From Barbershop Owner to Member of Famous Band WAR Lamont Musician Marcos Reyes says he still comes back to serve his loyal customers.
- Marcos Reyes is a Lamont native and part of the famous band called WAR.
- He was inspired by Latin musicians like Carlos Santana and Celia Cruz.
- Reyes first opened his barbershop in Lamont in 1983.
- He formed a band with his friends from high school and played alongside Chicano and Malo.
- Reyes is currently the percussionist for the band WAR.
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Since he was a boy growing up in Lamont, Marcos Reyes says he was always inspired by Latin musicians like Carlos Santana and Celia Cruz. And though Reyes has performed all over the country, he always comes back to where it all started—a barbershop.
Reyes says he first opened his barbershop in Lamont in 1983. Though he enjoyed cutting people’s hair and doing nails, he says he became fascinated by Afro-Cuban rhythms while hearing his brother playing the congas at home in Lamont.