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Mango Blue

A great new flavor in Afro-Latin and World music. Mango Blue's all-original repertoire offers a mix of Funk, R&B and Jazz with a strong Afro-Latin rhythmic foundation. Songs of celebration, love and social conscience. Hip music to listen, great music to dance.

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Mango Blue blends an exciting mixture of musical styles to create a refreshing new sound in Afro-Latin and World music through songs of celebration and social conscience. Mango Blue is a high-powered, all-original music ensemble that has delighted audiences and promoters throughout the Americas with its infectious sound.

Led by Ecuadorian composer, bassist and singer Alex Alvear, this invigorating hybrid playfully integrates a wide array of influences from Rhythm & Blues, Jazz and Funk to Caribbean Roots, with a strong rhythmical foundation that draws from diverse Afro-Latin musical traditions. This stylistic fusion allows for a concoction that translates into music that transcends ethnic boundaries, providing a new color in the latin music palette.

The members of Mango Blue come from different parts of the world including Venezuela, Israel, Colombia, Mexico, the US and Ecuador. Mango Blue has performed extensively in concert halls, festivals and clubs. Some of these include CAPA's New Haven Jazz Festival, (sharing the stage with Dee Dee Bridgewater), the Boston "Ahts" Festival, The Savannah Onstage Festival, New York's S.O.B.s, MAKOR, Village Underground and The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, The Beantown Jazz Festival, Portland's Festival of Cultural Exchange, Symphony Hall's World Music Series, Museum of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and many more.

Mango Blue has been featured in over 65 Public Television Stations throughout the US with a TV special recorded for WGBH-Boston's "La Plaza". Mango Blue is also featured in WGBH's Netcast at Apple QuickTime TV. Visit broadband.wgbh.org and click on "Past Highlights" to view the entire program.

To book Mango Blue for your event just call us at (617) 492-1515, or use our online contact form.