Jafala
Overview
- 5 piece vocal jazz influenced vocals band
- can play instrumental for background sets
Price Range
Prices range from £800 to £1900
About
Jafala plays jazz, funk and Latin based music, with a five musician line up of female vocalist, horns and rhythm section. Whether in a concert setting, for dancing, or for background atmosphere they are adept at playing in exactly the right style and volume for your event.
Jafala band members have between them great and varied experience of performing for all sorts of occasions from formal to informal (corporate, weddings, parties) and will totally understand the importance of your special occasion.
Formed in the 90s from a group of students at a summer jazz school in Edinburgh. Jafala has been together for nearly 10 years and present a well rehearsed set with unique arrangements of well known jazz and funk standards as well as latin and funk originals. The group love playing together and it's infectious for the listeners.
Jafala also offers a total package on salsa with a dance team that teaches the audience all the basic steps.
Rauri and Bob will want to spend time upfront talking to you to understand just what it is you want, and they will design a set list and arrangements to match your taste
Where are they based?
The band are based in Edinburgh but regularly play across Scotland and the rest of the UK
Sample Set List
Set 1 - 45 min
All Blues, 4/4 groove
I Can Never, reggae/swing
Rum & Chocolate, bossa/rock
Corcovado, bossa
Honke Donke, salsa
My Heart Belongs To Daddy, rumba/swing
Come With Me, latin funk
Song For My Father, reggae / time shuffle
Sudden Samba, samba
They Cant Take That Away, time shuffle
Set 2, 45 min
Blue Bossa, bossa
Bute , bossa, shuffle
Caravan , 4/4 groove
Night and Day, bossa
Sway, latin
Desafinado, bossa
Cantaloupe Island , 4/4
Flirtin, funk
Chicken, funk
God Bless The Chil, jazz ballad
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