Rocker Dave Tan to make movie about Mambo Jambo1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteZouk’s Mambo Jambo night was the longest-running party in Singapore’s nightlife history. The retro-themed event happened every Wednesday night for 21 years until 2012, as people from all walks of life came together to dance to hits from the 1980s, complete with coordinated steps. But there are those who say that Mambo Jambo was more than just a popular mid-week party.
Which is why Dave Tan, the singer and frontman of Singapore’s rock trio Electrico, has chosen it as the topic of his maiden film project. “Mambo Jambo is one of the very few iconic phenomena that is 100 per cent local and touched a generation of youth,” said the 40-year-old musician, who added that the film’s working title is Blame It On The Boogie. “In its history are countless stories to tell and it deserves to be documented in a comprehensive and entertaining way.”
He continued: “I used to go religiously, and I saw it evolve over the years. While outsiders might assume it was just a night when people synchronised their dance steps to retro music, Mambo Jambo embodied something much more. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been the phenomenon it was. It wouldn’t have lasted so many years. There is a really interesting set of stories surrounding this piece of our history, and I want to tell it in this film.”
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