This Latin-Rock-Salsa original Bay Area group was organised during 1974 by a Chicano-Anglo from El Paso, Texas whose name is Richard Bean. He formed Sapo after the dissolution of Malo with whom he sang the famous song “Suavesito” in the group’s first release recording of 1972. Sapo had an excellent musicianship composition and many saw the group as a replacement for the Malo lost. Among the six-member group was Raul Rekow on Tumbadoras who has been in the Santana rhythm section for many years.
Sapo was a very good quality musical group that could have had much growth and sucess, but they came out at a time when the US was beginning to experience the "integration" of negros into the white-dominated racist society, and as a direct result of that, a very subtle but effective lull against everything that was Latin was developed with the mass media, particularly television and movies. Sapo's sole album is one of those gems that represent the Chicano Rock movement in the San Francisco Bay Area..
Members:
Richard Bean-Lead Vocals, Timbales
Jose Simon-Bass, Background Vocals
Bobby "Brown" Gaviola-Drums, Background Vocals
Raul Rekow-Congas, Background Vocals
Kincaid Miller-Electric Piano,Grand Piano,Clavinet, Background Vocals
Oscar Estrella-Guitar, Background Vocals
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