The Spanish rock band Jarabe de Palo first took shape in the mid 90s in
Barcelona when frontman Pau Donés joined forces with Alex Tenas (Drums), Jordi
Mena (guitar), Joan Gené (Bass) and Dani Forcada (percussion). After signing
with Warner, their debut album, 1996’s La Flaca went to number 1 and earned the
group Best New Artist at the Spanish Ondas Awards. 1998’s Depende continued to
evolve their distinctive mix of traditional Latin sounds such as flamenco along
with blues and world beats. Donés developed a progressive and upbeat lyrical
bent on albums such as 2003’s Bonita and 2...