Back in 2003, Pau Donés, the guitarist, singer and songwriter of Spanish pop/rock act Jarabe de Palo, released “Bonito,” an album full of positivity, highlighted by the single of the same name.
The track, a sparse ditty set over strumming guitar and percussions was all about happiness. Take the lyrics, for example: “Pretty.
Everything seems pretty. Pretty morning. Pretty place. Pretty bed. How pretty the day that just started. Pretty life. Breath.
Breath.” Donés, a thoughtful, beloved artist whose music had the soul of a troubadour -- a mix of soulfulness, earthy sounds, acoustic guitars and story-teller lyrics -- died Tuesday (June 9), at 53, after battling cancer for years.
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