Samba Bamba December 21, 2010

Samba Bamba is the wacky, "Sergio Mendes meets the B-52's" 8-piece Latin-flavored, martini swilling, retro crazy band. Samba Bamba! was formed in 1994 by Richard Knight, Jr. as an homage to the music of Sergio Mendes & Brazil !66. Knight, a comedic performer, known to audiences for his work with the Annoyance Theater and TV's "Wild Chicago" as his Dick O'Day persona, envisioned a character-driven band supported by top musicians. Monty "Sugarloaf" Mattachine (portrayed by Knight), Lupe Lowenstein (portrayed by Jen Zias) and Lindo McCartney (portrayed by Victor Salvo) front the five supporting musicians, Scott Stevenson (keyboards), Steve Dollinger (guitar), Randy Henry (bass), Alejo Poveda (percussion), and Gerald Dowd (drums).