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So WONDERBOOM recorded their new album “City Of
Gold” in a way they never have before – apart from
themselves, their talent and instruments they had ….
time! No gigs for four months, the first break the
band had in nine years.
With all the media exposure Cito and the band have
enjoyed of late – especially TV (eg Top Billing) the
demand for the new CD as well as to see Cito,
Martin, Danny and Wade live in concert has reached
an unprecedented high.
At the end of 2005, WONDERBOOM released “All The
Hits”, a ‘best of CD’ featuring 3 brand new singles
including current hit “Love Crash”, and again cement
themselves as South Africa’s sure-fire
crowd-pleasing funk rock outfit. Formed in the late
nineties from members of already-popular bands The
Electric Petals and Eight-Legged Groove Machine,
this high-energy foursome pumps our unique original
music that has made WONDERBOOM the highlight of many
a music festival, a crowd-pulling solo act at every
major live music venue in the country, and the
natural choice to open for the top international
touring bands like Live and Simple Minds.
With “All The Hits” they now have six albums under
their belts, 2004’s all Afrikaans “Hoekom? a tribute
to the songs of the most influential singers and
songwriters of the day, given an unmistakeable
WONDERBOOM flavour in ways their creators never
thought possible. With this new string to their bow,
WONDERBOOM became a truly bilingual floor stomping,
roof-raising rock experience and added the
prestigious “Kanna” award vir ‘Beste Prestasie in
Pop, Rock & Jazz’ won at this year’s Klein Karoo
Kunstefees, to their many other trophies - including
People magazine’s “Best S.A. Band” Crystal Award in
2003.
Like any great live act, WONDERBOOM works because of
its perfect mix of charismatic individuals.
Flamboyant “lead drummer” Danny De Wet and energetic
bassist Wade Williams command the stage with a
presence few lead singers in other bands possess,
while laying down a passionate rock-solid foundation
that has the dance-floor churning. Up front,
guitarist Martin Schofield and vocalist Cito handle
verbal and visual pyrotechnics- these guys have lots
of interesting tattoos, and they are not scared to
show them off! In between preening 70’s glam stars
and snarling like punks, they find the irresistible
riot and colour that is WONDERBOOM.
In December 2004, the years of touring and studio
graft paid off, when WONDERBOOM represented South
Africa at the Global Battle of the Bands in London,
and finished second in a field of 16 bands from all
over the world. There can be few South Africa music
fans who aren’t familiar with their hits, like Never
Ever, Jafta Rebel, Something Wrong, Africa and
Charlie. The last of these, shot off their third
album to the top of 5FM charts. The original Rabbitt
hit was re-imagined with inimitable WONDERBOOM style
as “Kwaito-Rock”- the first of its kind.
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