WakaChickaWaka
WakaChickaWaka formed in Hamilton in 1996 by songwriter Matt Amoore and friends.The name was dreamed up so that he could play solo at an anzac day gig being organised by mike millar( tsunami band ). The name wakachickawaka is derived from the sound a wahwah guitar produces when muted . They recorded a nine track tape in 1996 (at the beat syndicte with Tobin Pescud in exchange for business cards)titled WakaChickaWaka.the band went through a second lineup later that year with simon saunders departing from guitar duty and taking an active role as designer and publisher of wakachickawaka promotional material. Hamish Cormack replaced Clare Baker on the drums. This new lineup played at a few hamilton parties and at the J.B.C (jazz blues concept bar )in hamilton .Wakachickawaka made a further two recordings (one of which has been lost)at another homestudio garage (name of producer a mystery )these were live recordings and have never been released to the public though a cd release of wakachickawaka's Greatest hits that never happenend is in the pipeline for release sometime in the near future. Mike Millar played an active role promoting the band and getting wakachickawaka's "NotCool" song played regularly on 89contact fm.
Members
Matt Amoore: Guitar, Vocals
Simon Saunders: Guitar
Neil Ramsey: Bass
Claire Baker: Drums, Backing Vocals
Dion Tweedy: Lead Guitar
Hamish Cormack:Drums
