Our music is born of blending, of mutual respect, of the desire to share and coexist; it originates precisely in the working-class districts of the Barcelona metropolitan area, where a diversity of identities has coexisted, lived together and mingled for decades. This music doesn't seek to offer answers, but rather to open up questions, generate debate and make people think, unless that poses a threat to anyone. Defending who we are isn't about imposing ourselves; it's about finding a way for everything to work and evolve for the better, collectively. As we say amongst beers and laughter, our identity is the Metropolitan Rumba.

This Metropolitan Rumba is an attitude, a way of understanding coexistence in the neighbourhoods, in blocks of flats, in schools and at workplaces; it is reconciliation between different people, ideologies, customs and origins, without renouncing one's own identity. It's what happens when you sit at a bar table with Gypsies, lads, immigrants, poshos, workers, alternative types… and you feel like you're part of the family.

It's resistance within the city, where identity is often diluted by tourism, posturing and the frenetic pace. Not only that, but it's knowing how your neighbours are doing and greeting them when you pass by.