Mambo Taxi

Mambo Taxi were an English, London-based British indie band, linked with riot grrrl,who formed in 1991 and split up in 1995.
Mambo Taxi were inspired by the UK garage rock scene and US punk. They formed after Lenie was invited to join Anjali, Ella, Andrea and Delia - who were all living together (bar Delia) in a squat in Islington - to form a band. They became part of a vibrant music scene in the early 1990s which centered around three indie labels in London at the time, namely Clawfist, Too Pure and Wiiija. 
Their sound was a mixture of garage, punk, and pop and they had links to British riot grrrl bands such as Huggy Bear. Drummer Anjali Bhatia left in 1992 in order to form the Voodoo Queens and guitarist Ella Guru joined her in 1993. The other members of the 1992 line-up appearing on the first single - a double 'A' side of "Prom Queen" written by Anjali and "Insecure" written by Lenie - were: Lenie (lead vocal/bass), Delia (guitar/vocals) and Andrea (organ/vocals). Karin Rapp (drums/vocals) joined the band from the second single onwards.
==Links to Peel==
Peel first played Mambo Taxi in January 1993 when he gave airtime to their single, Prom Queen. The song was later included in the Peel Out In The States (Program 03). He would play further material from the group between 1993 and 1994 and also attended a gig in the spring of 1993 at Islington, where Mambo Taxi performed along with Cornershop, Huggy Bear, Jacob's Mouse and Collapsed Lung amongst others. 
==Shows Played==
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*15 January 1993: Prom Queen (7") Clawfist
*22 January 1993: Prom Queen (7") Clawfist
*30 January 1993: Prom Queen (7") Clawfist
*31 January 1993 (BFBS): Prom Queen (7") Clawfist
*05 February 1993: Prom Queen (7") Clawfist
*07 February 1993 (BFBS): Prom Queen (7") Clawfist
*06 April 1993 (John Peel Is Jakki Brambles): Prom Queen (7") Clawfist
*05 June 1993: Poems On The Underground (7") Clawfist
*26 June 1993: Poems On The Underground 7") Clawfist
*02 October 1993: Do You Always Dress Like That In Front Of Other Peoples' Boyfriends? (7") Clawfist
*09 October 1993: Do You Always Dress Like That In Front Of Other Peoples' Boyfriends? (7") Clawfist
*John Peel In Scandinavia: Do You Always Dress Like That In Front Of Other Peoples Boyfriends? (7") Clawfist
*15 October 1993 (BFBS): Do Yo Always Dress Like That In Front Of Other People's Boyfriends? (7") Clawfist 
;1994
*27 May 1994: ‘Tom (CD - In Love With... )’ Clawfist
*18 June 1994: Kiss Kiss Kiss (LP - In Love With... ) Clawfist
*02 July 1994 (BFBS): Kiss Kiss Kiss (album - In Love With) Clawfist 
*08 July 1994: Two Nice Boys (CD - In Love With... )’ Clawfist
*16 July 1994 (BFBS): 2 Nice Boys (album - In Love With...) Clawfist 
== See Also ==
* Gigography 1993
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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