Acoustic roots duo MAMBO JAMBO
Lots coming up for us in the next few weeks!Fri 11 Oct: Uig Hall, Dunoon, Scotland 8pm. £8. Afternoon Bookshop Event for Families 3.45pmSat 12 Oct: El Santo, Glasgow. Latin…
We're really pleased to have been invited to deliver workshops in this fantastic project, The Sensational Stroke Ensemble, which is a group that enables Stroke survivors and their friends and…
The Festival St Patrick in Cotes D'Armor in Brittany (It's actually the week after St Patricks Day). It was a fantastic festival, and we really enjoyed seeing old friends, meeting…
We've got a nice varieiy of gigs, tours, workshops and projects coming up, including Scotland, Sheffield, Hull, London, Oxford, France and more!We're involved with a Primary school working on a…
Just some of our 2023 Highlights. We've been so lucky to work with some great people and venues. Thanks to all, & to all the brilliant audiences! In no particular…
We had a great time getting the music together for this special commission for Hull City Arts Development in partnership with Hull Jazz Festival! And the two performances were a…
We’re thrilled to have been awarded a Special Commission by Arts Development Team, Hull City Arts with Hull Jazz Festival, to write some new music with Joe Martin (violin), and…
We'll be at Musicport Festival, Hull Jazz Festival, Touring with Blaize and ARTery, Concerteenies in Sheffield and in York, Oxford and London, Scarborough tooPlease go to our Dates page for…
This podcast was first broadcast on West Hull FM, a community radio station. Give it a listen! This is our first podcast, we really enjoyed getting it together! It came…
Scotland! We played The CatStrand New Galloway, Dunoon Burgh Hall and Craignish Village Hall (https://www.craignish.org.uk/cvh/). At each venue we gave a workshop and a concert; and at CatStrand in New…
We've got some exciting new projects and commissions we're getting involved in over the next few months. Varied and challenging projects! Funded by the Ideas Fund, we're thrilled to be…
Sat 14th Jan and Sun 15th Jan. We’re running four workshops 11.30am-12.30pm, and 1.30-2.30pm both days. ‘Come and join Pete and Frankie of Mambo Jambo for a workshop at The Deep!…
It's always great to play at Festivals! Recently we've played at Manchester Jazz Festival and Congleton Food & Drink Festival. Summer festivals we're involved with include: Louth Arts Festival Sun…
We had a great time leading a music workshop for children/ families which lead to a fun and lively performance! Together we sang, played percussion, boomwhckers, and there was rapping…
Mambo Jambo at Manchester Jazz Festival Sun 22 May at 'Escape To Freight Island'. It's a great Festival, so much good music - and the venue was fantastic; definitely…
So, we had a bit of an adventure on our recent Spring Tour playing a wedding in the Scottish Highlands & five 'Mambo Jambo in Concert' concerts for Highlights Rural…
We're touring to several venues and halls! With LiveLincs/ ArtERY we'll be in playing concerts in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, plus with Highlights Touring you can catch us in Cumbria,…
'Acoustic roots duo Mambo Jambo might just be the biggest acoustic duo you’ll ever see; a truly unique two-piece, performing their lively, joyous mash up of roots styles plus original…
Here's our latest YouTube video from our YouTube Channel, compiled from live clips at Musicport Festival 2021. We love playing live! And Musicport is such a great festival.
We recently were featured on WOMR radio as part of the 'Mayflower Transmissions'! A very interesting broadcast with music and nterviews from participants of this year's Harwich Arts Festival (which…
The publication 'Blues In Britain' has featured an interview with us in this months's magazine. It's a nice feature!Last month the magazine reviewed our new album, 'Groove Fruit' :“...being widely…
We've got lots of shows this weekend! Catch us Fri 17th September Spot On Lancashire, Sat 18th with Cheshire Rural Touring Arts at Electric Picture House Artists Co-operative, and Sun…
We often get booked to play of private parties, weddings and private events! Do get in touch if you'd like to book us for an event. "Mambo Jambo - perfect…
We're thrilled to be back at The Big Malarkey Festival again! We'll be spending the days leading up to the festival in various schools providing workshops in flamenco dancing, ocean…
'Groove Fruit' and 'Happy Feet!', our new CDs are here, and you can buy them on our site! £10 each. ('Happy Feet!' is a CD for children & fun-loving adults,…
#Outdoor #Music # MamboJambo #PopUp #events #OutdoorParties #Festivals #LiveMusic Bring an upbeat popup Musical Experience to your outdoor space with Mambo Jambo! We're getting booked at the moment for outdoor…
We've got two online shows coming up for Helmsley Arts Centre and Thirsk Courthouse Sat 24th April! As part of their Springwatch programme, we'll be doing two music shows for…
Mambo Jambo's Stickleback Gumbo CD Review from Blues In Britain Magazine by Pete Clack. ('Stickleback Gumbo') though around a little while now, gets a fresh release, and its one of…
Mambo Jambo's online concert Thursday 29th October for Cotswolds Distillery, 8.30pm-9.30! Do join us as we broadcast live from our home to your's! It'll be streamed via Cotswolds Distillery facebook…
We had a great time broadcasting a show live from the SLS Live studio on June 21st, and it's still available to watch; you get a ticket (£4.99) here www.soundlightstage.com/mambo-jambo/ …
So we've been getting some videos together of all sorts of styles, available here and on YouTube:Check out our YouTube Channel Playlist 'Mambo Jambo Live In Concert here And here…
We're going to be giving a live concert at 8pm Sun 21st June that you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home! We'll be broadcasting from SLS Live's…
Coastival Festival is coming up! Sun Feb 23rd we'll be leading some workshops in drumming and dancing, samba and flamenco for all the family, plus a fun Mambo Jambo concert!…
We've got lots of different stuff happening this year, from gigs, concerts, tours, including a tour of Germany and the Netherlands, to our Children's Show 'The Nonsense Show', plus a…
We've been doing some filming! Check out these videos we took for our special Vintage Retro Swing Jamboree that we'll be performing at points this year as part of the…
Mambo Jambo Upcoming concerts, including three London gigs, plus schools' music workshops.
Musicport is a fantastic festival and we've played at a few of them over the years with different collaborations and groups. It's always been a brilliant experience: This year's (Sold…
We've got a busy Autumnn schedule; we're looking forward to starting off with a launch event for "Anglesey Alpacas"; We'll be touring and playing concerts in several parts of the…
We're thrilled to be involved again with the brilliant Big Malarkey Children's Literature Festival in Hull that encorporates books, music, poetry, storytellng, drawing and performance! We're involved with storytelling and…
We’re thrilled to be playing at several great festivals this Spring/ Summer. Starting with Llyn Arts Festival in Wales, Eden Festival Scotland early June, where we’ll be…
We were thrilled to have been invited to play in Switzerland, and had a fantastic reception for our concert in Neuchatel at the Salon du Cafe Bleu. Next up, "La…
We've recently been into a local primary school delivering music and dance workshops to children in Key Stage 1 in preparation for their International Week; we had a fantastic day…
We've got some interesting events coming up! Sat 6th Oct We've been invited to play at a Frida Kahlo Pop Up Event in a vintage stone barn with Mexican Food,…
The Big Malarkey Festival is a fantastic Children's Literature Festival; "expect to hear and see and get involved with writers, poets, musicians, artists, a time-traveller, puppets and more". We're involved…
Carnival We've been working in primary schools recently delivering workshops ready for our final performance with 88 children from three different schools! We've written some pieces for the children, plus…
We’ve started the year with some great children’s workshops and visits to schools – from music with Early Years groups to working with music and languages in a local secondary…
We've got gigs in various places this Autumn; We're excited to be playing Musicport Festival Oct 20th in a set with Luke Carver Goss, plus a workshop and performance with…
As well as touring from Devon to Scotland this year, we're also involved in projects for Hull City Of Culture; The PRS New Music Festival on 1st-2nd July; we're also involved in…
This year has seen us touring extensively already, including a great trip to Devon in March. We'll shortly be off to Scotland to play the fantastic Knockengorroch Festival (Sat 27th…
We'll be giving a (short) performance at The Albemarle Centre on Sat 8th April from 12.30-1pm. It's free to attend, and is provided by "Albemarle Saturdays", which are a series of workshops…
We've got an interesting and varied year ahead! As usual, we'll be touring the length and the breadth of the country doing concerts, from Cornwall to Scotland, plus we've got…
This September we've got two great festivals coming up! Cornucopia is a great Festival of Music and Arts for all the family from Sept 23rd-25th. Other acts include Holy Moly And…
We're playing a London concert at the Landmark Arts Centre June 3rd, plus some great music festivals, including the Small Corner Of The World Music Festival, Lancashire, in June; Party…
Here's a You Tube video of us taken fairly recently at a gig we did for Blackbrook Arts in Chinley, in the Peak District, as part of the 'Live And…
We had a great time at the Costa Del Folk Festival in Carvoeiro, Portugal in October. It’s a fantastic festival in a great setting; sun, music, sea! We arrived at…
We're looking forward to playing at Corncopia Festival on Sat 26th Sept. So we'll be playing on the Sat afternoon, but also leading a couple of children's music workshops over…
We're thrilled to have been booked to play at Costa Del Folk in Carvoeiro, Portugal, this October! Our dates are 3rd & 4th Oct, but the Festival runs from 3rd-8th…
So we've got some interesting summer gigs coming up, and a full-on touring schedule! We'll be playing a Swedish Midsommer fest; a half-marathon in Kirkudbright, Scotland; "Vamos" Latin Music Fest…
We had a great time at BBC Radio Derby on the Saturday Morning Breakfast Show, interviewed by Richard Spurr, last Saturday. We got to sing one of our songs, "Hilife",…
We're off on tour with our new CD, 'Stickleback Gumbo', accompanying us ( see "Recordings" page to hear clips!). This February we'll be at a venue, village hall or pub in…
We're very excited to be playing at La Route Du Rhum, a transatlantic single handed yacht race from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe! We'll be playing in the week leading up…
We're really pleased to announce our new CD is out! It's available by Mail Order (go to the 'Contact' page & send us an email. The CD costs £10 incl…
We had a great day at Le Tour De France, and our concert at Café J was such fun! The new French songs went down very well!
We've been asked to play at a number of Brazilian themed events (seeing as that's one of our specialities) this summer; did someone mention The World Cup?! From summer parties and…
We’ve recently got back from France where we were involved in an Educational project in a secondary school, had a great gig, did a bit of exploring, seeing friends and…
Over the years we've really enjoyed the chance to sing to and talk with audiences in different languages and in different countries. In January we were invited into a local secondary school to spend the day with…
We were thrilled to be playing as part of the Musicport Festival 2014 Launch Event last Friday that took place at Whitby Pavilion with 'Bassekou Koyote and Ngoni Ba', plus 'Me…
So we're recording material for our new CD. Some new and original tunes plus some that have been going down well at our gigs. Keep an eye on our…
We're really pleased to have been asked to play at The Hull Jazz Festival at Hull Truck Theatre Fri 22nd Nov. We're on at 6-7pm, then the amazing Tcha Limberger…
We've had a great tour in conjunction with Rural Arts 'On Tour' covering North Yorkshire and the Tees Valley. First off was East Cowton, where we had a very warm…
We’re looking forward to playing a couple of festivals this summer; The MADFEST 13 Festival at Elsecar Heritage Centre , West Yorkshire, 2-4th August has a great line-up, including Capercaillie,…
Mambo Jambo at The Blue Walnut, by Karen Allen This Spring we’ve had a couple of ‘mini tours’ in various parts of the country; we particularly enjoyed our tours…
We've had nine concerts on the Highlights Touring Scheme covering Northumberland, Cumbria and Co Durham; it's a great scheme and all the gigs were really enjoyable! Thanks to all the…
(Mambo Jambo Review from Isle Of Man Concert). Mambo Jambo perform at the Peel Centenary Centre. " ‘We have performed in Brazil, deepest Borneo, Cuba, and now . . .…
( Mambo Jambo play "Tailor And The Mouse" at Haile, Arts Out West ) (Mambo Jambo Play 'Pajaro Lindo' at Ullock ) (Mambo Jambo Play 'My Long Journey Home at Ireleth )…
On Sunday 23rd Sept we'll be appearing on BBC Radio Leeds on the Durbervilles Show between 8-9 pm, playing live and chatting about our concert at Helmsley Folk Weekend, which…
We had a couple of gigs at Broadstairs Folk Week this year; Once with Mambo Jambo, and once with 'Forro Porro', the four piece band we play in with Sam…
We had a great tour in May, taking in the BAA Fest in Bellingham, Northumberland (what a friendly festival!) The intriguing Sweeps Festival in Rochester - a first for us…
Forro Porro's CD "North by Northeast" is out! Forro Porro is the four piece we play in with Sam & Gary of 'The Hut People' (See the "Other Projects" page…
We're leading a workshop tomorrow, Sat 4th Feb, with "Hull Samba" - we'll be looking at samba and other brazilian rhythms, plus teaching a brazilian song or two!
We've just been playing at "The Globe" in Hay-On-Wye, followed by St.Donats Arts Centre, South Wales. Both gigs were great fun, and really interesting venues; The Globe hosts some intriguing…
We're playing a support slot to "The Churchfitters" at The Adelphi Club, De Grey Street, Hull Tues October 4th. Check out "The Churchfitters" website, www.churchfitters.com
At last our newly revamped website has finally gone live!! Please feel free to browse around - there are photo galleries, dates, videos and recordings to listen to and watch,…
We enjoyed very much playing at the Mill on the Fleet gallery in Gatehouse of Fleet last weekend. Also we saw The Geese perform in Kirkcudbright earlier the same day…
Our 4-piece band 'FORRO PORRO' will be supporting 'Salsa Celtica Acustica', who are widely regarded as the UK's top salsa band. Join us for a night of the hottest acoustic…
