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Brass Roots is the most streamlined mambo band you will ever hear. It builds an exciting catchy, danceable sound around two trombones and percussion, with help from trumpet, sax, and flute. You won't believe the full sound this "chamber mambo" band creates.

Brass Roots does for mambo what the Tijuana Brass did for mariachi music in the early 1960s. They take the most distinctive and hooky elements and skillfully present them in combination with familiar classical and Latino melodies, delivering the music with a crisp sound that reflects a pop sensibility. It is mambo for people who love mambo — and for those who usually don't listen to it at all. —Courtesy Calabash Music