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Melendez, Carlos “Kiko”

He is a guitarist who was an original member of the Puerto Rican “supergroup” Roots, which formed in 1974.

He performed with the Rice & Beans Orchestra for Pepe Luis Soto along with Hector Garrido and Eduardo “Sabu” Rosado and they were later assembled into the Buzzy Bunch when Soto was creating a backing group for his wife Celi Bee.

In 2006 he performed jazz music on guitar at the Brass Cafe and Saloon in Downtown Mount Pleasant, Michigan from 6-10pm.  He also laid down solo tracks for drummer Danny Lloret’s debut CD.

Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch Recordings
Together (Pepe Luis Soto)
Lost In Love   (Pepe Luis Soto)  

Sources:

  1. www.mountpleasantwow.com