MAMBO JAMBO

Kulturnatten, Norrkoping Sweden
2025-09-27 | Gramtone, Slottsgaten 135, Norrkoping, Sweden
https://visit.norrkoping.se/se-och-gora/evenemangskalender/evenemang-september-2025/konsert-med-mambo-jambo-fran-storbritannien-en-gladjefylld-virvelvind-av-rootsmusik
We’ll be leading a family workshop suitable for all abilities at Gramtone in the afternoon, followed by an early evening concert. We’re looking forward to being part of this cultural festival in Norrkoping, which is part of the Musical Cities Network. UNESCO Cities of Music (Hull is bidding to become part of this network)

Dalsland, Sweden
2025-10-03
SOLD OUT!

Skordefest Orust, Sweden
2025-10-04

Primary School Music Workshops
2025-10-15
We’ve been asked to deliver music workshops for a Primary School near Bradford, to tie in with Bradford’s City Of Culture 2025.
We offer lots of different music workshops, dance workshops, Spanish themed workshops, and more! Please see our workshops page, and contact us at info@mambojambo.co.uk

Mambo Jambo on the Music Train! CANCELLED
2025-10-16
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE ORGANISERS. APOLOGIES TO ALL
Come on a train jorney with us, and enjoy the ride, and the music! Pre-book your tickets to travel from Altrincham to Chester and back. (But you can get on at ny station en route) In Chester, then we all go to Alexander’s café-bar where another band will be playing,’So What Now Jazz’ Band.
Pre-book at alexanderslive.com – you can find the Music Train tickets under ‘Book Tickets’
Altrincham Railway Station Departs at 18:36 and arrives back at 23:53

The Three Cups, Malmesbury
2025-10-18 | The Three Cups, 90 The Triangle, Malmesbury, SN16 0AH
We’re looking forward to playing here; it’ll be our first time, but we’ve heard such good reports of the venue, and Malmesbury as a musical place! At 8pm in the Main Bar
“Mambo Jambo ‘A joyous whirlwind of roots music!’
‘Everyone comes out with the big smiles Pete & Frankie came in with’ The Bell Inn, Bath
‘The sheer enthusiasm & joy of their music along with their wonderful musicianship & great stage presence combine to create an act that will undoubtedly go down a storm wherever they play. ” Jim McLaughlin, Musicport Festival
‘Really brilliant ! So uplifting!’ BBC Radio Derby

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Acoustic Roots Duo and Musical Explorers Mambo Jambo will take you an exciting and joyous musical journey performing, as well as their own compositions, their mash-up of styles, with elements of roots, jazz, world and folk – plus bluegrass! Think Carnivals, fiestas, hoedowns, speakeasies and more! They’ve rightly been described as one of the biggest duos around.
A fabulous musical treat is in store wherever they roll up, their tour bus packed to the brim with instruments. Frankie is on sax, vocals, clarinet, flute, uke, guitar, and Pete on guitar, vocal, banjo, tres (traditional Cuban guitar), accordion, & between them all kinds of percussion including suitcase and spoons!
YouTube Clips –
see https://mambojambo.co.uk/gallery
https://www.youtube.com/@mambojamboduo
https://youtu.be/VlWlrwvHqHo
https://youtu.be/YiFh_l5ayl4
Pete and Frankie have appeared on various BBC Radio shows (UK), and MTV Asia, and have been gathering admirers at shows and festivals in the UK, Europe and Internationally; Festivals include Costa Del Folk in Portugal, Cork (IRL) & Manchester Jazz, Voix Des Pays & St Patrick Cavan in France, Borneo Jazz, International Eisteddfod (Wales), Sidmouth, Broadstairs & Shetland Folk (UK) etc. Tours of France, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland & Sweden

The Bell Inn, Bath
2025-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | The Bell, 103 Walcott Street, Bath, BA1 5BW
Fantastic Live Music Venue!
Playing 1-3pm. We love our once a year trip to The Bell, and in fact we ended up in their 10 year anniversary of the Coomunity Buy Out Photo two years ago, which was an honour!
Check out their website:https://thebellinnbath.co.uk/.
They’ve also said some great things about us in the promo leaflets:
​​“Name the style, they can play it, name the audience, they’ll entertain them. Everyone comes out with the big smiles Pete & Frankie came in with”

​“multi-instrumentalist duo with a talent for entertainment as well as musicianship, taking delight from the music as well as the delight they create in audiences, fuelling another energetic romp!”

Primary School Music Workshop
2025-10-20

Malet Lambert Hull, International Week Concert with Mambo Jambo
2025-10-22
We often get asked to play international Weeks in Schools, to play a participatory concert. We’re very pleased to have been asked to play at Malet Lambert, Hull for their International week.
More info on our schools concerts & workshops here: https://mambojambo.co.uk/workshops/

'Musicport On Tour'
2025-10-23
Details to be confirmed

Mambo Jambo and Joe Martin at Musicport Festival, Whitby
2025-10-26 | Whitby Pavilion, West Cliff, Whitby, YO21 3EN
We are thrilled to be playing at the fantastic Musicport Festival! It’s their 25th year & the line-up is fantastic!
https://www.musicportfestival.com/
Tickets here:
You can watch us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_emBxZg0WE here:
Mambo Jambo with Joe Martin – Three Musical Adventurers
Eclectic genre-defying Duo, Mambo Jambo, Pete and Frankie, plus their wonderful array of instruments, make a welcome return to Musicport Festival!
This time they’re joined by violinist extraordinaire, Joe ‘Hotbow’ Martin for spontaneous, joyful music making and a romp across genres.; Joe and Pete played, many moons ago, in the legendary Hull band Ain’t Misbehavin’ , and as frontman lead them to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Mambo Jambo are known locally for their lively, uplifting shows that whisk the audience off on shared musical adventures; They also captivate audiences with their wonderful array of instruments; Pete on guitar, cuban traditional guitar (tres), banjo, accordion, vocals & percussion, and Frankie on sax, flute clarinet, guitar, vocals. She’ll be bringing a few unusual instruments to the concert as well!.
When they get together with Joe the three of them really take off, with infectious energy! Expect all sorts of musical wildness, a mash-up of some vaudeville swing, some Latin American, Cajun, Eastern European, some folky Bluegrass… plus two of their original pieces that the three of them wrote together for the ‘Out Of The Box’ Festival 2023 and Hull Jazz Festival.
“An absolute treat and a delight, and you can tell all three of them feel the same way about playing together!”
“Refreshing and Uplifting”

Mambo Jambo Halloween Concerts with Concerteenies, Greystones Sheffield
2025-10-31 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-11-01 10:30 - 12:30 | Greystones, Greystones Rd, Sheffield, S11 7BS, United Kingdom
Acoustic roots duo, Mambo Jambo, performs a spooktacular set for 0-5 year-olds and their grown-ups.
Concerts at 10.30 am and 11.45 am. Tickets Here:
More info here:

Mambo Jambo and Joe Martin, Hull Jazz Festival
2025-11-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LB
We’re thrilled to have been asked to play the Hull Jazz Festival again, with Joe Martin!
Hull Truck Theatre https://www.hulltruck.co.uk/
Here’s more info, and how to get tickets https://www.hulltruck.co.uk/whats-on/music/mambo-jambo-and-joe-martin/
“Eclectic genre-defying, Mambo Jambo are joined by violinist extraordinaire, Joe ‘Hotbow’ Martin for spontaneous, joyful music making. Expect all sorts of musical wildness, a mash-up of some swing, some Latin American, Cajun, Eastern European, some folky Bluegrass, plus original pieces that they composed together for the Out Of The Box Festival, 2023  Some may remember Joe from when he was fronting the legendary Hull band ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ and leading them to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Here’s a clip of the three of us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_emBxZg0WE

Schools Project: Music and Dance on a Dragons Theme!
2025-11-10
We’ve been working on a school’s music and dance project with Primary School children, interpreting Dragons with music we’ve written on electric guitar, kora (west African harp), tongue drum, steel pan, flute, cymbals, clapping, chanting and roaring! It’s been brilliant! We’ll be performing the pieces today with the children!
For more info on our Shcools workshops and projects check out our workshops page.

Mambo Jambo a la Francaise - Beaujolais Nouveau at Dysart Arms, Cheshire SOLD OUT
2025-11-20 - 2025-11-21 | Dysart Arms, Bowes Gate Rd, Bunbury, Cheshire, CW6 9PH
We’ll be singing and playing French music, from Edith Piaf to Django Rheinhardt, at this celebration The Dysart Arms will be hosting two Beaujolais Nouveau Nights with live music, delicious food, fine wine and good company! Book tickets here

Private Event
2025-11-29, 2026-02-28

The Old Forge, Cranford, Nr Kettering
2025-12-04 19:00 - 22:00 | The Old Forge, Grafton Rd, Cranford,, NN14 4JE
Tickets £14 from theoldforgecranford@gmail.com or call 01536 330014 01536 330014.
Music starts at 6.45pm, with support from Adam The Greek. http://www.kcbworld.co.uk/old-forge-at-cranford.html

Mambo Jambo Christmas Bash at Cafe 9, Sheffield
2025-12-05 19:00 - 21:30 | Cafe #9, 9 Nether Edge Rd, Nether Edge, Sheffield, S7 1RU
Come down to the fantastic and intimate special Cafe #9 Netheredge, Sheffield, for a fun and lively celebratory gig/ party! 7pm Doors Open, 7.30pm, concert starts.
Mambo Jambo play a Christmas Party Set! Tickets £15 plus booking fee, or from the Cafe. https://wegottickets.com/event/662616
Expect the usual eclectic mix from this genre-defying duo; but with an added upbeat party vibe! Think Christmas party, fiesta/ carnival, hoedown, speakeasy; a joyous whirlwind!
These Musical Explorers will be performing, as well as their own compositions, their upbeat mash-up of styles, with elements of roots, jazz, world and folk – on a fabulous array of instruments: Pete on guitar, banjo, vocals, accordion, Cuban tres, ukulele, and Frankie on sax, vocals, clarinet, flute, & between them all kinds of percussion including suitcase and spoons! A fabulous musical treat is in store wherever they roll up, their tour bus packed to the brim with instruments!
Pete and Frankie have appeared on various BBC Local Radio shows, BBC Look North, the BBC Symphony for Yorkshire and MTV Asia, and have been gathering admirers at shows and festivals the length and breadth of the country on their travels. They’ve played gigs in Havana, toured France, Ireland and Sweden, and festivals in Shetland, Borneo and Portugal.
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“They are the perfect band to see in an intimate setting as they have such a connection with an audience, and it’s a real treat to experience their musicianship and the way they bounce off each other close up and real”
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‘The sheer enthusiasm & joy of their music along with their wonderful musicianship & great stage presence combine to create an act that will undoubtedly go down a storm wherever they play. ” Jim McLaughlin, Musicport Festival
“Really brilliant ! So uplifting!” – BBC Radio Derby
“Lovely Stuff!” – Durbervilles Folk & Roots Show, BBC Radio Leeds
“Rays of sunshine and infectious energy. Holmfirth Arts Festival audiences loved them!! Bev Adams, Festival Director, Holmfirth Arts Festival
“Warm entertaining delivery and exceptional talent. Once Seen, never forgotten” Will Richardson, Hunsley Acoustic Music
“Mambo Jambo…a total delight!” – Big Malarkey Festival
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Please note this ticket price DOES include a BYOB fee should you wish to bring alcohol to the venue.

Lookout On the Pier, Scarborough
2025-12-07 | The Lookout on the Pier, West Pier, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 1PD

Mambo Jambo play Swing Set for 'Lindy Fridays' Leeds
2025-12-12 19:00 - 22:00 | St Chads Hall, Otley Road, Headingley,, Leeds, LS16 5JT
St Chads Hall, Otley Road, Headingley, Leeds, LS16 5JT. Tickets £5
More info here

Mambo Jambo New Years Eve Party Pizza Express Beverley
2025-12-31 21:30 - 2026-01-01 00:00 | Pizza Express Beverley, 37 N Bar Within, Beverley, HU17 8BD
This is bound to be a fun evening! But book your places soon as it’s a popular one! Tel: 01482 679105

Private Party, Sheffield
2026-01-11

Private Birthday Party
2026-01-17
We’ve been asked to play a Private Party for a birthday party! Here’s more info on this page if you want to book us to play a private party, event or wedding: https://mambojambo.co.uk/private-parties-private-bookings-weddings/

Private Event
2026-01-31
Here’s more info on this page if you want to book us to play a private party, event or wedding, with frequently – asked – questions! https://mambojambo.co.uk/private-parties-private-bookings-weddings/

Oswaldkirk Village Hall
2026-02-14 18:30 - 22:30 | Oswaldkirk Village Hall, Main St, Oswaldkirk, Yorkshire, YO62 5XY
6.30 – 11pm.

Workshops & Concert, The Courthouse, Thirsk
2026-02-19 | Thirsk Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QS
Workshops in the afternoon & performance early evening.
WORKSHOPS:
Time: 1:45pm-2:30pm or 3:00pm -3:45pm

Duration: 45 Minutes

Come and join Pete and Frankie, Mambo Jambo, for an open access family workshop!
We’ll be trying out some (basic!) carnival tunes from New Orleans with singing and body percussion, and Brazilian rhythms – on basic hand percussion (claves provided by Mambo Jambo).
Ideally for ages beteen 4-11. No experience needed.
Please book a ticket for each person attending, all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets: £7.00
https://www.ruralarts.org/whats-on/at-the-courthouse/family-carnival-workshop-with-mambo-jambo/

PERFORMANCE:
We’ll be performing a Family Show at 6.30pm.
https://www.ruralarts.org/whats-on/at-the-courthouse/mambo-jambo/
Get ready for an upbeat, eclectic evening with musical explorers Mambo Jambo!
From roots, jazz, world, folk, and bluegrass, to their own mash-ups, they’ll whisk you off to carnivals, fiestas, hoedowns, and speakeasies – all in one show!
Frankie: sax, vocals, clarinet, flute, guitar
Pete: guitar, vocals, banjo, ukulele, tres, accordion
Together: a mix of percussion including suitcase & spoons
Their tour bus is packed with instruments and infectious energy, bringing a fabulous musical treat wherever they go.
Experience the passion, fun, and sheer joy of live music with Mambo Jambo!
Book your ticket at ruralarts.org.

Mambo Jambo Workshop & Concert, Hoole Community Centre, Chester
2026-02-20 | Hoole Community Centre, Westminster Rd, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AP
Afternoon Workshop, 2pm:
“Come and join Pete and Frankie, Mambo Jambo, for an open access family workshop! We’ll be trying out some (basic!) carnival tunes from New Orleans with singing and body percussion, and Brazilian rhythms – on basic hand percussion (claves provided by Mambo Jambo). No experience needed. Ages 4-20 & their families”
Ticket Link for the workshop here:
Concert 8pm:
Tickets for the concert are £11 – £12.50 here: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hoolecommunitycentre/t-njoveon
Doors Open at 7.30pm, Concert at 8pm

Private Party
2026-02-21
Here’s more info on this page if you want to book us to play a private party, event or wedding: https://mambojambo.co.uk/private-parties-private-bookings-weddings/
