Mama Kasbah

Mama Kasbah is a band or, as the name says itself, a "community" of sounds, rhythms and languages from many corners of the Mediterranean Sea with colors from Latin America and Jamaica.
Mama Kasbah sings in English, Spanish, Sicilian, Italian and more to produce a global sound that moves beyond the boundaries. The fresh and original mix of rumba, ska, reggae, balkan and Latin American rhythms makes Mama Kasbah a real dancing machine and a source of positive vibrations.

Mama Kasbah was officially founded in February 2012 by a Sicilian singer-guitarist Fabio who previously lead for years his ska-punk band Skaramanzia around Italy. He set the base for this multicultural music project due to his past experiences playing ska, reggae, klezmer, and popular music.
Christophe (ex Sincop’Hat member) joined straight after as guitarist, bringing his sound from the French suburbs made of gypsy swing and rumba veins. With Mama Kasbah's line-up he also embraces the accordion. During the first year of existence, the band was a lab of musical choices in order to find the right sound and spirit.
After some changes in the line-up, Jaime (from the Basque Country) joined the family as bassist. He brought in a number of peculiar aspects of the dub-rock and latin music together with his wisdom and crazy energy. Since the end of 2012 the core rhythm of the band is lead by Angel on the drums, an experienced Spanish rocker with Latin beat.