Showing posts with label Mario Cordina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mario Cordina. Show all posts

Monday, 10 June 2013

Skambomambo To The Limit

Skambomambo has released it's new Video for To The Limit from the Made to Specification Album. In collaboration with Anidroc Productions, the video features a car that drives through the winter snow of Europe, through the seas and oceans right down to the isle of Malta which is Don Mario's home. Then the Skambo car takes to the skies and to the cosmos, before landing safely back home. Push the limit. How far can you go?
    





Friday, 25 May 2012

One Night in The Life Of SKAMBOMAMBO

SKAMBOMAMBO "Made to Specifcation Launch" March 17 2012

The "Made To Specification" Album Launch was a grand affair followed by an extensive gig programme that started in Poland and made it's way up to the UK. The SKAMBOlimo carried the band all over Szczecin the Band's hometown, from the official press conference to EMPIK Music Stores Launch, to Brama Jazz Cafe for a toast, to Free Blues Club for a full performance and then to other clubs for minor performances including Longplay Club, Cafe Jerzy and Rocker club, with an after party at City Hall and all of this in one afternoon on the 17th of March. The whole event was broadcast on the web. (Online Streaming)

Credits go to the hostesses, the girls with the flag led by Ola, to K.Syrek for logistical management, to Michal for online streaming, Luxus Car Szczecin for the SKAMBOlimo, Gosia and Lonia for video material, Kinga for photos, Marzena from Empik, Dorota for the flags, Jimmy Jazz Records label, Szczecin Floating Garden project,  and many, many more.













Monday, 12 March 2012

Skambomambo this St.Patrick's Day

SKAMBOMAMBO Official Launch of the Made To Specification Album 17.03.2012



  • Press Conference Szczecin Council Hall 14.03.2012 (15:00hrs)
  • Empik Galeria Kaskada Album Launch 17.03.2012 Saturday (1700hrs)
  • Free Blues Club Live Concert Saturday (2030hrs)
  • Pub Crawl With Skambomambo Tour (2200hrs) Includes Rocker Club, City Hall, Longplay Pub, Kafe Jerzy, Patio, Dublin Pub.
  • After Party at Free Blues and many other clubs (Till the morning.)
For all those outside Szczcecin the whole Launch, Event, Concert and Party will be available LIVE online and Radio. 

Skambomambo Made to Specification Tour Poland

  • March 21 Wegorzyno - U Brody
  • March 22 Poznan - Dubliner
  • March 23 Gorzow - Farenheit
  • March 24 Slubice- Prowincja
  • March 31 Rzgow - Eden

Skambomambo Made to Specification Tour UK

Skambomambo returns to the UK starting April 13th to April 28th 

  • April 13 London Dublin Castle
  • April 14 Birmingham Wagon and Horses
  • April 18 Stourbridge  Katie Fitzgerald's
  • April 19 Hales Owen Olde Queenes Head
  • April 20 TBA
  • April 21 Worcester The Bunker
  • April 25 Mosely Birmingham - The Bullshead
  • April 26 Kidderminster - The Swan
  • April 27 Bristol - Mr Wolf's
  • April 28 Southampton -  Talking Heads 

Monday, 29 August 2011

Without You - Skambomambo's New Video Out on You Tube




Skambomambo's Latest Video promoting the long awaited album "Made to Specification", soon to be premiered this Autumn. "Without You", bears a political message claiming that we can "do without" terrorists, political leaders, gmos, war, pollution etc.
Artist : Skambomambo 
Lyrics : Don Mario 
Video: SkambomamboMob.

Thursday, 7 July 2011

Skambomambo UK Tour 2011

SKAMBOMAMBO UK Tour 2011 Poster
Skambomambo has set people skanking across the UK. Slowly but surely we'll get through a good resume of the whole tour with pics and videos plus info.
The band covered a total of 5500 km in 14 days, 12 gigs, 2 gigs on one day. A gig in Wrexham had to be cancelled because of health problems but it was great fun. Skambomambo has made loads of friends and increased the Skambomambomob twofold during the band's UK Tour. It has also opened the gates for further future UK bookings so watch out for our latest news. This is where SKAMBOMAMBO will include a complete round-up of the tour, with pics, links, photos, vids and info.







     

June 11th Wagon & Horses Birmingham   

Great Fun - all the bands were awesome: 
The Sex Pretzels a Sex Pistols Cover Band, 
The Cracked Actors one of Birmingham's finest - Fudge is a great frontman. 
10 O'Clock horses requested the help of Skambomambo drummer Radek to put up their folk punk act 
and of course Skambomambo kicked out their first UK performance ever.




SKAMBOMAMBO Live @ Wagon & Horses
SKAMBOMAMBO Tank Top
June 13th Bar 12 Worcester


A laid back acoustic Monday at Bar 12. A special gig to thank our ex-drummer Radek and a party for our hosts Sean and Meg and people from Slap Magazine. The gig was not one on schedule but this impromptu act was full of charm and cosy charisma. The pics below are of the SKAMBO Bus sporting our sponsor Szczecin Floating Garden Project 2050 plus Bar 12 and SKAMBOMAMBO's unplugged performance

  

June 14th Scruffy Murphies Birmingham

Back in Birmingham for SKAMBOMAMBO to team up with Mr Shankly. Awesome band. We are personally recommending this band to anyone interested in cool, cool Music from Birmingham. Ilias the Greek drummer joined the Pol-Ska set-up to put up a really unique show.


Can You Speak Polish? No Only Greek!!
Oh God That Maltese Guy's Gonna Kill Me!
Mr Shankly
Skambomambo @ Scruffy Murphies


June 16th The Horatio London


This ska reggae shrine, simply called The Horatio, opened its doors to the ska made in Pol-Ska, supported by the great Estimators. So many great names have played this joint that it is an honour for any band to add themselves to a long list of well known names that made music history - just to name a few: Sex Pistols, The Ramones, The Clash, The Specials, Bad Manners and that's only for starters.
The Estimators
Skambomambo live @ The Horatio

Don Mario
Skanking to Skambomambo in London























June 17th Keystones The Bunker Worcester


The Keystones was a madhouse, all the people just went totally bunkers, ooops bonkers!!! A 4 band line up -Skambomambo, Imprint Zero, Mr Shankly & Seeleys Jazz'Ole. This was one of the UK Tour highlights and one which will be remembered for a long time. The audience ended up on stage at a point and the Mr Shankly guys whipped up the stage with their Polish Skankin' brothers for a wild version of Sally Brown. Words will never describe this awesome night, hopefully the pics below will convey what squiggles cannot.





June 18th Koko Gorillaz Cardiff




Beneath The Reef, ska/punk from Carmarthen, provided the support for the first SKAMBOMAMBO performance ever in Wales. A great night, a big thank you to the chicken curry and rice at Koko Gorillaz and Dave's Dutch beer, Cathy, Jasmin and all the other girls plus DJs.  

June 19th Animal Friend Sanctuary Kent

Skambomambo played a charity concert to raise money for abandoned animals in need of care and food. Skambomambo loves animals and the band is very happy to help in any way it can. The gig was held in a tent on the grounds of the Animal Friend Sanctuary - strictly eco and vegiterian. Beer allowed.  











June 19th Talking Heads Southampton



Skambomambo was in for a long day on Sunday. A 3 hour drive from Kent and the band set up for the 2nd performance of the day. The illustrious..... Talking Heads. The best of the best played here including Bad Manners, The Selector, The Specials..... just check their list of past and future gigs. The Still Moving DJs are a great live set that played all night before and after the performance. A big thank you goes out to Mr Martin White for the great sound he gave the band. 

Martin White & Skambomambo
Don Mario & Monkey man

 









20th June The Swan Kidderminster

Monday bash at the Swan featured Skambomambo together with the Stiff joints, the local reggae collective bringing you the very best in Ska and Reggae classics with their own eclectic cover choices thrown in to boot. The music kept on banging on way after official closing time. 



21st June Adam & Eve Birmingham

This was a bit of a let down really as few people turned up and the promotion was poor, but the people who did turn up were cool and awesome and made our gig worthwhile. Our thoughts go to the people who came up all the way from Worcester and Kidderminster to see us and of course the pub is nice and cosy and we had some time to take some photos of ourselves. Birmingham is the place that welcomed us first in the UK and we promise never to forget this wonderful city.




 









22nd June The Victoria Swindon

Another historic venue. Who has not played here? The wall boasts pictures of The Quire Boys, The Aggrolites, Vice Squad, Hot Leg, Glass Vegas, Joe Turner, Dreadzone, Otis Grand, The Moosers, Snowy White ......... Skambomambo teemed up with folk punk band Missin Rosie. Thumbs up for a great band.

 












23rd June The Olde Queen's Head Halesowen


A cool end to the UK Tour. An Olde smug place, a Ska punk biker's haven. Skambomambo, Skewwhiff and Teenage Zombies all geared up for one last Polish - British - Maltese bash. 











THANK YOU

First person on our list is definitely SEAN COLLIER and his darling Meg for helping us out with most of the gigs - providing us with accomodation, food for a ravishing starved Skambomambo, love and respect. The love birds are now a UK extension of the SkambomamboMob.
Sean & Meg
Other people on our list include all the bands mentioned above especially Mr Shankly for their support, help and great music.

Other bands include the Estimators and Marcello Ellis who organised the London gig for us, The Cracked Actors (keep the flowers going Fudge), 10 O'clock Horses,Beneath The Reef, Skewwhiff, Seeleys Jazz'Ole, Imprint Zero, The Stiff Joints, and Teenage Zombies. Still Moving DJ's.

Mark Hogan from Slap Magazine and Skewwhiff (and his stunning daughter Charley)

Mark Hughes and Martin White from Talking Heads.

Dave Koher, Cathy, Jasmine and all those who helped at Cardiff.

Mark Reynolds for his understanding. Pity we could not physically do the gig up in Wrexham.

Dave Tatty Jones and family at The Olde Queen's Head

Dave Young and Ania from The Victoria

Jim at Bar 12

To all those who came to see us - bought our tickets, merc - or just came in to help us have a great time.

Rob at Meg's


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