Mundo Jazz
What can one say about a band whose songs
convey the dangers of environmental degradation, the importance of racial
harmony and the inherent evils of capitalism with subtlety and intelligence?
One can say they are called Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Mundo Jazz, however,
preach peace, love and understanding with all the subtlety of a brick hitting
butter, through their ridiculously catchy songs, awful dancing and thunderously
crass philosophising.
The chief architect of Mundo Jazz, Dan
Freedman, had prior to Mundo Jazz a successful comedy partnership with Nick
Romero; transferring their Edinburgh Festival punfests to BBC Radio 4. Forty
Nights in the Wildebeest, The Wildebeest Years and Ectoplasm are all regularly
repeated on BBC Radio 7.
A beautifully subtle satire on the likes of
Bono and Bob Geldof, Mundo Jazz are also superb musical and comic improvisers,
frequently creating songs on the spot and veering off into spontaneous chaos.
Worried about your carbon footprint? Don’t bother; you can buy one of theirs after
the show…
“The single biggest influence in my life, and a political inspiration to millions” Gruff Rhys, Super Furry Animals
“A sort of live, Latino Spinal Tap. Very, very,
very funny.” Daily Express
“Ludicrously brave and truly unique. Kill for a
ticket (but not with guns)!” The Scotsman
A portion of all profits are donated to our partner charity SPEAK (Justice & Campaigns Network)
www.speak.org.uk