Mambo This
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.
Mambo This!
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