Joe Camilleri
& Nicky Bomba
Island soul rhythms
Reggae heart connection
Island soul rhythms
Reggae heart connection
bio
Limestone is the first musical collaboration between long-time friends Joe Camilleri and Nicky Bomba . Featuring stunning landscapes of their native Malta in the artwork, Limestone is a celebration of their mutual love of Reggae or Lovers Rock, a mix of new original songs and some of their all time favorite reggae tunes.
Joe Camilleri is one of Australia’s most iconic voices, known for his work fronting Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. With a career spanning decades, he’s shaped the country’s rock, soul and R&B landscape through his songwriting, his unmistakable voice and his constant drive to create. A storyteller, bandleader and lifelong music-maker, Joe remains a cornerstone of Australian music and a champion of the artists around him.
Joe Camilleri is one of Australia’s most iconic voices, known for his work fronting Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. With a career spanning decades, he’s shaped the country’s rock, soul and R&B landscape through his songwriting, his unmistakable voice and his constant drive to create. A storyteller, bandleader and lifelong music-maker, Joe remains a cornerstone of Australian music and a champion of the artists around him.
When Nicky and Joe created Transmitter Records in 2000 they saw it as a vehicle to produce and release the music they loved. It was inevitable then really that they would hit the studio together at some point and produce a CD that captured their passion for music, their Maltese heritage, and the incredible musicianship that they both exemplify.
Featuring songs that had impacted their lives or moved them, such as Bjork’s ‘Human Behavior’ and Dandy Livingston’s ‘Suzanne beware of the Devil’, the lads duck and weave through rock-steady leanings and funky workouts and overall, delivering a cruisy take on some older tunes. The track ‘Iris (Why don’t you feed us?)’ gives an insight to Nicky’s personal history, telling the real story of his Mum’s (Iris) life from growing up in Malta to settling in Australia…at the mercy of a hungry household!
On top of this, the boys composed a few original tracks, including the title track ‘Limestone’ as well as some others including ‘Miracle’ and ‘Transmitter One’, which act to bind this record into a remarkable tribute to the jovial Mediterranean lifestyle they both love.
Limestone is the first musical collaboration between long-time friends Joe Camilleri and Nicky Bomba . Featuring stunning landscapes of their native Malta in the artwork, Limestone is a celebration of their mutual love of Reggae or Lovers Rock, a mix of new original songs and some of their all time favorite reggae tunes.
Joe Camilleri is one of Australia’s most iconic voices, known for his work fronting Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. With a career spanning decades, he’s shaped the country’s rock, soul and R&B landscape through his songwriting, his unmistakable voice and his constant drive to create. A storyteller, bandleader and lifelong music-maker, Joe remains a cornerstone of Australian music and a champion of the artists around him.
Joe Camilleri is one of Australia’s most iconic voices, known for his work fronting Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows. With a career spanning decades, he’s shaped the country’s rock, soul and R&B landscape through his songwriting, his unmistakable voice and his constant drive to create. A storyteller, bandleader and lifelong music-maker, Joe remains a cornerstone of Australian music and a champion of the artists around him.
When Nicky and Joe created Transmitter Records in 2000 they saw it as a vehicle to produce and release the music they loved. It was inevitable then really that they would hit the studio together at some point and produce a CD that captured their passion for music, their Maltese heritage, and the incredible musicianship that they both exemplify.
Featuring songs that had impacted their lives or moved them, such as Bjork’s ‘Human Behavior’ and Dandy Livingston’s ‘Suzanne beware of the Devil’, the lads duck and weave through rock-steady leanings and funky workouts and overall, delivering a cruisy take on some older tunes. The track ‘Iris (Why don’t you feed us?)’ gives an insight to Nicky’s personal history, telling the real story of his Mum’s (Iris) life from growing up in Malta to settling in Australia…at the mercy of a hungry household!
On top of this, the boys composed a few original tracks, including the title track ‘Limestone’ as well as some others including ‘Miracle’ and ‘Transmitter One’, which act to bind this record into a remarkable tribute to the jovial Mediterranean lifestyle they both love.
