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»The
Mambo Stars«, latin salsa band from Belgrade, Serbia, was founded 2000.
by the group of professional jazz musicians -
members of
Big Band RTS(Radio Television Serbia). They transformed their
longlasting love for latin music into this very attractive
ensemble.
At that time, after famous moviesMambo KingsandBuena
Vista Social Club,
when latin music was on the top of planetary popularity, »The
Mambo Stars« was the first latin band in Serbia. Great success of band
made a stream of latin influences and latin bands, projects, such as
salsa clubs and band with latinoamerican musicians here in
Belgrade. During 18 years of presence, whole
serbian
jazz-scene took part in this band.
From
the very begining »The Mambo Stars« had a lot of concerts around
Serbia and region, in almost all cities, at many jazz and popular music festivals (Belgrade Jazz
Festival, Grad Theater Budva Festival-Montenegro, International Jazz Festival Bansko-Bulgaria,
Nishville Jazz Festival, Smotra Mermer i zvuci - Arandjelovac, Valjevo
Jazz Festival, Šabac
Jazz Festival, FEST, Film Street Fest, Nušićijada- Ivanjica, Open Heart Street Festival - Belgrade, Strand Summer - Novi Sad, Festival Days
Of Belgrade ,
Pan Festival, JazzIbar Festival - Kraljevo, Jazz festival Kikinda,
Pančevo Jazz Festival, Smederevo Autumn Festival, Street Players Festival - Novi
Sad, Bojčin Summer festival,...) and in a many clubs In Serbia,
Montenegro, BIH.
»The
Mambo Stars« coloured many corporate and assotiations celebrations and
presentations with its music:
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Mercedes-Benz
Delta Bank
Saga Computers
JAZAS
Royal Collection
Democratic Party
KPMG
National Savings Bank
British Embassy
Delta City Podgorica
Chivas
FEST
The Cabinet of the
President of Serbia
Grey Belgrade
Music Youth Of Novi
Sad
Watchout Belgrade
Limico
Elle Magazine Serbia Athletics Federation of Serbia 24 Hours Of Elegance
RGLS
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BMW
Rigips
ITM
Davidoff
Magazine Gloria
Mc Cann Erickson
Jack Daniels
Longines
Swis Pharma
C Market
Diplomatic Club
UKT
Children's Cultural
Center Belgrade
Eurobank EFG Serbia
City of Belgrade
Assembly
Fond za razvoj
osiguranja Srbije
Mining &
Smelting Complex Bor
Philip Morris Serbia IBR "Siniša Stanković" Kinoteka & A1
Faculty of Transport and Traffic
Engineering, Belgrade
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Carolina Herrera
Unikredit bank
Corona Beer
Beoguma
Potisje Kanjiza
Idea Plus
Sol Beer
Holcim
Spark Agency Belgrade
Becks Beer
Delta Generali
Raiffeisen
Bank-Sarajevo
Parliament Deputies
Club
Lions Club Belgrade
Danube Foods Group,
Salford
Piraeus Bank Srbija
European Athletics
(EAA)
Gazprom
Russia Dare To Dance Smeits, KGH
Hotel Pavillion, Belgrade
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Mobtel
Zepter
Hyatt Hotel
Tigar-Pirot
Incognito
Beodance
Verano Motors
Pernod-Ricard
Petrohemija Pancevo
Fund Katarina Rebraca
J.W.Thompson
Gradjanski List
Erste Bank Serbia
Banca Intesa Srbija
Socialist Party of
Serbia
Projmetal
Fibank, Bulgaria
Merck & Co. - MSD Serbia AFI Europe, Skyline Belgrade
Cigar Society Club
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…are just some of them.
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»The Mambo Stars« took
part in opening many new nightclubs(Montanaro Jazz Club, Colonial Sun
Club, Wooloomooloo Club...), dancing competitions (dancing school
"Beodance", "Natalija & Ivica", "Aurora"), private party's (Madlena Zepter opening
house event, Saga Computers, Colonial Sun Club, Association of
Basketball Coaches SCG,... and
many wedding party's - Vesna Trivalic
Wedd.party, Nikola Kojo Wedd.party, Igor Milanovic
Wedd.party,Aleksandar Mijatovic Wedd. Party, Zdravko Brkic
Wedd.party,Vuk Gojnic Wedd. party,...)
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»The Mambo Stars«Repertoire is very
wide - it consist of cuban salsa, famous latin hits,
evergreen and movie themes, pop and dancing music...
Ensemble recorded many TV shows, broadcast and new year
programs. »The Mambo Stars« bandleader is
saxophonist Tihomir "Tiki"
Jaksic, and he arranged almost all music for the band.
Along
our permanent singer, we have very often few special guest stars:
Lena Kovacevic, Ana
Sofrenovic, Ana Stanic, Slobodan Stefanovic, Tijana Dapcevic, Nada Pavlovic, ... and we have very
actractive repertoires with
them.
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They said about us:
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1.
Nikola Cvetković - trumpet
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Novak Mijović – trumpet
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Kristijan Mlačak – alto
sax
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Ljubomir Turajlija – tenor sax
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Tihomir "Tiki" Jakšić – baritone sax, leader
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Kosta Vukašinović – trombone
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Filip Bulatović – piano
8.
Milan Pavković – doublebass
9.
Miloš Grbatinić – drums
10.
Lazaro Del Toro Vega – percussions
Associate members: Jose Felix Ceballos – vocal Nidia Moya – vocal Nataša Radovanović – vocal
Aleksandra Bijeliić-Aleksijević – vokal
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By the way
I'm hardly a fan of orchestras but this one made me wonder. To here
what I thought of this orchestra and orchestras in general, click on my
article "To orchestrate or not orchestrate."
Didio Barrera (USA)
About
400 dance competitions are held annually, but very few with "live"
music. Great credit for the magnificent event goes to the ensemble "The
Mambo Stars"
Nenad Jeftić, IDSF International Beodance Open 2008
At
the opening of the Colonial Sun Club, until the early hours of the
morning, the orchestra "The Mambo Stars" played, and the atmosphere was
reminiscent of the carefree eighties, a remake of a happy life.
Magazine "Gloria" 10.09.2003.
When
twelve excellent musicians gather with a clear desire for both the band
and the audience to have a great time, with the famous Latin songs of
Buena Vista Social Club, C. Jobim and Tito Puente, a night to remember
is guaranteed .
Bitefart Caffe 2007
Budva's Old Town
became a big podium when Mambo Stars continued to ignite a large
audience with Latino, Cuban and salsa hits, and the jam lasted until
the early hours of the morning.
R. Radosavljević, BLIC, 2000.
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