Malo

Malo: Latin Bugaloo: The Warner Bros. Singles

by Chris M. Slawecki
August 1, 2018

"Malo was pretty much a jam," reflects Malo bandleader Jorge Santana (younger brother to Carlos Santana) in the notes to Latin Bugaloo. “Just a lot of natural energy. But it had to be structured into an arrangement." Latin Bugaloo compiles the A-and B-sides of six Malo singles released during the band's 1970s golden age, plus two sides ("Pana" and “Just Say Goodbye") released as a single only in Turkey for reasons not even Santana remembers. Because the original ...

Malo, the San Francisco Experience

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
August 2, 2023

San Francisco is most often associated with happenings, the Grateful Dead, LSD, the free speech movement, face painting, free love, the Summer of Love, underground newspapers and comics, Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company, Bill Graham, the Fillmore Auditorium, Jefferson Airplane, the Matrix, Carlos Santana, Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park, Timothy Leary, psychedelic art and concert posters, Steve Miller and City Lights Booksellers. But San Francisco had a much more diverse music scene in the late 1960s and ...
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U.S. Troops returning home inspires Raul Malo to update holiday standard, "I'll Be Home for Christmas"

Source: conqueroo
December 13, 2011

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Raul Malo has recorded an updated version of an old Christmas standard “I'll Be Home for Christmas," inspired by the presidential candidates' alarming political assault criticizing the return of U.S. troops from Iraq as “irresponsible," a “failure" that will “put at risk the victories that were won." Malo now performs the song with a newly found motivation as part of his annual holiday tour, currently making its way through the East and Midwest. “We made this video because we ...
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Raul Malo to Perform in Philadelphia March 2

Source: conqueroo
January 31, 2011

Austin, TX: Self-produced in his home studio, Sinners & Saints is the most intimate, honest and complex album Raul Malo has made in an already distinguished career. One hears in it a lifetime's journey, from the singer-songwriter's youth in Cuban neighborhoods of Miami through his years as one of the most intriguing talents in the Americana scene. The album was released October 5, 2010 on Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group, and follows 2009's critically acclaimed album Lucky One, Malo's Fantasy debut. ...
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Raul Malo in Philly July 31 Previewing Forthcoming CD

Source: conqueroo
July 25, 2010

Raul Malo to Perform Saturday, July 31 at the Sellersville Theater to Preview Upcoming CD Self-produced in his home studio, Sinners & Saints is the most intimate, honest and complex album Raul Malo has made in an already distinguished career. One hears in it a lifetime's journey, from the singer-songwriter's youth in Cuban neighborhoods of Miami through his years as one of the most intriguing talents in the Americana scene. The album is set for September 28, 2010 release on ...
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Raul Malo's Tex-Mex Journey on 'Sinners & Saints' Album, Due Sept. 28

Source: conqueroo
June 25, 2010

New album for Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group recorded in Nashville and Austin; guests include Augie Meyers, Shawn Sahm, Michael Guerra and The Trishas

AUSTIN, Texas -- Self-produced in his home studio, Sinners & Saints is the most intimate, honest and complex album Raul Malo has made in an already distinguished career. One hears in it a lifetime's journey, from the singer-songwriter's youth in Cuban neighborhoods of Miami through his years as one of the most intriguing talents in the Americana ...
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Sacramento's la Raza Galera Posada Announces Jammin in the Park Starring Latin Rock Legend Malo~ May 22, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
March 31, 2010

La Raza Galera Posada's Jammin' in the Park starring Latin Rock Legend MALO Adds Singers Keri Carr and Blanca Sandoval to Main Stage Lineup; Announces New Gallery Exhibition,Music Revolution!: An Exhibition of Musical Memorabilia from the Golden Age of Latin Rock (Sacramento, CA) La Raza Galera Posada, the not-for-profit midtown gallery and cultural center, will present a family day of Latino celebration with music, dance, poetry, arts & crafts, and community awareness on Saturday, May 22, Noon-6 PM. The headliner ...
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Raul Malo Sings Meltingly

Source: Michael Ricci
March 14, 2009

Musical styles simmer together happily in the melting pot of this ex-Maverick's output.

In the midst of what essentially was a dance party Thursday night at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, singer Raul Malo set down the twangy guitar he'd been strumming joyfully for an hour, dismissed the members of his five-piece band -- except for pianist Chris Tuttle -- and stood practically motionless at the mike.

Malo is widely regarded as one of the most gifted singers ...
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Raul Malo Digital-Only Five Song Ep out December 16th, Precedes March 3rd Album

Source: conqueroo
December 10, 2008

Five-song digital collection contains music from forthcoming album, Lucky One (March 3) plus two unreleased live tracks, a demo and remake of a classic

Five-song digital collection contains music from forthcoming album, Lucky One (March 3) plus two unreleased live tracks, a demo and remake of a classic

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Ralo Malo fans will receive an early Christmas present with the release of Hello Again, a digital-only EP on Fantasy Records which will be available exclusively at iTunes ...
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Raul Malo on Tour Previewing New 2009 CD

Source: conqueroo
November 6, 2008

LOS ANGELES, CA Raul Malos Fantasy Records label debut album, Lucky One, finds him fully shedding his musical shackles. I have been fighting my whole life against people who want to pigeonhole music. I feel like Ive got no restrictions anymore. Malo is known for his work as the frontman of the Grammy Award-winning, globally platinum- and gold-certified band the Mavericks. Following two albums of covers, Lucky One is Malos first album original material in seven years.

The CD will ...
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