Mambo Magic

In 1994, the first Mambo ‘Loud Shirt’ was released. The design was influenced by the famous Hawaiian ‘Aloha’ shirt. It was called ‘Blue Hawaii’ by Martin Plaza (a band mate of Reg Mombassa). This shirt became one of Mambo’s best sellers and started the Mambo ‘Loud Shirt’ style. In 2000 Mambo received an invitation from the Australian Wool Board to design the athlete’s uniform for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. After the Summer Olympic Games, Dare Jennings was approached by Gazal Corporation to buy the brand. Dare Jennings sold the company in March of that year and took over the role of creative director. He left the company two years later, in 2002. Dare went on to create the surf and moto inspired brand Deus Ex Machina that have mixed retail, food & beverage and custom moto/ surf/ bicycle Flagships in Sydney, LA, Tokyo, Milan and Bali. In 2006, Principle (an Australian research company) named Mambo ‘Australia’s sixth most authentic brand’ alongside Bonds, Speedo, R. M. Williams and Billabong.[1] In 2008 Mambo was sold to The Nervous Investor Group, an Australian-based consortium headed by Angus Kingsmill and based in the Sydney beachside suburb of Manly.[2] In 2012, Mambo has entered into partnerships with key players in the US and Brazil with plans to introduce the brand on a vast scale in each country.[3] Reg Mombassa was the lead guitarist with Mental as Anything