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Jumbies

Groove for the Body and Soul

About Me

Jumbies has been a mainstay in the Des Moines/Ames area with an infectious blend of Caribbean, Latin, and Funk music and has recently stretched its homebase to the fertile music grounds of Iowa City. This six-piece is not to be taken lightly, even if the music is!
Come dance to the sounds of faraway sunny places, where drinks are served in coconuts with little paper umbrellas, everyone wears sandals, and there are no worries...

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Member Since: 12/11/2005
Band Website: cdbaby.com/cd/jumbies
Band Members: Lead Vocals/Keys - Jamie
Steel Pan/Vocals - Stan
Perc/Vocals - Creighton
Guitar - Matt
Bass - Drew
Drums - Mike
Influences: Santana, Bob Marley, Ozomatli, Tito Puente, The Might Sparrow, Harry Belafonte, Agua Dulce, Punkinhead, The Commodores, Jimmy Buffet, The Police, Poncho Sanchez, Peter Tosh, Mookey Byrd and the Toucan Band, Professor, B.B. King...
Sounds Like: A world dance party in Iowa?
A Caribbean/Afro-Cuban/Funk version of a steel pan band from Trinidad meeting Tito Puente, Bob Marley, Santana, and George Clinton on a beach in the middle of the midwest.
"Dogs and cats, living together...mass hysteria!"

Record Label: Soca Set Studios
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Qaud Cities and Summer Tour!

Hey just wanted to give a big public thanks to all the support from our quad cities fans (some old some new).  Our weekend stint at RIBCO was a lot of fun and we're looking forward to doing it ag...
Posted by Jumbies on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:23:00 PST

Channel Q baby!

We just wanted to take an opportunity to give a huge THANKS to 105 one Channel Q out of the best little city in the world, Ames, IA!  An even bigger thanks to Ms. Studly herself, Brandi Power, fo...
Posted by Jumbies on Sun, 25 Feb 2007 12:06:00 PST

Radio Show Appearance

Mark your calendars for Sunday, February 18 and set your radios to KCCQ 105.1 Channel Q in Ames.  Jumbies will be live in studio with Brandi Power on "The Garage" a local music showcase.  Wr...
Posted by Jumbies on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:17:00 PST

The Afta-TURKEY Party

Afta you get your TURKEY on Afta you get your REST on C'mon getcho JUMBIES on! Raccoon River Brewing Company, DSM Friday, Nov. 24, 2006 10 p.m. No charge  ...
Posted by Jumbies on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 10:56:00 PST

HALLOWEEN for All Ages @ Santa Fe

We're really looking forward to breaking in a new venue in Ames!! Stan Rivera is running the ship at the newly refurbished Santa Fe Coffee House and it looks goood! What used to be the dance club Mo J...
Posted by Jumbies on Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:17:00 PST

Sept. 17, 2006

After two awesome shows this week, I just had to write down a few thoughts.  We played our first show in the Quad Cities at RIBCO in the Rock Island District and damn it was fun!!  That plac...
Posted by Jumbies on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 01:03:00 PST

CD RELEASE SHOW

I try to write a blog after every show, and this is no exception.  The show went well overall.  Thank you to our fans who came out and supported us, without you, I have no reason to play the...
Posted by Jumbies on Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:02:00 PST

CD RELEASE PARTY!!!

It's here, it's finally here.  The CD is done!!  It's nice to see all those hours of creative work finally pay off.  There's nothing like holding the finished product in your hand, know...
Posted by Jumbies on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:02:00 PST

Nass Payne Wedding

The wedding we played last night was a blast.  The parking lot was full of foreign license plates and it was complete with butterflies, a belly dancer, and a conga spill.  The food was great...
Posted by Jumbies on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:45:00 PST

Looking back on Okoboji (a drummer's perspective)

Okoboji was a lot of fun.  If you ever have the chance, get up there sometime in the summer.  Many thanks to the Barefoot Bar and their patrons.  The only things that bothered me about ...
Posted by Jumbies on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:46:00 PST