Carlos Balcells
Encyclopedia
Carlos Balcells, is a Filipino
bass guitar
player. Balcells is most notable for his work as bass guitarist for the rock
band The Dawn
. He joined the band during the late 1980s when their original bass player, Clay Luna, left for the United States
. In 2003, Balcells was in turn replaced by Mon Legaspi, bass player for Wolfgang
.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
player. Balcells is most notable for his work as bass guitarist for the rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band The Dawn
The Dawn (band)
The Dawn is a Filipino rock band which first achieved commercial success during the late 1980s in the Philippines. The band broke up in 1995 with lead vocalist Jett Pangan forming another band, the Jett Pangan Group. The Dawn reunited in late 1999...
. He joined the band during the late 1980s when their original bass player, Clay Luna, left for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In 2003, Balcells was in turn replaced by Mon Legaspi, bass player for Wolfgang
Wolfgang (Filipino band)
Wolfgang is a Filipino heavy metal, hard rock and grunge band formed around 1992 in Manila, Philippines. Wolfgang is notable for being the only Filipino rock band to release albums in Japan and the United States and for realizing Platinum record sales in their home country...
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