BOOGALOO | LATIN JAZZ | JAZZ FUNK
Get into the rhythm and let it move you!
After a sold-out show at In The Mood Jazz Club, MAMBOONGA returns to our stage.
Led by Dimitar Karamfilov, one of Bulgaria’s leading double bassists and sidemen, the project brings together Petar Momchev – saxophone, Vasil Spasov – piano, and Atanas Popov – drums. The quartet combines extensive experience, instrumental skill and a strong musical presence.
On 24 November, the quartet will be joined by Mihail Yosifov, one of Bulgaria’s best-loved jazz musicians. Percussionist Georgi Popov will also take the stage, bringing us closer to the sound of the era that inspired MAMBOONGA.
Together, the six musicians present MAMBOONGA, a live programme that brings Latin American tradition together with the energy of New York City. The result is a direct, rhythmic musical language rooted in the human instinct to connect, move and dance.
The project draws inspiration from the Nuyorican culture of the 1960s and ’70s, which took shape within New York City’s Puerto Rican community. On this scene, Latin American rhythms, jazz, soul and funk were constantly influencing one another. It was here that boogaloo emerged, a joyful dance music that blends Afro-Caribbean rhythms with American soul and rhythm and blues.
At the heart of MAMBOONGA is groove as a form of communication, a driving force that brings musicians and audience together through rhythm. Improvisation and the spontaneous interplay between the musicians make each performance unique.
This time, the programme will be performed by an expanded six-piece lineup. Trumpet and saxophone add new melodic colours and bring fresh energy to the solos, while percussion gives the music an even stronger Latin American pulse.
A concert where rhythm is the language and groove is the message.