Jarabe de Palo ("Wooden Stick Syrup" or, by virtue of the Spanish expression "dar un jarabe de palo", i.e. a "hell of a beating") were a Spanish rock 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 Barcelona, Spain, 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, Premio Ondas and Grammy nominations. They have collaborated with La Vieja Trova Santiaguera, Antonio Vega, Vico C and Celia Cruz (soundtrack of El milagro de P. Tinto). Donés has also composed tracks for Ricky Martin and starred in a music video with Alanis Morissette. They also collaborated with Italian musicians Jovanotti, Niccolò Fabi, Modà and Ermal Meta. Discography 1996 - La Flaca 1998 - Depende 2001 - De Vuelta y Vuelta 2003 - Bonito 2004 - 1m² (Un Metro Cuadrado) 2005 - Samba Pa' Ti - Un Tributo a Brasil 2007 - Adelantando2009 - 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