Orquesta Mambarito

¡Oir Salseros! London’s salsa sensation Orquesta Mambarito sets the dance-floor alight! Burning up red-hot classics from 70s New York, Colombia, Puerto Rico and beyond, they should be arrested for arson! Get ready for that infectious Latin Caribbean groove, big fat horns and killer vocals! The 13-strong group has a classic salsa line-up of trumpets, trombones, baritone sax and full Afro-Cuban rhythm section, fronted by fabulous singers Victor Mastrangioli (Venezuela), Diego Abril (Colombia) and Nestor Rojas (Venezuela). ¡Agozar!

Bandleader David Strahan (baritone sax) brought the group together during dark days of Covid lockdown to make online video recordings of salsa classics like Ray Barretto’s Indestructible. Since unlockdown they have been gigging hard and building up an enthusiastic following in London’s Latino and salsa-dancing communities. They recently played Pizza Express Soho – their first gig in the West End. The band’s name is a combination of ‘mambo’ and ‘baritono’ – the Spanish for baritone.

The official After Party to Movimientos Gia Fu

With support from

DJs Moralito & Movimientos DJs
– Colombian selector Moralito, fresh back from Barranquilla Carnaval, joins Movimientos DJs celebrating the best in Salsa, Cumbia, Champeta, Merengue and other Afro-Latin sounds & beyond. Moralito is a record collector and DJ from Colombia, known for spinning groovy and psychedelic sounds from across the globe. With a strong focus on Latin music, his sets range from salsa, cumbia and champeta to funk, disco and jazz.