Jarabe de Palo

Jarabe de Palo is a rock y alternativo group from Spain, formed on January 1, 1996.

Jarabe de Palo (literally "Wooden Stick Syrup" or, after the Spanish expression "dar un jarabe de palo", i.e. a "hell of a beating"), was a Spanish rock band founded in 1996. The group was led by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Pau Donés, whose death in 2020 caused the band to break up. Pau Donés, born and raised in Barcelona, worked for various groups before being able to take on his current project, Jarabe de Palo. He began at age 15 with his brother Marc, with whom he formed a group known as J. .