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Xiula
Hamburg Pont Blau Xiula 2017
Xiula in Hamburg (2017)
Background information
OriginBarcelona, Catalonia
GenreChildren’s music • educational • hip-hop • reggae • rumba catalana • dubstep • pop-rock
Years active2011–present
MembersJan Garrido (musician & social educator) • Rikki Arjuna (guitar & vocals) • Adrià Heredia (bass & vocals) • Marc Soto (guitar & vocals) [1]
Websitehttps://xiula.cat/

Xiula is a musical children's entertainment group from Barcelona composed of two musicians and two social educators, sing songs in Catalan drawing on current rhythms such as hip-hop, reggae, rumba catalana, dubstep or pop-rock.[2] They are known for creating music for children and young audiences that combines adult-style sounds with socially-aware lyrics aimed at kids.[3]

Their song "Verdura i peix" ("Vegetables and Fish") from their first album Donem-li una volta al món ("Let's Turn the World Around") became their best-known track.[4] It is a rap track that by 2017 had over 150,000 views on YouTube.[5] The same year they were one of the four nominees for the Premi ARC for “Best family-oriented artist or musical group tour”.[6]

In 2018 they returned with their third album Dintríssim ("Dintríssim"), supported by the single of the same name, which undertook an expedition into the human body as its concept.[7] Their album Descontrol mparental ("Parental Discontrol"), published November 2020, explores what happens to adults when children arrive.[8]

In recent years they have created songs accompanied by video-clips tackling subjects such as school bullying,[9] evictions,[10] or child sexual abuse.[11]

Discography

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  • Donem-li una volta al món ("Let's Turn the World Around") (2014) [12]
  • 5.472 M (2016) [13]
  • Dintríssim ("Dintríssim") (2018)
  • Cuarto lagarto ("Fourth Lizard") (2020)
  • Descontrol mparental ("Parental Discontrol") (2020)
  • Hits (2022)
  • Babynova (2023)
  • Xiulalaland (2025) [14]

Notable songs / Hits

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  • "Verdura i peix" ("Vegetables and Fish") [15]
  • "Sucre" ("Sugar") [16]
  • "Mirada estràbica" ("Cross-eyed Look") [17]
  • "T’estimo bastant" ("I Love You Quite a Bit") [18]
  • "xiula i els confinats – em quedo a casa" ("xiula and the confined – I Stay at Home") – dedicated to the COVID-19 lockdown [19]
  • "Himne dels perdedors" ("Losers’ Anthem") [20]
  • "L’escola que volem" ("The School We Want")
  • "El meu cos és meu" ("My Body is Mine") [21]
  • "Polls" ("Lice")
  • "Mocs" ("Boogers")
  • "Pots pixar assegut" ("You Can Pee Sitting Down") – featuring Manu Guix [22]
  • "Dol i fa sol" ("Grief and Sun") – featuring Joan Garriga and Ju; created to accompany grief processes and captured in a documentary.[23]
  • "Roots"
  • "Resta portant-ne" ("Carrying Remainders") [24]

References

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  1. ↑ "Xiula – El Born CCM". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  2. ↑ "Xiula". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Xiula, grup d'animació musical". Retrieved 2025-11-11.[dead link]
  4. ↑ "Xiula, grup d'animació musical". Retrieved 2025-11-11.[dead link]
  5. ↑ "El grup d'animació Xiula firma "Rispect", un trap en contra del bullying". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  6. ↑ "Els guanyadors dels Premis ARC 2017". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  7. ↑ "Xiula: Dintríssim". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  8. ↑ "El gup Xiula explora "què els passa als adults" quan arriben els fills en el seu nou disc". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  9. ↑ ""Ser com soc" ("To Be As I Am"), la nova cançó del grup infantil Xiula contra el bullying". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  10. ↑ "La cançó de Xiula i alumnes de Barcelona contra els desnonaments". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  11. ↑ "'El meu cos és meu' ("My Body is Mine"), la cançó de Xiula d'abús sexual infantil". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  12. ↑ Donem-li una volta al món. Barcelona: Viena Edicions. 2014.
  13. ↑ Rikki Arjuna (2016). 5.472 M Un viatge musical il·lustrat ("5,472 M: An Illustrated Musical Journey"). Barcelona: Viena Edicions. ISBN 9788483308899.
  14. ↑ "El séptimo disco de Xiula, 'Xiulalaland', con colaboraciones de Manu Guix o Ladilla Rusa". Retrieved 2025-11-11.
  15. ↑ "Xiula, grup d'animació musical". Retrieved 11 November 2025.[dead link]
  16. ↑ "Sucre – Xiula". Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Mirada Estràbica – Xiula (feat. Clara Peya)". Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "T'estimo Bastant – Xiula". Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  19. ↑ "EM QUEDO A CASA. Xiula i els Confinats" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  20. ↑ "Himne dels perdedors – Xiula". Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  21. ↑ "'El meu cos és meu' – Xiula". Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  22. ↑ "Pots pixar assegut (feat. Manu Guix) – Xiula". Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  23. ↑ "Xiula – Dol i fa sol (feat. Joan Garriga & Ju)". Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  24. ↑ "Resta portant-ne – Xiula". Retrieved 11 November 2025.
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