Mambo Jamboree Upbeat latin fiesta band with other acoustic roots & jazzy styles

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Available to book from £300. For an accurate quote please make an enquiry.

About / Biography

We've been working together as professional musicians for over 16 years; Perfect for upbeat, sunny music! We are specialists in a few musical fields, such as Latin, Salsa, Brazilian music, jazz, party music, uplifting music for parties and weddings! We often get asked to play parties and celebrations where our love of playing music and large repertoire & experience means we are popular across ages and musical tastes! Either for reception slots, to help create a sunny vibe, or to get people dancing with our rhythmic latin music. Between us we play several instruments and percussion, both sing and often people say we sound like a larger band than we are! (Check out our videos!).

Past clients/ venues include; Hard Rock Café, London; Regents Street Xmas Lights; Dublin Carnival; Royal Horticultural Society Show, Cardiff; Trees/ ParksFor Life, London; RICS Annual Party, Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Met University; Hilton Hotel Park Lane; Belfry International Golf Course; Indigo @ O2 Arena; Emirates Stadium; British Medical Association (BMA); opening ceremony of new BBC building; Yorkshire Sculpture Park; Hull Truck Theatre; Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent; Quay Arts Centre Isle of Wight, Grassington Arts Festival; Jersey World Music Festival; Miri International Jazz Festival Borneo, Cork Jazz Festival, plus many many weddings and private parties!


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Reviews (10)

There are currently 10 user ratings for Mambo Jamboree

AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in Hull, East Yorkshire

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 5 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

La Bamba

Guantanamera

Chan Chan (Buena Vista Social Club)

Bamboleo (Gipsy Kings)

Volare (Gipsy Kings)

Tequila

Oye Como Va

Mambo Italiano

Besame Mucho

Cailito Lindo

Havana

Lambada

El Cuarto de Tula (Buena Vista Social Club)

El Bodeguero (ChaChaCha)

La Colegiala

La Negra Tomasa / Bilongo

Son De La Loma

Mas Que Nada (Samba)

La Cucaracha

Mambo Jambo

Patricia

Sway

Corcovado

El Cumbanchero

Lola Catula

Desafinado

Sonho Meu

Maracangalha

Marinheiro So

Andrei de Sapato Novo

Corcovado

Doralice

Girl From Ipanema

Brazil

Sway

Urubu Malandra

Eu Luxo So

El Que Sabe Sabe

Sonho Meu

Maracangalha

Marinheiro So

Tico Tico

Bucks Polka

Pantalon Blue Jean

Corrida

Shake Your Body

Anabacoa

JAZZY

Take Five

My Baby Just Cares for Me

Charleston

Sentimental Journey

The Pink Panther

In The Mood

Chatanooga Choo Choo

Minnie The Moocher

The Girl From Ipanema

Stranger on the Shore

Night and Day

Paper Moon

Honeysuckle Rose

Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing

Straighten Up And Fly Right

Flat Foot Floogie

Swing 39

Desafinado

Bim Bom

Blue Moon

Sweet Georgia Brown

I’m In the Mood For Love

Sweet Sue Just you

Nuages

OTHER COVERS

Brown Eyed Girl

Tell Me Ma

La Vie En Rose

BOOGIE SKA CALYPSO

Choo Choo Ch’Boogie

Kansas City

Jump Jive & Wail

Yellow Bird

Don’t Stop the Carnival

Back to Back Belly to Belly

Mary Ann

Jamaica Farewell

Angelina

One Love

Jamming

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

We need about 2 metres by 2.5 metres. One socket.
We prefer parking for our high top van (3.1m high, 5.7m long)


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

We are self contained and have our own sound system for our music.


What information do you require about a venue?

We need to know any directions that will help us find the venue and find the right place to load in our equipment. We'd need to know we can access the loading-in area in our high top van. We are more than happy to liaise with the venue, if there's any info that the venue needs about us for instance, once we've had initial discussions with the client.


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

The client would need their own sound system. We can put on a background level music in between our sets, but not at the volume level expected of a DJ.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

We've had many memorable gigs and fantastic weddings and parties we've played at. We enjoyed playing in Havana, and weddings in Tuscany and near Bearcelona. The Borneo Jazz Festival in Miri was exciting, and being filmed by MTV Asia, plus playing for the arrival of the Olympic Torch in front of a crowd of 15,000 people.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

We've been influenced by a large range of musicians! From Jazz , world, folk, pop and many more styles! If the music moves us we'll give it a listen; and we also love music that makes us move!


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

We started playing through a love of sharing music, and people's keen interest in our oerformances! Since then we've loved playing all sorts of parties, weddings, events, venues, etc


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

We love playing at all sorts of events; we particularly enjoy weddings and private parties where our upbeat mood and style of music seems to help make a joyous atmosphere!


Are you happy to have a chat with a client before or after they've booked you?

Yes, of course! Usually lots of details get organised by email, but if the client wants to also have a chance to speak to us, or for us to get an idea fo them as a couple (for weddings) we're more than happy to arrange a phone call!


Do I need to choose a playlist?

No! You don't need to choose all the songs for us to play at all, in fact with our years of experience of playing, we can 'read the room' and respond to the mood or vibe accordingly, that's the beauty of live musicians! Of course if you have a favourite, or a few favourites, from our list, do let us know!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

About one hour to one hour 15 for set up of our full PA.
We usually are asked to play for two 45 minute sets, however some people prefer one set of an hour or an hour and 15 minutes. We're happy to talk through details.


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes, with protection, ie. a marquee. but we ask for a plan b in case of wet weather.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

We have an extensive repertoire and are happy for clients to let us know which of our songs on the repertoire are ther favourites.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

'Upbeat' 'Fantastic' 'Lovely atmosphere'

Recent Clients

Mambo Jamboree has performed for these clients:

BBC

British Medical Association

Regent Street Christmas Lights Turn On

Boots PLC

Royal Horticultural Show

Cork Jazz Fesival

Manchester Jazz Festival

Hull Jazz Festival

Borneo International Miri Jazz Festival

Henley Festival

Venues

Mambo Jamboree has performed at these venues:

Indigo @ O2

Excel

Emirates Stadium

Hard Rocl Cafe, London

Edgebaston Cricket Ground

Park Lane Hotel London

Hilton, London & Manchester

Epsom Derby

Belfry Golf club

Leeds Art Gallery

Leeds Met University

University Of Kent

Quay Theatre, Isle of Wight

Jersey Arts Centre

Royal Naval College, London

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