One of Australia’s busiest and highly respected musicians Nicky Bomba has jumped on his musical boat again to deliver a party filled island adventure with his new band BUSTAMENTO.
The first single 'MAÑANA', is a jitterbuggin, upbeat ska infused expedition that ticks all the right tropical boxes. Originally recorded by Peggy Lee in 1948, the BUSTAMENTO boys have turned this classic into a mento/calypso/ska/reggae hybrid that delivers a smilin' punch and a ticket to dance.
The forthcoming album entitled "Intrepid Adventures to the Lost Riddim Islands", finds Nicky sourcing both classic and rare tunes whilst writing a whole swag of new songs in keeping with the form, covering the Calypso, Mento, Early Reggae and Ska styles.
Recorded using old school techniques by award winning engineer Robin Mai and produced by Nicky Bomba,the songs were played live to capture the chemistry of the band which has existed in many different forms for over 15 years.
Bomba has teamed up with Clayton Jacobson, creator and director of the hit Australian film "KENNY" to produce a film clip for Bustamento's new single MAÑANA. They have worked together on many projects in the past including My Family(Banana Oil) Monkey on my Back (Ross Hannaford Trio) Hail that Taxi (Bomba) and always managed to walk out smiling!
The clip filmed in an undisclosed tropical location, captures the Bustamento boys in full flight with Nicky gracing the drumkit.
WHEN: FRI JUNE 15
WHERE: THORNBURY THEATRE, MELBOURNE
TICKETS: $25 pre-sale www.oztix.com.au , $30 at the Door
