Jarabe de Palo ("Wooden Stick Syrup" or, by virtue of the

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band founded in 1996, once led by singer, songwriter and guitarist Pau Donés, who, on 9 June 2020, died at the age of 53, and this brought the band to dissolution.

History

Foundation and beginnings

The band was founded in 1996 in

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, and has always had singer-songwriter Pau Donés as vocalist and lead guitarist.

Going independent

In 2008, the band announced they were going to leave their record company and go independent, founding their own record label Tronco Records. They changed their name to "Jarabedepalo" because their former record label had the rights to the name. In 2009 they released, ''Orquesta Reciclando'' (''Recycling Orchestra''), in which they recorded new versions of their old songs, and one new song. ''¿Y Ahora que Hacemos?'' (''Now What Are We Going to Do?''), was released in 2011 and ''Somos'' (''We Are'') in 2014.

Dissolution

On 9 June 2020 Donés died aged 53 near Barcelona, after a five-year period of colon cancer, and for this reason his band was dissolved.

Awards and collaborations

The group has received Premios de la Música,

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nominations. They have collaborated with La Vieja Trova Santiaguera, Antonio Vega,

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(soundtrack of '' El milagro de P. Tinto''). Donés has also composed tracks for

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and starred in a music video with

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. They also collaborated with Italian musicians

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Discography

*1996 - '' La Flaca'' *1998 - ''

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'' *2001 - '' De Vuelta y Vuelta'' *2003 - ''

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'' *2004 - ''1m² (Un Metro Cuadrado)'' *2005 - ''Samba Pa' Ti - Un Tributo a Brasil *2007 - '' Adelantando'' *2009 - '' Orquesta Reciclando'' *2011 - '' ¿Y ahora que hacemos?'' *2014 - ''Somos'' *2015 - ''TOUR AMERICANO'' *2017 - ''50 PALOS'' *2020 - ''TRAGAS O ESCUPES''

Band members

Current

*David Muñoz - guitar *Jordi Vericat - bass, background vocals *Alex Tenas - drums *Jaime Burgos - keyboards, piano *Jimmy Jenks Jimenez - sax

Former

*Pau Donés - vocals, guitar (died 2020) *Jordi Mena - guitar *Dani Forcada - percussion *Joan Gené - bass *Marià Roch - bass *Toni-Chupi Saigi - keyboards *Quino Béjar - percussion *Toni Saigi - keyboards *Kyke Serrano - keyboards *Dani Baraldes - guitar *Jordi Busquets - guitar *Carmen Niño - bass *Riki Frouchtman - guitar

References

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