"The Mango Balloon is a project developed in 2010 by Julian Curwin (leader of The Tango Saloon, also a member of Monsieur Camembert, The Fantastic Terrific Munkle, 10 Guitar Project and others). It is essentially a stripped-back chamber version of The Tango Saloon, distilling all of the elements of the larger band down to various smaller configurations, mostly quartets. At less than half the size of the full band, the sound is lighter and more laid back, with a style which adds lounge, exotica and continental jazz to The Tango Saloon"s tango/western blend.