Review Centre: World Music Ensembles

"Really pleased with how simple the booking process was, Thomas the lead man kept me informed all the way and gave me confidence in his approach. Great band, really professional, excellent music and the wife absolutely loved them she said it was 'her favourite bit'. "

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"Everything was perfect, the band was absolutely wonderful and the bandleader Irvin is a charming, lovely guy. They added a real Caribbean feel to our drinks reception with their lovely, gentle background music. Thanks!"

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"I had a Brazil/carnival themed 30th Birthday and Travessia were the highlight of the party! Both sets matched the vibe perfectly and all the guests were so complimentary! They were so kind, accommodating & professional and really helped make my party a huge success! I would 100% recommend hiring Travessia to play at any event and want to say another big thank you to them for helping make my birthday so special with music that honours my roots and played so beautifully!"

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"Tijuca Taxi put on after show performances for Manchester Camerata at the Bridgewater Hall and at the Royal Northern College of Music respectively. I am pleased to say that both performances went successfully; Tijuca Taxi brought a tasteful cosmopolitan selection of Brazilian tunes and acoustic Latin, blending well-known arrangements with original compositions, which created a buzzing vibe and went down very well with our audiences, keeping them at the bar all evening! Great fun and would definitely book for future events."

Reply by Tijuca Taxi
Hi Manus, Thanks for this, much appreciated. Do get in touch if you require our services again in the future :-) Thanks and best wishes, Rory

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"Jonny's band performed at our wedding in the Peak District. We wanted some background music and Jonny's band fitted the bill perfectly. The bands cafe style music worked so well, moving around the guests in a non-intrusive fashion. 4 weeks on and guests are still saying how much they enjoyed it. The biggest recommendation would come from my dad, a musician with 50 years experience, he could not speak highly enough of Jonny. The band was professional and friendly from the start, I would not hesitate in recommending them."

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"Superb! Added to our wedding day brilliantly and the atmosphere in the garden. Thank you ever so much!"

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"Our staff, residents and their visitors all loved Eugene's performance. He was lovely and kind man too and spent time before and after chatting to the residents. Fantastic performance!"

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"La Ria trio made our special day truly memorable. We highly recommend them and their great music."

Reply by Ria
Thank you for your kind words, it was our pleasure. Ria

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"I really loved having the steel band perform at out summer party, they made the atmosphere so vibrant and everyone felt like they were somewhere tropical! decent friendly people. I would hire them again for sure"

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"Please pass on our thanks and appreciation to Sam, Charlie and Katie for the wonderful evening you gave us all last night. Nothing but praise for the music, your performance and the lovely atmosphere within the group that really came across to the audience"

Reply by The Jazz Lounge
Thank you so much for your kind words. It was a pleasure

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"Tijuca Taxi entertained at my 50th birthday in our large garden. He brought all his equipment and was ready to start straight away. He was a multi-instrumentalist, and I couldn’t believe it when he got out both saxophone and flute. He played beautiful music with a professional, original backing track, I noted, and it was wonderful to have that live element. He also changed costumes half way through which we were quite surprised and amused at; I thought that this really added to the high standard of his professionalism and the variety of what he offered. He was very easy to talk to and I would definitely book him again. Even the neighbours next door asked if the music was live as it sounded so special and they wanted to come and listen."

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"A fantastic Evening, the most accomplished Musical Duo ,especially with the variety of their performance we have seen for many years. Their connection with the audience made for an extraordinary and enjoyable evening. The mixture of styles and the variety of instruments they played was a joy and an eye opener that , and the level of ability with all the instruments they played was Phenomenal. We would love to see them again in due course at one of one Social events. Many Many Thanks."

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"True Steel band brought our wedding dinner alive with lots of old favourites from the West Indies. Great hospitality and would recommend to all my friends ????"

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"The band were amazing at my Grandads 90th party last night. Just wish I had booked her for longer, could have listened to her all night <3"

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"Thank you so much for yesterday Everyone said how talented you are. I’ll definitely look at having you back after the new year. Many thanks and wishing you a good start to the year."

Reply by Tijuca Taxi
Aww thank you very much Brogan, it was a pleasure to meet+play for you guys and yeah I’d love to come and work with you again, feel free to let me know any dates 👍. All best wishes for 2026! 🪩✨

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