WONDERboom is a 4 piece South African rock band from Johannesburg.
They formed in 1996 when Martin, Wade and Cito, originally in an underground band called "The Eight Legged Groove Machine", were approached by Danny, the drummer for the popular rock band, "The Electric Petals" and their manager, Patrick Horgan.
Originally they formed a funk-rock supergroup "The Electric Petal Groove Machine". Two weeks after the combination of the two groups, the band then still known as "The Electric Petal Groove Machine", opened for
Simple Minds
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on their South African tour.
Not completely happy with their temporary name, in the summer of 1997, a road sign caught Cito's eye, just outside the Free State town of
Kroonstad
Kroonstad (Afrikaans directly translated "Crown City") is the third largest city in the Free State (after Bloemfontein and Welkom) and lies two hours' drive on the N1 from Gauteng. Maokeng is an area within Kroonstad, and is occasionally used ...
, pointing to a little town called "Wonderboom".
In 2009, Danny de Wet left the band and was replaced by Garth McLeod, formerly of respected South African rock band Sugardrive. In 2013 Garth McLeod was killed in a motorcycle accident and was replaced by Jonathan Bell.
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Members
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Martin Cito Otto – Lead vocals, penny whistle, guitar, harmonica, multi instrumentalist.
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Martin Schofield – Guitar, backing vocals, multi instrumentalist.
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Wade Williams
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– Bass
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Jonathan Bell – Drums
Discography
Awards and accolades
External links
Wonderboom (official site)
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South African rock music groups