Current Band Members of Malo:
Arcelio Garcia - lead vocals
Jorge Santana - lead guitar
Gabriel Manzo - lead guitar (22 years straight)
David George - drums (15 years straight)
Gibby Ross - timbales/percussion
Octaviano Cueto - vocals
Daniel Cervantes - keyboards
Pete Rodriguez - trombone/trumpet
Frank Bailey - trumpet
Jack Musgrove - trumpet
Constantine (Gus) Bogios - bass guitar
David Chavez - congas
Tour 2008
Tour 2008
Saturday, January 19th Black Oak, CA
Friday, January 25th Petaluma, CA
Saturday, January 26th Redwood City, CA
Saturday, February 9th Phoenix, AZ
Saturday, February 16th Chicago, IL
Saturday, April 12th Brooks, CA
Saturday, April 19th Tolleson, AZ
Sunday, May 18th Castroville, CA
Saturday, May 24th Los Angeles, CA
Friday, Saturday, June 20th, 21st Los Angeles, CA
Saturday, July 5th San Diego, CA
Saturday, July 12th Yuma, AZ
Saturday, July 26th San Jose, CA
Sunday, July 27th (with Voices of Latin Rock) San Francisco, CA
Saturday, Sunday, Monday, August 23rd, 24th, 25th Chicago, IL
September 12th - 28th Springfield, MA - New York, NY
Malo is one of the most successful and enduring Latin rock bands in the world. This year, 2006, they’re celebrating their 34st anniversary. Their biggest hit, “Suavecito” reached number 18 on the Billboard charts in April of 1972. They’ve played all over the world and have performed on the bill with the Rolling Stones and Queen. Malo has at least ten albums to their credit and continue to tour. In 1997, along with Tierra and El Chicano, they recorded a live album called “Latin Legends Live.” The three bands have toured extensively since as “Latin Legends.”
To get the story of Malo, it begins with lead singer Arcelio Garcia. Arcelio was born in Puerto Rico and moved to San Francisco with his family when he was three years old. When he was a teenager, some friends of his had a singing group and asked him to sing with them because their baritone had gone into the army. Arcelio didn’t know if he could sing, but said he’d give it a shot. He found that he liked it and started to learn from his more experienced friends. One day a car drove by while Arcelio was singing on the sidewalk with his group. The driver told Arcelio he liked his voice and asked him if he would join his band. Arcelio checked it out and joined the band called the Malibus, named after the sporty Chevrolet. They went on to become a very well known and popular band in the Bay area in the mid-sixties. At first they played mainly r&b, but later started to add Latin music to the mix. Three or four years into the career of the Malibus, a guitarist was brought in by the name of Jorge Santana, the brother of the already famous Carlos Santana.
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