Malo (English: “Unhealthy”) was an American Latin-tinged rock and roll group. The San Francisco-based ensemble was led by Arcelio Garcia and Jorge Santana, the brother of Latin-rock guitarist Carlos Santana.
4 of Malo’s authentic members (Santana, Garcia, Tellez, and Bean) had beforehand performed within the band The Malibus. The opposite three founding members (Abel Zarate, Roy Murray, and Richard Spremich) had performed collectively within the group Bare Lunch.[1] (Bean and Zarate additionally performed in a band referred to as the Righteous Ones collectively)
Historical past
Malo’s 1972 Prime 20 hit single, “Suavecito” (that means “tender” or “clean” in Spanish), has been referred to as “The Chicano Nationwide Anthem”, The band featured full horn and percussion sections within the fashion of up to date bands Blood, Sweat & Tears and Chicago. A few of the greatest musicians within the Bay Space had been featured in Malo, together with Forrest Buchtel, Jr., Ron Smith, Luis Gasca, and Tom Poole within the trumpet part. Malo’s music was standard in Central and South America, particularly the songs “Chevere”, “Nena”, “Pana”, “Cafe”, and “Oye Mama”.
After the discharge of their first album, a lot of Malo’s authentic band members left the group in a rift broadly popularized within the media. Buchtel went on to play with Blood, Sweat & Tears, Jaco Pastorius and Woody Herman; Harrell grew to become some of the lyrical trumpet soloists of all-time, working usually with saxophonist Phil Woods; Abel Zarate went on to play with Latin-jazz legend Willie Bobo and continues to play Latin/Brazilian World jazz in San Francisco along with his group Zarate Pollace Mission. Richard Bean fashioned the group “Sapo” along with his brother Joe and nonetheless excursions all through Northern California; Jorge Santana launched into a solo profession and nonetheless performs ceaselessly. At present Malo has solely one in every of its authentic members, Arcelio Garcia Jr., who took over the band within the late Seventies. Since that point the band has disbanded on a number of events altering out band members all through the years.
The 1972 “Suavecito” launch was written and sung by Richard Bean with Abel Zarate and Arcelio Garcia on background vocals and Zarate enjoying the signature guitar riffs. Richard Bean continues to carry out the only with Sapo and not too long ago shared his story of writing “Suavecito” on CalMagazine.com Channel 9.
In 1995, Malo launched a brand new CD entitled Senorita on the GNP Crescendo information label. The title observe of the CD was written by new lead singer Martin Cantu who like earlier band members additionally grew up in San Francisco’s Mission District. Martin additionally went on to co-write “Take My Breath Away” with long-time pal Damon Bartlett and two different songs, “Extra Than Buddies” and “Malo Ya llego,” co-written with Arcelio Garcia. Since leaving Malo in 1998, Cantu has performed along with his new Gospel/Christian band, L-Rey pronounced (El Rey). In 2010 Martin Cantu & L-Rey launched the music “Jesus Cristo,” a gospel rendition of Malo’s hit music Suavecito.
A vocal part of “Suavecito” was included within the chorus of Sugar Ray’s 1999 hit music, “Each Morning.”
In March of 2017 authentic Malo founding member, Richard Bean, former Malo member Leo Rosales together with many former long-time MALO members who’re acknowledged as Unique Kings of Latin Rock, assembled collectively former MALO member veterans to create a definite tremendous group to hold on the Malo music legacy.
The present Malo legacy band which consists of Bean, Rosales, Menjivar and Manzo are a number of the authentic writers, composers, singers and artists who introduced forth an ingenious a part of the Malo musical journey. The group carry out hits from their 1972 debut self-titled wax album undertaking, “MALO” that produced the all-time MALO Basic, “Suavecito” by means of “MALO Dos” (1972), “Señorita” (1996), “Latin Legends Stay, ” (1997) and, “MALO En Vivo” (2005).
The ten-member group options 4 many years of legacy that had been a key a part of the core throughout the Malo music expertise. This collaborative of legendary musicians creates essentially the most genuine really feel and sound of Malo music right this moment.
Malo legacy members – Richard Bean, Tony Menjivar, Leo Rosales, Gabriel Manzo, Bob Crawford, David Margen, Frank Bailey, Mike Rinta, Invoice Ortiz
