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Music Review: Wham Bam – Aussie hip hop at its best

On Thursday night, 17 April. Bam Bam (Joel Chaama) brought his tour to the Ed Castle Hotel, Currie Street Adelaide to promote his recently released EP, The Good Life with special guests Tigerilla and Savo.

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On Thursday night, 17 April. Bam Bam (Joel Chaama) brought his tour to the Ed Castle Hotel, Currie Street Adelaide to promote his recently released EP, The Good Life with special guests Tigerilla and Savo.

Adelaide’s own Tigerilla (Matt Khabbaz) kicked off the first set showcasing an impressive range of hip hop, accompanied by his own surprisingly beautiful singing voice.

Originally from a metal background, Tigerilla released his hip hop EP Fuzzy over a year ago which is worthy of a listen, and if you get a chance, check him out live because he has an original and exciting sound.

Queenslander, Savo played next with a set that, although isn’t typical Aussie hip hop, fits well into the Aussie hip hop landscape and is definitely there to stay.

Savo’s music was fun but he lost the attention of the females in the audience after his track about women behaving badly on Facebook, based on the actions of one.

By the time Bam Bam was set to play, the audience, which consisted of around 30 people, were significantly lubricated and ready to dance.

Bam Bam rallied the people, brought some up on stage and played them like a finely tuned instrument.

He was flirtatious, cool, sexy and charming and it didn’t matter anymore that the venue was practically empty; he had everyone eating out of the palm of his hand.

Playing tracks off his recently released EP The Good Life, Bam Bam entertained with banter, a guest spot by Tigerilla and even showed off some acrobatics, thanks to his background as an accomplished break dancer.

The highlights of the show were Bam Bam and Tigerilla performing ”Feel Like I’m Alive” together; as well as the first single off The Good Life “Bags Packed”.

Other highlights included an impromptu dance performance on the stage from two women in the audience, and Tigerilla’s entire set.

The disappointing part of the night was that more people didn’t turn out to support Aussie hip hop, especially when one of Adelaide’s own was playing.

The Thursday before a four-day weekend should be one of the biggest nights of the year, but this could not be said for the this gig which was worthy of a bigger following.

These guys work hard to get a break in a tough industry and at $15 per ticket at one of the better smaller venues for music in the city, it wouldn’t hurt to get out and enjoy some home-grown talent.

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