Palmolive

Palmolive was the stage name for Spanish born drummer Paloma Romera. Palmolive was the drummer for influential punk groups The Slits and The Raincoats.

Palmolive was the stage name for Spanish born drummer Paloma Romera. Palmolive was the drummer for influential punk groups The Slits and The Raincoats.

Palmolive was born in 1955 in Southern Spain. She was educated in Catholic schools but by the age of 13 had grown bored and begin to challenge authority. She moved to Madrid, Spain and found that she was still unhappy with life in Spain. In 1972 Palmolive moved to London, England. In West London she lived in squats with a different groups of hippies, for her this was paradise. While living in London Palmolive moved into a flat with a man named Woody who would later go on to become Joe Strummer, the front man for the punk band The Clash. After living in squats for two years, she became bored and decided to move on.