Malo was a Latin tinged rock and roll group. Latin music, includes the music of all countries in Latin America (and the Caribbean) and comes in many varieties Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The San Francisco, California based ensemble was led by Jorge Santana, the brother of famed Latin-Rock guitarist, Carlos Santana. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Jorge Santana (born June 13, 1954) is a Mexican guitarist brother of musician Carlos Santana. A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres For the Costa Rican football player see Carlos Santana (footballer; for the Mexican academic see Carlos Santana Morales.
Four of the original members (Santana, Garcia, Tellez, and Bean) were previously in a band called the Malibu's. The other three founding members (Abel Zarate, Roy Murray, and Richard Spremich) were in a band called Naked Lunch together.
Malo had a huge Top 20 hit single with the song "Suavecito" in 1972 that was written by timbale player Richard Bean, who initially wrote it as a poem for a girl in his high school algebra class. A hit single is a recorded track or single that has become very popular A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Timbal is a term sometimes used to refer to Cuban Timbales, but also used to refer to a relatively modern Brazilian Musical instrument. The song has been called "The Chicano National Anthem" and was arranged for Malo by Richard Bean, bassist Pablo Tellez, and Abel Zarate. A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Tellez and Zarate also received co-author credits on Suavecito. In addition, guitarist Abel Zarate gave Malo a distinctive two-guitar sound, with intricate harmony and dual solos the norm. In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. The band featured full horn and percussion sections, in the style of contemporary bands Blood, Sweat & Tears, Chicago and others. Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Chicago is a Rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago Illinois. The band began as a politically charged sometimes experimental rock band and later moved to a predominately Some of the best musicians in the bay area played in Malo, including Forrest Buchtel, Jr. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a , Luis Gasca, and Tom Harrell in the trumpet section. Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is a renowned American Post bop Jazz trumpeter and composer Malo's music also had a huge following in Central and South America, especially the songs "Chevere", "Nena", "Pana", "Cafe" and "Oye Mama". South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a
After the release of its first album, Malo had a well-documented rift that saw the group eliminate many of its band members. Buchtel went on to play with Blood, Sweat and Tears, Jaco Pastorius and Woody Herman - Harrell has become one of the most lyrical trumpet soloists of all-time, working often with saxophonist Phil Woods. John Francis Anthony "Jaco" Pastorius III (December 1 1951–September 21 1987 was a American Jazz Musician and Composer widely Woodrow Charles Herman ( May 16 1913 &ndash October 29 1987) better known as Woody Herman, was an American Jazz Philip Wells Woods (born November 2 1931 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is an American Jazz Bebop alto Abel Zarate went on to play with Latin-jazz legend Willie Bobo and continues to play Latin/Brazilian Global jazz in San Francisco with his group Zarate Pollace Project. Richard Bean formed the group "Sapo" with his brother Joe, and is still touring throughout Northern California. Jorge Santana has embarked on a solo career, and still plays frequently with the current Malo band. Malo is also still touring, with only two of the original members, including Arcelio Garcia Jr. , who took over the band in the late 70's.
The 1972 "Suavecito" release was sung by Richard Bean with Abel Zarate, and Arcelio Garcia on background vocals, and Zarate playing the signature guitar riffs. Richard Bean continues to perform the hit single with his band Sapo and recently shared his story about "Suavecito" on CalMagazine.com, Channel 9. A hit single is a recorded track or single that has become very popular
Discography
Malo (Warner Brothers, 1972)
Dos (Warner Brothers, 1972)
Evolution (Warner Brothers, 1973)
Ascencion (Warner Brothers, 1974)
Malo V (Traq, 1981)
Coast To Coast (Blue Heron, 1986)
The Best Of Malo (GNP Crescendo, 1991)
Senorita (GNP Crescendo, 1995)
En Vivo/Live (EMI Latin, 2005)
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