Created by Chilean-born classical guitarist Rodrigo Muñoz in 1989, Winnipeg's Papa Mambo started out as a spirited party band and soon became recognized as one of the most skillful, exciting and important innovators in Canada's Latin music scene. This freewheeling octet has always emphasized great playing and inspired arrangements. Their diverse array of jazz-inflected Latin rhythms and progressive musical ideas promises a performance full of hot solos, driving ensemble work, and tempo-shifting dance-floor madness. Their second album, Crooked Cha, was released last summer. Papa Mambo is Latin music at its most modern and exciting.

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