mandinga arts having bought a milkfloat, have given us the possibility of amplifying more than just voices this year, and thames festival 2005 was out first real variety-show-parade. maurizio and christiane sang, alongside the bateria augmented by 2 horns, bass and guitar. once again a suite of music with ascending tempo, one song for each section of dancers. the first time we put in english-language songs. result. the people in the street sing along in the local tongue, and we are no longer (musically) mostly foreign to london. setlist: i shot the sheriff (reggae), superstition (2nd line new orleans funk), bate bundinha (samba-funk), i feel good (yes, samba) big thanks to jérome boumendil of sambatuc for the arrangement, aguanile bonko (salsa-funk). it was this parade that had the first ingredients of our first album. check mandinga’s photo gallery.
rotc with mandinga arts @ thames festival 2005