Malavita! (The name at least) was conjured up on 21st February 2013 whilst on a flight to Cuba.
A culmination of good friends, a love of music and a whole lot of determination set this project in motion many years before, but a chance collision of fresh blood, renewed fire in their bellies and using world music as their inspiration the group was reincarnated as Malavita!
Their genre defying sound fuses funky Latin beats, heaps of percussion, soaring guitars, skanktastic bass lines, punchy horns and soulful female vocals to create a heady mixture of original, infectious feel-good tunes. 8 eclectic, fun seeking musical misfits originating from Italy, France and the Deep South (Westcountry) come together to inspire you to dance, sing along and lose your inhibitions.
Collectively on a mission to start the party and keep the dance floor jumping with their festival strength tropical sounds. The group have enjoyed several summers full of gigs and festivals and have played the epic Boomtown Fair, Greenman, Isle of Wight, Kendall Calling, Treufest, Beautiful Days, Port Eliot Festival, Tunes in the Dunes, Looe Music Festival, Tropical Pressure and Sunrise Festival to name a few. A
After a brief pause for the Pandemic, 2021 saw them back doing what they love at The Bimble Inn and paling the Main Stage at The Great Estate Festival just before the almighty Dutty Moonshine Big Band. 2022 highlights have been playing the massive Plymouth Pavilions alongside “Land of the Giants”, being booked to play Tropical Tea Party at Hootananny Brixton and being asked to play at Bahrain Jazz festival where the band will be performing Bio their first international show in December.
They are regulars at some of the best music venues in the South West and have played at The Trinity Centre, The Canteen, The Leftbank & Mr Wolfs in Bristol, The Bell Inn, Bath, The Phoenix & The Old Firehouse in Exeter & The Barrel House in Totnes. In London Malavita! have played Hootenanny Brixton and the Magic Garden in Battersea.
They have have supported the superb Molotov Jukebox, Dutty Moonshine Big Band, The Undercover Hippy, Electric Swing Circus as well as The Cat Empire and The Brand New Heavies. Recent highlights have been The Bimble Inn at Beautiful Days, Chai Wallah at Greenman and Kashmir Cafe at Isle of Wight Festival.
