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Title: Mumbo-Jumbo: Troubadours & Raconteurs
Location: Chinley Community Centre
Start Time: 20:00 (doors and bar 19:30)
Date: 21 May 2016
Artist website: mumbo-jumbo.biz
Tickets: £10 – available online and in Chinley Stores

Not to be confused with Mambo Jambo who played for us last year!

With no shortage of onstage banter and engaging the audience at every opportunity, Mumbo-Jumbo are fabulous musicians and thoroughly entertaining folk

 

Mumbo Jumbo are three rootsy, close-harmony musicians who boast that there’s not a six stringed guitar in sight!

Led by three of the Midlands’ most experienced Blues musicians, Oliver Carpenter and Chris Lomas, and featuring top piano and squeezebox player, Phil Bond, Mumbo-Jumbo produce a sound all of their own. They play uplifting original songs, rarely-heard rootsy tunes and more familiar numbers, all delivered with a real sense of humour.

It’s a big band sound in a small package, with a terrific combo of trumpet, keyboard, accordion, washboard and vocals.

The show features mainly self-penned catchy songs (check out ‘He’s got a little bald spot’ – which features a guest appearance by Steve ‘Dr Teeth’ Steinhaus). And if you need an instant lift, have a look at this lovely film for ‘Nice Work’.

The band are very clued up as to what works in a community venue, bringing a winning mix of banter, great musicianship and a bit of audience participation – you might find yourself on kazoo – and skilfully performed pieces that will have you whooping for more!

 

Title: Radio Banska
Location: Chinley Community Centre
Date: 16 October 2015
Tickets: £9 – available online and in Chinley Stores

tickets available on the door!

doors open 1930. Show starts 2000.
Artist website: radiobanska

This five-piece play a lively jazzy mix of East and West European, North African and Latin music fronted by guitars and violin and ably supported by double bass and a great percussion section.

They will take you on an exciting tour of musical influences from around the world, from Morocco, Jamaica and Buenos Aires to Paris, Budapest and the Balkans.

They’re very much on board with what touring to small venues is all about and say “At our last Rural Touring performance one elderly man thanked us a afterwards, saying he felt ‘completely carried away into another world’ and another, aged 94, bought our cd and asked us all to sign it!”

Band leader Nina Trott on violin adds her own compositions into the musical line up including the signature piece ‘Banska Nights’ based on her Eastern European heritage, which makes for a brilliant finale.

It’s clear from their passionate performances that the band put as much energy into their concerts in small halls as they do their many bookings at the top Jazz and World music festivals they are booked for.