"Echale Fuego" debut single video clip - directed by Nick Mckenzie
LIVE @ WOMADelaide March 08
NEWS FLASH:
WATUSSI WILL BE TOURING JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR. TO HELP RAISE FUNDS AND TO CELEBRATE, WE ARE PERFORMING TWO HUGE SHOWS AT SYDNEY'S FAMOUS ANNANDALE HOTEL ON SATURDAY 13TH SEPTMBER
"TEQUILA, SANGRE Y FUEGO", THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM WATUSSI IS NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES OR DIRECTLY FROM THE WATUSSI WEBSITE: WWW.WATUSSI.COM.AU
Copies are now available nationally through all major music stores and online.
BAND BIO
Watussi (pronounced: WAH-too-SEE, slang meaning 'the most handsome man at the party'). Their debut long player ‘Tequila, Sangre y Fuego’ is a deliciously rich snapshot of Australian multiculturalism, featuring tracks in English, Spanish and French as well as fusing styles as diverse as Cumbia, Rock, Funk, and Reggae throughout the fourteen track album.
The eight-piece is lead by Colombian born vocalist/guitarist/producer Oscar Jimenez whose wild stage energy and huge afro channels everyone from Jimi Hendrix to Jack Splash of Plantlife. Under his direction, Watussi have emerged as one of Sydney’s most popular live bands typified by their charismatic performances. The mix of Afro-Carribean percussion with raw, rock guitar riffs and thumping bass gives Watussi a unique sound and edge that defines the live reputation captured on their first release. The three-piece horn section soars over soul grooves and injects the colours of Oscar’s homeland.
‘Album of the Week’
ABC Radio National Dec 07
‘World Music Album or the Year 2007’
City Hub Weekly, Sydney
iTunes Staff Pick
www.itunes.com
www.RadioTimbo.com list “Echale Fuegoâ€
as their no2 single for Jan 08
"Sydney band Watussi is a prime example of what it takes to make it in the Australian music industry."
The Sunday Telegraph
"..it's not just a party, it's a Watussi party!"
Drum Media
"Musically, the group was immaculate, and their carefree party attitude stitched up a first-rate performance."
inthemix.com.au
www.watussi.com.au