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Mambo This! is a
seven piece salsa band based on
the Mendocino Coast. We have
gathered from a variety of
musical backgrounds to share our
love of Afro-Cuban music. Most
of us have been playing
professionally for 25 years,
drawing from a wealth of
knowledge and experience in
jazz, classical, salsa, funk,
West African, Calypso, R&B,
klezmer and more.
Mambo This! has been performing
at dances, weddings, wineries,
outdoor concerts, clubs, parties
and benefits here on the
Northcoast since 2000. Our
personnel includes Dan Albrecht
on keyboard, bongos, lead vocals
and coro, Jim Dooley on trumpet,
flugelhorn, trombone and coro,
Michael Hubbert on cuatro (a
small Puerto Rican guitar),
tenor and alto sax, clarinet,
lead vocals and coro, David
Lipkind on bass, Richie
Rosenbaum on drum set and
percussion, Karl Schoen on tenor
and baritone sax, flute,
percussion and coro, and Steve
Davidson on congas. With so many
possibilities of
instrumentation, the sound of
Mambo This! can vary from small
son-conjunto to a full on salsa
band.
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Much of our material is drawn
from the deep well of
traditional Cuban music. Classic
son-montunos such as El Reloi de
Pastora by Arsenio Rodriguez,
Que Viva Chango by Celina
Gonzalez and Capullito de Alheli
by Raphael Hernandez join
boleros like Beny More's Como
Fue and the durable Besame
Mucho. Latin-jazz tunes such as
Afro Blue by Mongo Santamaria
and Charlie Parker's Little
Suede Shoes mix it up with the
classic Calypso number Shake
Sonora an original Cumbia, some
funky Boogaloo and Ozomatlis'
Como Vez to create an eclectic
repetoire of Latin dance music.
For their appearance at this
year’s Sierra Nevada World Music
Festival, Mambo This! will
feature a very special guest,
Cuban sonero Fidel Angel.
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