Malo

Malo (English: "Bad") is an American musical group known for its blend of Latino, rock, jazz and blues. The San Francisco-based ensemble was led by Arcelio Garcia, and Jorge Santana, the brother of Latin-rock guitarist Carlos Santana.

Two of Malo's original members Arcelio Garcia, and Pablo Tellez had previously played in the band The Malibus.

The other three members (Abel Zarate, Roy Murray, and Richard Spremich) had played together in the group Naked Lunch. Abel Zarate had previously played in a band called the Righteous Ones, and with Roy Murray in another band founded by Zarate called Banda De Jesus (Named after Zarate's mother, Corazon’s maiden name, De Jesus) along with longtime and current Bonnie Raitt bassist James "Hutch" Hutchinson and which was also produced by David Rubinson and Fred Catero though the tracks were never formally released.