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DESCRIPTION:Richard Bean & Sapo, Celebrating 40 years of Suavecito, with Special Guest 
 from Santana, former Sapo member\nRaul Rekow plus Tortilla Soup\nSaturday 
 April 6, 2013 \nDoors at 8pm - 9pm Show     \n\n$12 adv. / $15 door at 
 (559) 412-7400 or 
 http://www.fulton55.com/event/235931-richard-bean-sapo-tortilla-fresno\n\nRichard 
 Bean and Sapo perform in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Suavecito. 
 Known as the greatest Chicano love song of all time, Malo's "Suavecito", 
 written by Bean, is 40 years old this year, and was also used in Sugar 
 Ray's Best Selling Hit "Every Morning". Plus we've added a very special 
 guest from Santana, former Sapo member Raul Rekow, with his fiery brand of 
 conga playing that has graced the stage with Carlos Santana for over 35 
 years. Local favorites Tortilla Soup open.\n\nRichard Bean & Sapo \nIn the 
 annals of Bay Area music, Malo's "Suavecito" will no doubt go down as the 
 ultimate Latino love song. The San Francisco Latin rock group's 1972 hit 
 featured the voice of Richard Bean, who wrote it. Today the longtime 
 Hayward resident is still going strong with Sapo, now celebrating 40 years 
 of performing his tune with the band he formed after leaving Malo.\n\nKnown 
 as the greatest Chicano love song of all time, Malo's "Suavecito" is 40 
 years old this year. Malo's 1972 Top 20 hit single was written by timbale 
 player Richard Bean, who initially wrote it as a poem for a girl in his 
 high school algebra class. The song has also been called The Chicano 
 National Anthem. "I have heard it so many times that it almost is part of 
 my brain, I think Richard Bean (along with Pablo and Abel) really created a 
 sweet Latin lovers anthem, the song is simple, like all great love songs 
 and I think it is very romantic. Richard was/is a great songwriter with a 
 very different aspect to his writing. I wonder how Malo would have fared 
 had he and Abel stayed in the band. Well, Malo got a Top 20 Billboard hit 
 that has lasted for 40 years and means a lot to Chicanos..." ~ Quote from 
 Jim McCarthy writer for "Voices of Latin Rock" on his opinion of 
 "Suavecito". \n\nForty years after the song's release, Bean is enjoying a 
 new generation of fans who recognize his songwriting skills. The tune that 
 originated as a love letter that was never opened instead was intercepted 
 by generations of listeners who continue to discover the joy of Bean's 
 lyrics. \nhttp://www.sapoband.com \nVideo at: 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA6m2yLA4gE \n\nTortilla Soup \nTortilla 
 Soup was formed in 2003 with the concept of playing all types of music 
 hence the word "SOUP". With a majority of the band members being of Latin 
 descent, in came the word "TORTILLA". In the beginning the band was made up 
 of current and former members of Tower of Power and Malo from the Bay Area. 
 As they played cover tunes, they added the flavor of Tortilla Soup into the 
 picture and began to call their music Latin Funk. When the band hit the Bay 
 Area performing for Festivals, Corporate Events,Weddings and Private 
 functions the word quickly traveled of the great music and excitement 
 Tortilla Soup would bring to each show. Tortilla Soup began getting calls 
 to open up for artists such as Pete Escovedo, Little Joe y La Familia, GQ, 
 Samuelle of Club Nouvea, Malo, Tierra, Lenny Willaims former lead singer of 
 Tower of Power, Sapo with Richard Bean, and many more. Events throughout 
 the Northern California began asking for Tortilla Soup to headline their 
 functions, such as the Festival De La Familia in Sacramento, The Sunnyvale 
 Music Series, The Alameda County Fair Latino Night, Silicon Valleys 
 Hispanic Charity Ball, San Jose G.I Forum Dance and San Jose's Music in the 
 Park to name a few. What started out mainly in San Jose quickly grew to 
 performances in San Francisco, Sacramento and Fresno, with calls as far 
 away as Bakersfield, Los Angeles and Mammoth Lake for a taste of Tortilla 
 Soup. The goal for Tortilla Soup is to play music that puts smiles on 
 peoples faces, makes people want to dance and forget about the world for a 
 moment in time and last but not least, make them go home wanting more. 
 Tortilla Soup has built a reputation of being a great band with great 
 musicians and will continue to keep its goals high and the level of 
 musicianship stellar. \nhttp://www.tortillasoupmusic.com\nVideo at: 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN6rB2sxF78 \n\nRaul Rekow\nExcept for a 
 two-year hiatus at the end of the ‘80s, Raul Rekow has been an integral 
 part of the Santana Band since 1976. Joining their ranks was a dream come 
 true for the San Francisco native who, as a teenager, first witnessed 
 Carlos and company onstage at the Cow Palace, appearing second to last on a 
 mammoth bill of twenty acts. The life-changing experience inspired Raul to 
 take up congas, and he soon began playing with Soul Sacrifice, a popular 
 late ‘60s/early ‘70s Bay Area club band specializing in Santana covers. 
 That led to his joining a Latin funk-rock outfit -- featuring Carlos' 
 brother Jorge Santana on guitar—that had a huge crossover hit in 1972 
 with the song written and recorded by Richard Bean "Suavecito." A stint 
 with Sapo, another Latin fusion act fronted by Richard Bean followed, and 
 then came the call from the Santana office, asking Raul to jam with Carlos 
 and Tom Coster. Soon after, Carlos invited Raul to join the band, and the 
 rest, as they say, is history. 
 \nhttp://remo.com/portal/artists/4416/Raul_Rekow.html\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/25/18734243.php
SUMMARY:Richard Bean & Sapo with Special Guest Raul Rekow from Santana plus Tortilla Soup
LOCATION:Fulton 55, 875 Divisadero Street, Fresno, California 93721 www.fulton55.com
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/03/25/18734243.php
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