret · El Burro Català · Els homes de la por · Estoy contento · Tot anirà bé · Zombie elegante · Les senyoretes

Classics in the set

La mandanga (El Fary) · La vida es un carnaval (Celia Cruz) · Todo tiene su final (Héctor Lavoe) · Yo soy la rumba (Peret)

The big heads

Xisku, the Burro (donkey) and the Cabra (goat), the three characters in our logo, are also three capgrossos, the big-headed figures of Catalan folk festivals. Each one comes on with its own song (Xisku de Ceret, El Burro Català and La Cabra Ska), worn by one of the musicians, and goes down to dance among the audience. We use this folk tradition to get the whole square involved, young and old.

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Xisku comes down to dance with the crowd
Xisku dancing in the crowd
The Burro dancing among the audience at a festival
The Burro among the audience
Els Delai's big heads at a wedding party
Xisku and the Cabra at a wedding (2021)
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The band

Six musicians from the Empordà and the Vallespir. No band, no rumba: these are the people who make it sound.

Group photo of the six musicians of Els Delai against a white wall, with drumsticks, trombone, saxophone and bass guitar
From left to right: Domi, Javier Peña, Eudald, David Puntunet, Jordi Salvatella and Martin Coronel
Domi.Guitar and vocals · founder

Brings the creativity and runs the band. Founder, author of much of the repertoire, formerly of Rufino y Don Domingo.

Eudald.Guitar and vocals · founder

The rumba pen behind the show. Co-founder of the duo with Domi, flamenco guitarist and author of La Cabra Ska.

David Puntunet.Trombone

Leads the wind section. Music teacher, trombonist in the Cobla Mil·lenària and co-author of the song Xisku de Ceret.

Jordi Salvatella.Tenora and sax

Tenora and saxophone player. Engineer. His arrival in the band brings the authentic cobla sound, thanks to the tenora.

Martin Coronel.Bass

Brings steadiness and humility, and looks after the band's gear. From Buenos Aires, on bass since the album Alchímia.

Javier Peña.Drums

Brings the weight of experience. Drummer for Skatalà and Doctor Calypso, composer and owner of the Taverna Pirata.

Read each musician's story ↗
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Where we've played

Village festivals, festivals and municipal events on both sides of the Albera, with occasional trips elsewhere in Europe.

Poster of the Els Delai concert at Sala Apolo
Diada de la RumbaSala Apolo · Barcelona · 17 November 2013
Poster of the Els Delai concert at Sala Plataforma
Rumba ClubSala Plataforma · Barcelona · 22 February 2013
Poster of the Els Delai concert at Auditori de Girona
Diada de la RumbaAuditori de Girona · September and October 2013
Poster of the Els Delai concert at Albanyà
Nit Jove d'AlbanyàAlbanyà · 28 June 2013
Poster of the Els Delai concert at Figueres
La Muralla Rumba FestivalFigueres · two stages
Poster of the Els Delai concert at Bao
Diades AirenovenquesBao · Northern Catalonia · October 2013
Poster of the Els Delai concert at Argelès-sur-Mer
Grande Fête du RacouArgelès-sur-Mer · 19 July
Poster of the Els Delai concert at Céret
Feria de CéretCéret · Vallespir · 12–16 July 2017
Poster of the Els Delai concert at Rambla de Figueres
Closing concertRambla de Figueres · 29 April 2017
Poster of the Els Delai concert at Avinyonet de Puigventós
Vendaval Music FestAvinyonet de Puigventós · 29 July 2017

In the Empordà and the Girona comarques

Summer village festival in Camallera (2021), the Selva de Mar festival and the Vilabertran summer concert (2022), the Vendaval in Avinyonet de Puigventós and the Rambla de Figueres (2017). The Llers village festival (7 September 2013, with Oques Grasses). Over the years also in Figueres, l'Escala, Sant Pere Pescador, el Port de la Selva, Albanyà, Agullana, Maçanet de Cabrenys, Darnius, Boadella, Sant Mori, Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema, Llers, Saus, the Barretina Rural Fest and Hotel Empúries. In Llançà, Taverna Pirata is a regular stop.

In Northern Catalonia

Fifteen years playing in the Vallespir and the Roussillon. The Sant Joan festival for the City of Perpignan and La Bressola's 50th anniversary (2026), Festival Jo Canto (2026), Festival Coblíssim (2023), the Feria de Céret over several editions and the Fête de la Musique in Céret (2020). New Year's Eve in Céret (2023) and Prats-de-Mollo (2019). Also in Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans, Arles-sur-Tech, Amélie-les-Bains, Argelès-sur-Mer, Elne, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, Banyuls-sur-Mer, Collioure (La Voile), Tresserre, Pézilla-la-Rivière, Alénya, Le Barcarès and Llo.

In Barcelona

Camp Nou, at a Barça – Espanyol match (31 December 2022). Diada de la Rumba at Sala Apolo (17 November 2013), Ateneu del Raval (October 2022), Sala Plataforma (2013) and a long residency of concerts at Gipsy Lou.

Elsewhere in Europe

Fête de l'Humanité in Paris (September 2015), representing the Pyrénées-Orientales. Casal Català in Brussels, Belgium. Fiesta Española in Arbon, Switzerland, across three editions. A concert in Rome (2015), the Féria d'Azille in Occitanie (2 May 2015) and the Düsseldorf Trade Fair, Germany (October 2026).

We are from here: no long journeys and no hotel nights, so the budget works out far better than with a band from away.

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In the media

Els Delai's rumba has also played beyond the square.

Els Delai on TV3«Rumba a l'estudi» · Catalan public television ↗
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Two albums, plenty of rumba

Each cover opens its Spotify listening page, and every song takes you straight to the platform. All the lyrics, song by song ↗

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Videoclips

The three characters in the logo each have a song. Click and watch them on YouTube.

Xisku de CeretXisku · official video (2020)
Cabra SkaThe Goat · official video (2022)
Burro CatalàThe Donkey · first official video
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The image: sweat, laughter, music

Live photos and stills from our music videos. Swipe to browse.

Els Delai · Rumba in the woods · La Cabra Ska
Rumba in the woods · La Cabra Ska
Els Delai · Vocals and guitar under the lights
Vocals and guitar under the lights
Els Delai · Guitar and vocals live
Guitar and vocals live
Els Delai · The crowd dancing
The crowd dancing
Els Delai · Percussion and lights
Percussion and lights
Els Delai · The band in the woods · La Cabra Ska
The band in the woods · La Cabra Ska
Els Delai · In the hayloft · La Cabra Ska
In the hayloft · La Cabra Ska
Els Delai · Parade through Céret market · Xisku de Ceret
Parade through Céret market · Xisku de Ceret
Els Delai · Guitars, the Burro and Xisku · La Cabra Ska
Guitars, the Burro and Xisku · La Cabra Ska
Els Delai · Dancing in the stable · La Cabra Ska
Dancing in the stable · La Cabra Ska
Els Delai · Party at the bar · Xisku de Ceret
Party at the bar · Xisku de Ceret
Els Delai · Vocals and guitar · La Cabra Ska
Vocals and guitar · La Cabra Ska
Booking

Shall we make your square dance?

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Contact
elsdelai@gmail.com

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Booking materialsBooking kit4 pages · 1.0 MBTech rider and stage plot3 pages · 0.5 MB · in Spanish

Booking kit also in català · castellano · français
Tech rider also in català · français

Updated October 2026