LOS Mondo Bongo celebrate the music of Joe Strummer, late frontman of The Clash and The Mescaleros, at the Prince Albert in Rodborough on Monday, March 22.

The band's name isn't likely to be familiar but the group members should be: Mike Peters, The Alarm's frontman, Simple Minds bassist Derek Forbes, Gary Numan guitarist Steve Harris, and Joe Strummer's post-Clash bandmates Pablo Cook (percussion) and Smiley Culture (drums) from The Mescaleros.

The five-man band perform songs made famous by Joe Strummer, who died in December 2002 aged 50.

I spoke to Pablo Cook about his relationship with Joe.

"Joe was part of my life for more than 20 years, through his music and the music I created with him, and as part of my family - he's my son's godfather."

Pablo met Joe when filming a Spaghetti Western style video for his band, The Grid, in Almeria, Spain.

"Joe had a house there and we invited him to do a cameo in the video, which he did. We got on very well and sometime later he called me and said 'let's make some music'.

"We started off just playing music round the campfire, initially with his wife and my wife and our kids, and it grew from there.

"He was an amazing guy, and he didn't work like any other artist I've ever met. It wasn't a case of getting organised. His approach was emotional and spiritual. You never knew how it was going to turn out.

"He also had a real kindness about him. On tour with The Mescaleros we'd often find ourselves waiting around at the venue until 5am until he had spoken to every single person who had waited to say 'hi'.

"There is a lot of ego in music, and a lot of musicians will disappear out of the back door as quickly as possible after a gig, and get back into their egotistical world. But Joe wasn't like that."

As well as Clash and Mescaleros tracks, Los Mondo Bongo's set includes a cover of Jimmy Cliff's The Harder They Come. Recorded spoken-word excerpts from Joe Strummer begin and end the set.

Ray Gange of Rude Boy fame will be accompanying the band as DJ.

Los Mondo Bongo are at the Prince Albert, Rodborough, on Monday, March 22 at 7.30pm, call 01453 755600.