The Mambo Tribe: is a band made up of multi cultural musicians hailing from different parts of Kenya on the local scene and musicians of different nationalities on the international scene.

The band can be described more as a cultural safari ensemble due to the nature it takes based on location and collaborations with local musicians thus adopting the sounds of its destination/host town when on tour.

The band’s core members are
1 Wakake Otieno. He created and developed music travel concept. One of Kenya's most prolific percussionists.

2. Michel Ongaro. A musician/instrumentalist who is adaptive to different artistic situations.

3. Saumu Mwatela, a young and rising female percussionist of Mijikenda back ground

4. Ali Tungwa, an undiscovered coastal percussionist from the Duruma sub tribe (Mijikenda).

5. Brass and horns always make part of the instrumentation with different players at different times

The band has been in existence since 2015 when they started experimental performances under the Jazz conversation events and later diversified to include electronic elements in their performances. The band has toured as a traditional outfit to Norway, Malawi and done performances in Nairobi. The band’s itinerary for the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2017 is an exchange tour in Malawi in June, a performance in Dar on the journey back ending up in performances in Nairobi and at the Kenyan coast.

The band is currently recording a collaborative album based on the Miji-Kenda sounds and culture. The album is due for release in December 2017 and will feature musicians from Kenya, The USA, Europe and other parts of Africa.

The band has always been influenced by Kenya’s traditional sounds and looks at bringing the same to mainstream music platforms through different genres, collaborations and popular and alternative platforms.