Kare jr. Nymark

Everybodys Mambo

Everybody's Mambo was written during spring 2010 on commission from the municipality of Asker in Norway. The aim with the composition was to write groovy and catchy music affordable to play for musicians at all ages. The composer is inspired by the traditional New Orleans parades where the music is very rhytmic oriented with easy melodic themes. And, above all, it has to be suitable for dancing!

To the Conductor
The different themres in Everybodys Mambo are quite simple and technically easy to play. The main challenge is to make it swinging'. The accompaniment is very important for this, especially the articulation. In that way, one can look at this piece as a kind of etude in jazz- and latin music. It is also important that the tempo is not too high which is a challenge especially for the percussionists. It can be difficult to play evenly in this temp and it is important that you do not play this music in a traditional march-tempo. Please be creative concerning the percussion parts and look at the parts in the set as suggestions on how to perform.
A good idea on how to perform can be found on the internet (YouTube for instance) by searching New Orleans Street Parade. As they say in New Orleans; 'Never play faster that you walk'. Good Luck!