"Barrabás" are a Spanish musical group founded in 1971 by drummer and producer Fernando Arbex. After leaving the band "Alacrán", Fernando Arbex founded the band "Barrabás". The other members of the band were bassist and vocalist Ignacio "Iñaki" Egaña (former member Alacrán), Filipino guitarist brothers Ricky and Miguel Morales, Portuguese keyboardist Juan Vidal, and Cuban percussionist, saxophonist and flautist Ernesto "Tito" Duarte. In 1971 their debut album entitled "Wild Safari" was released which generated the success of the two singles "Woman" and "Wild Safari". Arbex fired Egaña from the group and hired two new members: singer José Luis Tejada and drummer José María Moll. This new lineup recorded two albums: “Power” (1973) and “¡Soltad a Barrabás!” (1974). In 1974, the single "Hi-Jack" reached number one in the Spanish charts. After a few years of minor success, the group reformed in 1980 with a new lineup. Neither the Morales brothers, nor Vidal nor Louis were involved and they were replaced by Costa Rican guitarist "Koky" Maning, bassist "Susy" Gordaliza and keyboardist Armando Pelayo. The group definitively moved away from the rock genre to enter the field of disco music. “Piel De Barrabás” was released in 1981 and is the band's seventh album. The single "On The Road Again" achieved good success in Europe reaching the Top 10 in Switzerland and other countries. “Barrabás” founder Fernando Arbex died in 2003. Multi-instrumentalist Ernesto "Tito" Duarte died in Spain on July 14, 2003, aged 57. Tejada died on April 20, 2014 at the age of 69.
Album
1972 - Barrabas
1973 - Power
1974 - ¡Soltad A Barrabas!
1975 - Heart Of The City
1976 - Watch Out
1977 - Barrabas
1981 - Piel De Barrabas
1982 - Bestial
1983 - Forbidden
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