Bomba are an Australian

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band from

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. Led by Maltese-Australian

Nicky Bomba Nicholas Caruana (born 7 September 1963), also known as Nicky Bomba, is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He is the leader of the ARIA Award-winning Melbourne Ska Orchestra, frontman of his band, Bomba, as well as the former drumme ...

, they are renowned internationally for their "energetic live shows and passionate performances", although they are more popular at home. They have released four albums, the latest of which is ''Bomba Vs. Laroz''.

History

Bomba grew out of the band 'The Overtones' which formed in 1997. The line up of the Overtones, which subsequently became the original Bomba personnel, was

on guitar, percussion and vocals; Simon Burke on keyboards; Paul Coyle on trumpet,

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, percussion and vocals; Barry Deenick on bass guitar and vocals;

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on trombone and vocals; Phil Bywater on alto and tenor saxophones and clarinet; and George Servanis on drums, percussion and vocals. The group released ''Population'' in 2000. Australian music journalist,

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described the album as "delightfully eclectic, bridging the previously unrelated gap between reggae and big band music". Their second album, ''Solar Plexus'', appeared on Transmitter Records in 2002. By about 2003, the line-up had settled as

on guitar,

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, percussion and vocals; his brother Michael Caruana on keyboards, percussion and vocals; Paul Coyle on trumpet,

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, percussion and vocals; Dorian West on bass guitar, trumpet, flugelhorn, guitar, theremin, percussion and vocals; Pete Mitchell on tenor and baritone saxophone, guitar, percussion and vocals; and George Servanis on drums, percussion and vocals. In 2005 they released their third album, ''Learn to Breathe''.

The band

Bomba contains 6 members. They are: *

: Guitar,

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, Percussion and vocals *Paul Coyle: Trumpet,

Trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the Brass instrument, brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the Standing wave, air column ...

Flugelhorn The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...

, percussion and vocals *Dorian West: Bass, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Guitar, Theremin, percussion and vocals *Pete Mitchell: Tenor, Baritone Saxophone, Guitar, percussion and vocals *George Servanis: drums, percussion and vocals *Michael Caruana: keyboards, percussion and vocals

History

The band

Discography

Albums

References

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