About The Excitements

The Excitements were born in Barcelona in 2009, founded by Adria Gual and Daniel Segura who, coming from underground projects, decide to professionalize and create a new project within the style they like the most, soul and rhythm and blues. Very soon they start touring, both nationally and internationally, especially in Europe where they are very well received both by critics and the public, becoming a reference in the European soul scene. The impulse that this implies makes that every year they get a remarkable number of concerts that grows rapidly and after two or three years they are placed in an average of about eighty performances per year. During their career they have released five albums, three with the independent Barcelona label Penniman Records, one with Sate- lite K and the last one with the new label of their guitarist and founder, Hoot Records. They have also appeared on compilations in Spain, France and the UK.

During 2019 the band is restructured, Daniel Segura leaves the music, Koko Jean Davis leaves the band to start a personal project, and the french singer of Somali origin Kissia San becomes the new frontwoman. Since then they start to count with the production of Neal Sugarman and ther repertoire becomes more focused on soul-funk.

They have participated in international festivals such as: Fete del Humanite (France), Paleo Festival (Switzerland), Garorock (France), Shambala Fest (UK), Jazzablanca (Morocco), Montreal Jazz Festival and Festival de Ete of Quebec City (Canada), Queen’s day (Holland), Couleur Cafe (Bel- gium) or Fusion Festival (Germany).

International fairs such as Mama Festival (France), Eurosonic Noorderslag fest (Holland) or BIME (Bilbao).
Jazz and blues festivals such as Cognac Blues Fest (France), Carthage Jazz Festival (Tunisia), Blues Peer Festival (Belgium), London Blues Festival (UK), Belfast International Arts Festival (UK) or San Sebastian Jazzaldia.

They have performed at BAM and La Merce in their hometown, at festivals all over Spain such as Enclave de Aguas (Soria), Festival de Peralada (Girona), Actual (Logrono), Sonorama (Burgos), Esferica (La Rioja) or Festimad (Madrid), Estival (Cuenca) and at specialized festivals such as Euroyeye (Spain), Purple Weekend (Spain), Funtastic Festival (Spain), Beat Festival (Italy), or Han- gar Rockin (Switzerland).

They have also played in emblematic venues in about twenty countries such as Sala Apolo in Bar- celona, Joy Eslava in Madrid, The Royal Albert Hall, Jazz Cafe or O2 in London, New Morning, Café de la Danse or La Marroquinerie in Paris, Paradiso in Amsterdam or Palac Akropolis in Prague.

They have dedicated monographic programs to them on TVE (Los Conciertos de Radio3), WDR in Germany (Rockpalast), Canal+ in France (Album de la semaine) or on the French-German platform ARTE. They have performed in TV shows such as Andrew Marr Show (BBC), En el aire (La Sexta), Pop Rapid (TV3) or Quotidien (TF1) among others and their music appears in movies like Tasting Menu, where they make a cameo, Black Society or the American blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians. Now they present their latest work “Hard Times” and continue to offer their energetic show to an audience that remains faithful to their vision of soul music.