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The Mantecas (formerly known as “Manteca”) is an eight piece,
London-based, Latin Jazz, Soul and Boogaloo band well known for
creating a party mood at festivals and gigs everywhere they go, from
Glastonbury, Ealing Festival and Tropical Pressure Festival to The 606
Club and The Jazz Café in London. They have a particular ability for
bridging the culture gap with any audience getting all crowds up hitting
the dance floor in a jive. The Mantecas will blow your mind with a
mesmerising mix of salsa, Cumbia, funk, Latin jazz and boogaloo.
For this new release album, the band is exploring the legacy of some of
the Jazz giants through a Latin lens, reworking timeless pieces by
Coltrane, Shorter, Davis, Hubbard and Perkins, giving them the infusion
of latin rhythms while remaining true to the Jazz language.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Mantecas - Black Nile
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
The Mantecas (formerly known as “Manteca”) is an eight piece,
London-based, Latin Jazz, Soul and Boogaloo band well known for
creating a party mood at festivals and gigs everywhere they go, from
Glastonbury, Ealing Festival and Tropical Pressure Festival to The 606
Club and The Jazz Café in London. They have a particular ability for
bridging the culture gap with any audience getting all crowds up hitting
the dance floor in a jive. The Mantecas will blow your mind with a
mesmerising mix of salsa, Cumbia, funk, Latin jazz and boogaloo.
For this new release album, the band is exploring the legacy of some of
the Jazz giants through a Latin lens, reworking timeless pieces by
Coltrane, Shorter, Davis, Hubbard and Perkins, giving them the infusion
of latin rhythms while remaining true to the Jazz language.
“Expect loads of hard-hitting salsa, exploding drums and outrageously
funky boogaloo.”
Time Out
"Ripping new Latin Jazz band from the finest musicians of
London.”
Fact Magazine
“One of the best Latin Jazz-funk bands working the scene today”.
The Jazz Café, London
credits
released December 11, 2023
The band is made up of some of the best musicians in the Latin,
Jazz and pop scenes in London:
TRYPL HORNS: Paul Booth (Incognito/Brand New Heavies), Trevor
Mires (Jamiroquai/Incognito), Ryan Quigley (Gregory Porter/Beverly
Knight).
Dave Oliver: Keys (Lisa Stansfield/Snowboy)
Satin Singh: Percussion (Jazz Jamaica/Roberto Pla/Pucho and the
Latin Brothers)
Javier Fioramonti: Bass and arrangements,MD (Alex Wilson/Jack
Costanzo/Joe Bataan/Salsa Celtica)
Flavio Correa: vocals (Omar Puente/New Regency Orchestra)
Will Fry: percussion(Tom Misch, Tony Allen)
Rob Luft: Guitar (Dave O’Higgins, Byron Wallen)
supported by 6 fans who also own “The Mantecas - Black Nile”
The obsessive searching (in all the best ways) and crate digging pay off once again for the Analog Africa crew! This compilation is a veritable gold mine of crazy good funky riffs with horns aplenty. As with most AA offerings, the music appears to originate from various sources and time periods but the underlying quality of all the tracks is undeniable. Drop the needle and get ready to be enthralled!! blixa00
supported by 5 fans who also own “The Mantecas - Black Nile”
Very cool dance-music with strong baselines and subtle west African guitars & above all Ernesto’s soulful vocal. No wonder that he became a superstar. This music is SO pulsating and full of life. ufo_dk
supported by 5 fans who also own “The Mantecas - Black Nile”
Album super cool! À écouter en faisant des pâtisseries dans le temps des fêtes! On a pas tous les moyens d'aller dans le sud, alors on se met dans l'ambiance! ;-) Lavinie Cloutier