Mambo Sauce is an American

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band from

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Originally breaking onto the music scene in 2007, their songs "Miracles" and "Welcome to D.C." received airplay on Washington, D.C.'s

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radio station (as the latter was used to start the

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Morning Show, but it was not the theme to said show). "Welcome to D.C." also made the Billboard charts for hip hop music in January 2008 and the video was played on

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and VH1. The band's style is described as a blend of go-go, hip hop/soul and alternative music. Their debut album ''The Recipe'' was released in 2009 and is available on

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History

Established in 2003 by William 'Malachai' Johns III, The band is named after

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, a sought after

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found only in Chinese carry-out restaurants in

, usually served alongside chicken wings and fries. The band credits "The GoGo Sound" of Mambo Sauce to the influence of bands like

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which was actually founded by Mambo Sauce bassist Khari Pratt. The bands inspirations include

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Mambo Sauce also frequently collaborates with SOJA a rock/reggae band from

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In 2007 Mambo Sauce Released "Miracles" & "Welcome To DC" released on MySpace. In 2007, two of Mambo Sauce's songs, "Miracles", and "Welcome to D.C.", began receiving airplay on Washington, D.C.'s

radio station, along with other local stations."Welcome to D.C." is also played at

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games. Mambo Sauce often played with

Chuck Brown Charles Louis Brown (August 22, 1936 – May 16, 2012) was an American guitarist, bandleader and singer known as "The Godfather of Go-Go". Go-go is a subgenre of funk music developed around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area in the mid-197 ...

, who is known as "The Godfather of Go-Go" including opening the 9:30 Club in D.C. and B.B. King's Blues Club in

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. In 2008, "Welcome to D.C." reached the ''

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'' hip hop/R&B music charts and video for the same song received airplay on

and VH1 . In 2009, Mambo Sauce released their debut studio album entitled "The Recipe". The album includes the hit songs 'Welcome to D.C.', 'Miracles', 'Work' and 'No Sleep'. 'Getaway' and 'Things'll Get Better' featuring DeAngelo Redman from

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both also received critical praise. Never was this critical acclaim more evident than when okayplayer.com's review of 'The Recipe' rated the album the highest of 2009 (93 out of 100); in a year that saw record releases from Jay-Z, Beyonce and Eminem. The album is available on

. In 2011, Mambo Sauce embarked on its first national tour with frequent on stage collaborator SOJA, at one point playing over 25 cities in 45 days.{{cite news , url=http://www.thepier.org/soja-everything-changes-tour/ News 12-11-2010 , publisher=Okayplayer.com , date=December 11, 2010

Current members

*Alfred "Black Boo" Duncan - lead vocals *Joi "J.C." Carter - lead vocals *Jermaine "Lil Pep" Cole - percussion *Patricia "Twink" Little - drums *Christian "Lil' Chris" Wright - keyboard *Khari Pratt - bass

Former members

*Yendy Brown - lead vocals *Andrew “Drew” White - lead guitar *Barrington “Barry” Talbert - drums

References

External links

D.C. Go-Go with Mambo Sauce
- Video interview, GW Hatchet
Mambo Sauce
- Official Website
Mambo Sauce
- MySpace Go-go musical groups Musical groups established in 2004 Musical groups from Washington, D.C.