MAMBO JAMBO

Private Birthday Party
2026-11-07

Hull Jazz Festival
2026-11-15 | Albemarle Music Centre, 60 Ferensway, Hull, HU2 8LN, United Kingdom
Details to follow

Beaujolais Nouveau Night; French Music at Dysart Arms, Cheshire,
2026-11-20 | Dysart Arms, Bowes Gate Rd, Bunbury, Cheshire, CW6 9PH
We’re back to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Night! Playing French music and songs, such as Edith Piaf, Django Rheinhardt, Charles Trenet, Gainsbourg, etc. Excellent three course meal included in the ticket price, and of course Beaujolais Nouveau!

Mambo Jambo Carnival Music Workshop & 'Hats Off' Family Show, Arbury, Cambridgeshire
2026-11-28 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Arbury Court Library, 46-47 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JQ
Mambo Jambo present Carnival Music Workshop & ‘Hats Off’ Family Show, at Arbury Library, Cambridgeshire in conjunction with ‘The Library Presents’ & Cambridge County Council.

Colchester Folk Club at Colchester Arts Centre
2026-11-30 | Colchester Folk Club at Colchester Arts Centre, Church St, Colchester, CO1 1NF
This will be our first time here, and we’ve heard great things about it! (Tickets & info) here:
https://colchesterartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173667251
Tickets £15 / £14 concessions.
Doors open 7.30pm, starts 8pm.
This gig is for a seated audience.
Musical explorers and eclectic Acoustic Roots duo Mambo Jambo have an infectious passion for playing live, delighting audiences with their upbeat shows, their original songs and all their instruments! Their music fuses magically crafted elements of folk, roots, world music – plus bluegrass! 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!
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, Voix Des Pays & St Patrick Cavan Celtic in France, Sidmouth, Broadstairs, Beverley & Shetland Folk (UK), Musicport, Cork (IRL) Jazz, Borneo Jazz, International Eisteddfod (Wales), etc. Tours of France, Netherlands, Germany, Ireland & Sweden and played concerts as far afield as Borneo, Havana and Reykjavik.
YouTube Clips:
https://youtu.be/9ea2G2_ofHA
https://youtu.be/GfsrR4GBcHc?si=L2uz3m2Od4Eb_hT7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlWlrwvHqHo

Mambo Jambo Christmas Bash at Cafe 9, Sheffield
2026-12-03 | 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 HERE £15 plus booking fee, or from the Cafe.
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.

Christmas Concert & Workshop Hoole Community Centre, Chester
2026-12-05 | Hoole Community Centre, Westminster Rd, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AP

The Lookout On The Pier, Scarborough
2026-12-06 | The Lookout on the Pier, West Pier, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 1PD
