``Making music, should be like making love,..with
passion and feeling. An escape from reality. A total black
out from every day life. If that ain`t working for you then start
thinking twice.``
Now i taught myself all these instruments
by looking and learning...if you start from scratch with theory and
notes,you don`t have enough time to develope your own style and become
a individualist.
What`s more important!...playing your instrument as
good as someone- else..
... or playing your instrument like no one- else.
`although
i`m concentrating on myself as a singer songwriter, i still like to
get involved with other projects.
INSTRUMENTS
Drums... E-Bass... Percussion... Guitar....Marimba.... some
keys.... Vocals... and i like to play the fool...
USELESS INFORMATION
Birth Name> Wayne.G. Harker
Stage Name> Woza Wayne
Birth Day > 23 January
Height> 178 cm
Weight> far to thin
Place of Birth> Cape Town - South Africa
Residence> Cologne - Germany
Hobbies > Sleeping
Wayne Harker, Mult-Instrumentalist, Singer,
Song Writer and Producer. Born in the heart of Cape Town,
in the infamous part known today as District Six. Although his forefathers
ascended from Hottentots and Huegenots Wayne was raised in a so-called
European family, speaking English as the mother tongue. At the age
of 14 he received his first drum kit and promptly disturbed all
the neighbours. He started teaching himself to the albums of his
brothers and at the age of 16 occupied himself with Afro tribal
rhythms, including many a course in Marimba in Durban.
„ Living in S.A. obviously affected my musical
tastes, the multi cultural scene was enormous.
On the one side Afro beats, on the other came the
European and U.S.A.
musical styles. Bands like : “The Police, Manu Dibango,
Sly and Robbie, Mhlatini, Sipho Mabuse, Pacific Express, Bob Marley,
Osibisa, Feli Kuti etc..... the list is long, that meant for me
a vast range of influences: from blues to rock,
Afro pop, reggae, jazz, funk, through to traditional elements, to
cut it short- a flexibility and know-how in many styles.„
His first success was as a teenage drummer, with
the Ethnic pop band E Void.
With them he experienced huge chart success in the late
80`s, topping giants from the Western Hemisphere. The band
became a cult in South Africa, and is part of the
musical heritage. Sharing the stage with the likes of Miriam Makeba,
Jaluka, Lady Smith Black Mbaso..etc. The band was a running success
that eventually landed up in disputes. Wayne was forced to stay
in SA while the rest of the gang left for England.
That’s when the problems started. At this time Wayne was a
prominent musician in SA but had managed to evade the obligatory
Military Service.
„As a young teenager you cannot understand how the long arm
of politics and propaganda dictate your life, regardless of your
race or heritage, luckily for me i was a pacifist, i just wanted
to make music, not make war, so I decided to run away from my so
called duty. With hindsight it’s only now i really understand
the implications of Social Oppression„.
After being AWOL for
465 days and 48min Wayne was finally re-recruited by the Military
Police. After being temporally discharged with a re-call up to Military
Service, Wayne resumed his musical career and joined a Cape
Town band called Askari.
Signed once again to WEA SA, Wayne once again experienced
success, not only as a musician but also as a producer.
„Askari was to Avant Garde
for Africa, we were experimenting with mixing sequencers and live
instruments far to early, for the SA Music scene.„
The band reached the top ten of the
SA Alternative charts. Shortly afterwards Wayne left
his home country before having to once again face the authorities
and Military Service.
In London he once again joined up
with former E void brothers and resumed his musical
journey. After a few years of live gigging in all
the well known Venues in London Wayne found himself stuck in Germany
after a European Tour. He was refused re-entry to the U.K. by immigration
officials. This proved to be a turning point and to cut a long story
short, he was in 1992 forced to settle outside of the U.K. because
of his origins. After a pause, Wayne decided to resume his career
in Germany. Still today he resides in Cologne.
After years of struggle and cultural adaptions and
many up-and-coming bands; among them, SALLY DAVIS JR,
(-as percussionist-drummer); Skunk All Stars-(as
songwriter and producer) Wayne formed Seaweed and
became active with his own compositions.
This debut Album called „Culture Shock„
is what it is....a debut album......still finding, searching,
experimenting, questioning, simple, raw........
enjoy it.
