The Herb Spectacles
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| Origin |  The Netherlands |
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| Genre(s) | Tijuana, Mariachi | |
| Years active | 1999- 2006 (active) | |
| Label(s) | Excelsior Recordings | |
| Website | Official website | |
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| Marcel Kruup Maarten Heijblok Philip ten Bosch Vincent van Els Ron van der Flier Markward J. Smit Gijs Levelt Theo van Kampen |
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The Herb Spectacles play a 21st century mix of South American Tijuana and Mariachi. Inspired by the likes of Chet Baker’s mariachi recordings and Herb Albert’s Tijuana Brass, the group aims to boost interest in this musical style once more.
[edit] Biography
The Herb Spectacles start in late 1999, when Marcel Kruup and Maarten Heijblok (both ex-Treble Spankers) team up with members from the Amsterdam Klezmerband, plus a marimba player and percussionist.
The group releases its debut album, 'The incredible world of... ' in June of 2003 on Excelsior Recordings. Consecutively the outfit makes appearances at North Sea Jazz and Lowlands, both important Dutch music festivals.
In 2006 the Herb Spectacles release their sophomore release 'Bongolito’s Hideaway'
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