After a hiatus of sorts, due to other commitments, Mundo Pequeno are back out on the road this summer.

Confirmed dates are on the gigs page and more will be added as they are confirmed. Summer dates kick off with a return to Cheltenham Jazz Festival on the Budvar stage on April 30th.

The band are also pleased to announce that as a result of their previous appearance at the festival they will be recording for Club Brasil Records later in the year.

Due to a previous commitment Tommy is unavailable for the Jazz Festival gig so Mundo's percussionist, Matt, will be flexing his multi-instrumentalist muscles and depping for Tommy on keys while South African percussion master Risenga Makondo from The Bush Technologists will be filling in for Matt. Tommy resumes keyboard duties at Lechlade Festival in May.

Mundo Pequeno are delighted to announce that Tommy Charles has joined the band as keyboard player.

Following Chads' recent departure the rest of Mundo invited Tommy to come and play with them at a rehearsal recently and the music came together very naturally. Tommy is currently getting to grips with the bands' material and will hopefully be joining them at their Feb 25th gig in Cheltenham.

Chads will still be contributing his talents to the band in various roles and will hopefully rejoin the live band at some point in the future on trumpet, electronics and vocals.

If you'd like to see/hear/read some stuff from the road there are pics on the gallery page, video on the video page and you can also read the blog.

New YouTube channel Mundo Pequeno TV is now live. The first offerings are three mostly single camera videos of songs from the band's Cheltenham Jazz Festival performance in May shot by Likal.com. This should hopefully whet your appetite for the audio downloads that will be avilable within the next few weeks.

These three video's are the only songs that were filmed from the set so, unfortunately, that's it for now. You can watch them at YouTube or on the new video page.

Following Mundo Pequeno's triumphant performance at Cheltenham International Jazz Festival recently we are pleased to announce that a recording of the highlights of the band's set will be available soon. Tracks are currently being mixed in Meerkat Studio 2.

These will include performances of the band's live tour de force African River and Aldeia de Ogum by Joyce which features the supremely talented Dom Franks on soprano saxophone. Dom was originally in Mundo Pequeno when the band was first formed but had to bow out due to other commitments. He will be guesting with the band on some of their future gigs.

The band would like to thank the Cheltenham Jazz organisers for a great day. The sound was great, the venue management were extremely helpful and accommodating, the audience were fantastic and the sun shone down.

There are a few photos from the gig dotted around the website and we'll put some hi-res images up soon.

Mailing list subscribers now have exclusive access to the new download page where they can download the new Mundo Pequeno promotional mini album in a variety of different file formats.

If you haven't already joined the mailing list send an email to contact@mundopequeno.co.uk with subscribe as the subject. You will then be sent a user name and password within the next 24 hours.

Subscribers to the mailing list will also be able to download exclusive live tracks and other digital goodies from time to time and all for free!

The new Mundo Pequeno promotional mini-album is now complete and can be heard on the music page.

They have recorded four songs of original material and one cover version of a favourite from their live set. The band are delighted with what they have recorded as they're sure you will be too.

Subscribers to the mailing list will also be able to download the tracks for free.

Details of the tracks are:

Following their debut performance Mundo Pequeno had the honour of playing with one of their favourite musicians; Brazillian guitarist José Neto.

José is the guitarist of choice for one of Mundo's biggest influences, the Airto Moreira and Flora Purim band. He is also the current guitarist in British rock legend Steve Winwood's band. It was a memorable night for all concerned and an experience the band hope to repeat at some point in the future.