Twenty-eight years of non-stop musicmaking and stage-stomping for the WONDERbrothers of Joburg, and there’s no sign of stopping.
This gang of four continuously strive to outperform their last version of themselves by always creating and nurturing the chemistry they share on and off stage, acknowledging that the WONDERboom organism is greater than the sum of its parts.
Their strength as a live band proved to be better than ever, when they were given the opportunity to shine at Soccer City, as the opening act for Guns ‘N’ Roses, at the end of 2018, at the South African leg of their “Not In This Lifetime” tour. Although rock is the fundamental sound of the band, WONDERboom have delved into different genres, ranging from funk through to punk and even afro dance.
WONDERboom have released 9 albums, headlined many major South African festivals and have been nominated for 5 ‘Best Rock Album’ awards in the South African Music Awards. They also won the South African leg of the 2004 Global Battle of the Bands & came SECOND WORLDWIDE at the finals in the London Astoria!
There can be few South African music fans that aren’t familiar with their hits, like Never Ever, Jafta Rebel, Something Wrong, Green Fever, Africa, Shadows, Charlie, It’s Great to be Alive, Best Side, On The Radio, Karaoke Bar and, more recently on SA stations, Ooh La La, Southern Light, Voodoo Doll and, latest single, Rabbit Hole.
In early December 2017, the band traveled to Chengdu, China to represent South Africa at the Silk Road Indie Music Festival in a music performance competition and WON GOLD!!! They competed against 14 other countries (including UK, China, Japan and Germany) and clenched top prize.
Celebrating their 25th anniversary, WONDERboom released an essentials compilation album aptly titled ‘WONDERboom 25’, which featured songs recorded spanning from their tender formative years to now – including ‘Prodigal Son’. In addition to the album release, the band will be releasing a documentary, capturing their illustrious story named, ‘WONDERboom: 25 For Life’, directed by Ivyann Moreira-Schofield.
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