The Mantecas (formerly known as “Manteca”) is an eight piece,

London-based, Latin Jazz, Soul and Boogaloo band well known for

creating a party mood at festivals and gigs everywhere they go, from

Glastonbury, Ealing Festival and Tropical Pressure Festival to The 606

Club and The Jazz Café in London. They have a particular ability for

bridging the culture gap with any audience getting all crowds up hitting

the dance floor in a jive. The Mantecas will blow your mind with a

mesmerising mix of salsa, Cumbia, funk, Latin jazz and boogaloo.

The band is made up up of some of the best musicians in the Latin, Jazz and pop scenes in London:

Javier Fioramonti: Bass and arrangements,MD (Alex Wilson/Jack Costanzo/Joe Bataan/Salsa Celtica)

Dave Oliver: Keys (Lisa Stansfield/Mamas gun)

Satin Singh: Percussion (Jazz Jamaica/Roberto Pla/Pucho and the Latin Brothers)

Eddie Rieband: Trombone (Roberto Pla Latin Jazz Ensemble)

Davide Giovannini / Vancho Manoilovich: Drums & timbales (Lisa Stansfield/Snowboy) / (Roberto Pla Latin Jazz Ensemble)

Shanti Jayasinha: Trumpet (Jason Robello, Tim Garland, Courtney Pine)

Ben Somers: Sax (Taylor Swift, Seal, Mika, Dizzee Rascal)

Guest singers:

Flavio Correa / Jammy Arafah

The Mantecas

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