Manteca

Formed by Colombian singer Martha Acosta and bass guitarist/MD Don Fiora (Javier Fioramonti) for the Hogmanay festival in Edinburgh 2001. Manteca proved to be at the cutting edge of the Latin scene, leading over 3,000 people at the World Music Stage "salsa-ing" into the New Year to their unique style of Urban Latin Funk. Since then Manteca has created a party mood at festivals and gigs all over. Manteca's personnel are luminaries of the UK Latin scene. The rhythm section comprises drummer Vancho Manoilovich, Satin Singh on congas, and Dave Oliver on keys. In the brass section, Manteca has trumpeters Paul Jayasinha and Sid Gold, Ben Somers / Finn Peters on saxes and Paul Taylor on Trombone.