This year is looking tropical.

Is it me...
... or can I hear calypso music wherever i go?

I can hear a gentle Ukulele strumming sweetly and some groovy drumming with a group of children giggling in the distance.

Mozo Island is a very sunny place at the moment! It is 'all-of-a-glow' with songs from the Caribbean.

Some Calypso, Reggae, little bit of SKA perhaps...

The favourite song of the Year 1 kids in the Putney After-School Club is 'Matilda' an old Calypso.

Some slight lyric alterations made it more memorable:

''Matilda, -                              Matilda, -            Matilda she took me chocolate and ran to Jamaica

Matilda, - (Come right back) Matilda,- (With my snack)  Matilda she took me chocolate and ran to Jamaica- (Come right back)''

I love the original version, and Harry Belafonte sings a great version too. 

Want to sing pop songs?

… and jam in a band?

… and escape to a tropical beach club?

Mozo Island

After-School Clubs & Holiday Camps

Hosted @

Hurlingham School, Putney

Ritz Music Shop, Richmond

Fun and Easy - Music and Art for young beginners

Age 5-10

Sing and play sunny pop songs with Guitars, Ukulele, Keyboards, Drumming & more…

Fire up their musical imagination whilst developing confidence and new skills.

Book Now for:

- February Half-Term Holiday Camp: 17th - 21st February

- Easter Holiday Camp: 7th - 11th April

And Drop in for a Free taster session on one of our After-School Clubs:

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Beginners' Club.......Ages 5-8 approx. 
Introduction to recorder, ukulele, guitar, singing, drumming & art  
Dates/times: Every Monday from 3-45pm to 4-35pm
Price: £9 per session (includes free recorder !)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Big Kids' Band.......Ages 7-12 approx. 

Intermediate & advanced ukulele, guitar, keyboard, singing & recorder
Dates/times: Every Monday from 4-45pm to 5-35pm
Price: £9 per session (bring your own instrument)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

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Don't keep it a secret..... tell everyone you know!

To 2014.... and then Infinity... and then a bit further if we are not a bit too tired by then.

Beyond January.....
... we have lots happening to look forward to. We began with this new club:

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Big Kids' Band.......Ages 7-12 approx. 

Intermediate & advanced ukulele, guitar, keyboard, singing & recorder
Dates/times: Every Monday from 4-45pm to 5-35pm
Price: £9 per session (bring your own instrument)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

... and continued with this one:

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Beginners' Club.......Ages 5-8 approx. 
Introduction to recorder, ukulele, guitar, singing, drumming & art  
Dates/times: Every Monday from 3-45pm to 4-35pm
Price: £9 per session (includes free recorder !)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

Ritz Music is surrounded by lovely talented people who are brought together to ignite the musical flame!

The christmas party was a blast!


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Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year!

You can tell......
by my lateness that we have been having such a good christmas and new year that i forgot to tell everyone when it was christmas, and when it was the beginning of the year!

Well here is to Chinese New Year (am i late for that too?... no....good) We remember the year of the Snake and Celebrate the year of the Horse!

Last year we had some great events and clubs starting.
Great partnership with Ritz Music Putney and Ritz Music Richmond.

The new after-school club began in september:

'Mozo-Island' - After School  Beginners' Club.......Ages 5-8 approx. 
Introduction to recorder, ukulele, guitar, singing, drumming & art  
Dates/times: Every Monday from 3-45pm to 4-35pm
Price: £9 per session (includes free recorder !)
More details: James Tucker  07899-811703 www.mozoisland.com

This has been going well, and the kids are having a fab time exploring all of these instruments.

There was a club in October HalfTerm and some Free Taster Sessions, with pictures that will go up when i can find them on my camera.

The 'Beginners' Club' did an end of term presentation, which ended with a stage invasion by many younger brothers and sisters grabbing shakers and tamborines and beating drums at the wrong moment.

Unforgettable!... unfortunately no photos or videos of the event have come forward yet.