Conexión were a seminal Spanish soul-jazz-rock band active 1969-1974. Influenced by American bands such as

Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears (also known as "BS&T") is a jazz rock music group founded in New York City in 1967, noted for a combination of brass with rock instrumentation. In addition to original music, the group has performed popular songs by Laura Ny ...

and

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, their best known singles were "I will pray" (1969), "Strong lover" (1969), "Un mundo sin amor" (1970), and "Preparad los caminos del señor" (1972) a Spanish cover from ''

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''.Salvador Domínguez ''Bienvenido Mr. Rock-: Los Primeros Grupos Hispanos 1957-1975'' 2002 "CONEXIÓN, 1970-. ...progresivos, al estilo de bandas americanas como Blood Sweat & Tears y Chicago Transit Authority, que destacaban por sus potentes secciones de vientos -con boquillas abiertas del treinta- y elaboradísimos arreglos escritos en partitura. Tuvieron bastante resonancia con temas como Strong lover, Walking to the fire, I will pray, Un mundo sin amor, y Preparad los caminos del señor (1972), título central de la ópera rock "Godspell". ...

Discography

*''Conexión'', Movieplay 1971 *''Harmony'', Movieplay 1973

References

Spanish musical groups {{Spain-band-stub