The Bamboos
Australias’ premier instrumental deepfunk outfit. Masters of super-heavy, raw and upfront drum-break driven grooves.
The Bamboos live shows are veritable history lessons in old-school breaks – schooling audiences on the roots of Hip Hop and modern dance music. They are one of the tightest bands in the world and a truly amazing spectacle to watch.
Led by Guitarist Lance Ferguson, other members include Ben Grayson (Hammond Organ), Danny Farrugia (Drums), Yuri Pavlinov (Bass), Anton Delecca (Sax/Flute) and Ross Irwin (Trumpet).
The Bamboos first recording on Melbournes Bamboo Shack records sold out around the world in three weeks – Receiving acclaim from the likes of Mr Scruff, Snowboy, Jazzanova, Keb Darge and Russ Dewbury.
This release also got the attention of Robert Luis who commissioned a rework (rather than remix) by The Bamboos of a Limp Twins track, which was the first introduction to Tru Thoughts and now appears on the ‘Step It Up’ album.
Photography by Adam Van Bunnens – www.Bunnens.com