We were honored to be the entertainment at an event staged by Felipe’s Taqueria to benefit our buddy Pupi Menes who suffered a stroke. He is feeling better, jammed with the band and judged the moustache contest.
About masmamones
MAS MAMONES
Contact: Andrew Wolf 504-947-9204
masmamones@gmail.com
The members of Mas Mamones have been playing latin dance music and latin jazz together since 1994. Over the years their mission has remained the same; to play authentic latin music featuring rhythms from the Carribean islands, Central and South America.
The group was formed by singer Manuel Lander of Caracas, Venezuala and bassist Andrew Wolf, who had been performing with Orquestra Ritmo out of Lansing and Detroit, Michigan. Mas Mamones was a regular on the New Orleans club scene, opened for Tito Puente and Cubanismo at the House of Blues. They appeared at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Festival International in Lafayette. Their recording Aguacero y Parranda was awarded "Best Latin Record" at the 1998 Offbeat awards.
In 1999 singer Manuel Lander left for New York. The remaining members of the band continued on as "Los Vecinos" with members Jonathan Freilich on guitar and percussionist Michael Skinkus. Los Vecinos went on the perform many times at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, French Quarter Festival, downtown concert events in New Orleans and Lafayette, clubs in New Orleans and many private events. The band produced two critically acclaimed cd's Guajira en Cyberspace and P'aqui, P'alla. They are two time Big Easy Award winners for "Best Latin Band". In 2002 Wolf and Skinkus were awarded scholarships to attend Eddie Palmieri's "Salsa Meets Jazz" workshop featuring the legendary piano player and his entire band for a week at Goddard College in Vermont.
In 2008 the band reunited with singer Manuel Lander to perform once again as Mas Mamones. They played Voodoo Music Experience 2009 in New Orleans, Satchmo Summerfest 2010, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest 2010, Chaz Fest 2011, French Quarter Fest 2011, and Gretna Heritage Festival 2010 and 2011. Mas Mamones appears monthly at d.b.a. in New Orleans.
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