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B-Side Players are a septet led by frontman
Karlos Paez and including guitarist Giovanni Mejia, bass player Gerry Guevara, saxophonist Regan Branch, percussionists Victor Tapia and Luis Cuenca, and drummer
Ryan Moran. The son of a musician,
Paez spent a good deal of his time growing up on the road and formed the band in 1993 in San Diego. The group built a local following and won several San Diego music awards for their blend of Latin, funk, rock, and reggae, and have toured with artists ranging from
Ben Harper to
Papa Roach. The group issued
Movement in September 2001, which culled material from two self-released records, Renacimeinto and Culture of Resistence. The album included a guest appearance by
Herbie Hancock drummer
Mike Clark and a cover of the
War classic "Spill the Wine." ~ Tom Demalon