P O P O  POPO is a trio of Colombians led by Juan Carlos Ruge on guitar/vocals, with Carlos Castro on bass/vocals and Sergio Acevedo on drums/vocals. They sound like a Santana record played backwards. They moved to San Francisco in 1999 and played around the west coast until the tragic death of J.C. Only the good die young: JUAN CARLOS RUGE He moved to the U.S. from Colombia with his band POPO and became a staple at Kimo's on Polk Street. Wearing matching Mariachi shirts and setting their drums afire at gigs helped set them apart from the hordes. Tragically, in May, at age 23 Juan fell ill and within a month was dead from the same virulent strain of cancer that claimed Joey Ramone. POPO had been at work on demos at San Francisco's Lennon Studios. Surviving members soldier on in two new local groups, the Lo-Fi Neisans and masmelo. (Zero magazine issue July 2000) Link
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