Boo!

Boo! were one of the more original South African alternative bands of the late 1990s. Forming in Johannesburg in 1996, the band brought together the talents of Chris Chameleon (vocals, bass), Ampie Omo (guitar, trumpet, keyboards)and Princess Leonie (drums). Boo!'s music (given the moniker "Monkey punk" by the band) was a bizarre mixture of punk rhythms, nonsense lyrics and Chameleon's garbled vocal delivery, topped by their stage antics. The infectious silliness of Boo! made them immensely popular in South Africa, yet their undoubted musicianship also helped them to avoid being labelled simply as a novelty act.