Gio - lead vocals; John - guitars; Aaron - keyboards/accordion; Nick - bass; Candido - drums; Gary - percussion
Influences
Mana, Celia Cruz, Ozomatli, The Police, Led Zeppelin, Steely Dan, Tool, XTC, Paul Simon, Los Lobos, Planet Grooves Past, Prince, Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews, The Pretenders, Buena Vista Social Club, Michel Camilo, The Beatles, Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Juanes, Mr. Bungle, Mike Patton, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Brad Mehldau, Danilo Perez, Puya, Los Mocosos, Maestro Antonio Lauro, Ruben Blades, King Crimson, Elemento Solo, Mongo Santamaria, Los Banban, Madonna, Giovanni Hidalgo, Juan Luis Guerra
BIO/HISTORY:
If the Gipsy Kings wrote songs like the Beatles and had Carlos Santana, Stewart Copeland, and Flea sitting in, you'd have a sound that approximated the sound of Santa Mamba. These boys always bring the party, with deep danceable grooves, powerful melodies, and inspiring improvisations that combine spicy Latin flavor and sheer rock energy.
Rock, salsa, reggaeton, funk, rap, jazz, rhumba, merengue, bachata, disco, reggae, bolero, son... elements of all these sounds can be heard in the music of Santa Mamba. Influences include Santana, Ruben Blades, the Beatles, Juan Luis Guerra, the Police, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Buena Vista Social Club, the Gipsy Kings, and Mana.
Though the name Santa Mamba has only been around since 2005, the band has evolved naturally from Planet Groove, a RI-based genre-defying sonic experiment that was started in 1994 by Ajay Coletta, John Medeiros, and Leith MacArthur. Though Leith and Ajay are no longer with the band, John continues to bring to Santa Mamba the experience and professionalism of a much longer-lived music project. The band takes as much pride in offering dependable, professional service as they do in creating top quality music and entertainment.
Hey guys, how's things going, I'll see you on Saturday. I'll be working, and Katie will clicking away for pictures. And Me and her should totally be on your top friends...lol...Have a good week. ---Todd
Been thinking about all of ya, what's new in the hood? Hey, can I call upon you to the UK site? We have legends (sax, alto/tenor)Gaz Birtles and John Barrow up....love to all!!
Hey friend I am trying to send a comment to all of my friends and let them know whats new. First I want to thank all of you for the great response Ive got from the website. I also want to let you know that as of now I will be posting a new original song EVERY WEEK and song downloads are now FREE. There is also some clothes and stickers on the site you can order. Thanks for being a friend. I am basically cutting and pasting this comment to all of my friends, but if you send me a message I will personaly respond. Thanks again and Merry Christmas, Charlie
