The colorful mix of many nationalities (currently, 79 different ones are living on Aruba), the geographic situation and the island’s history enable insights into different cultures, languages as well as styles of music. Being so close to South America (and Venezuela nearby), the Latin influence in the music is very strong. I learned my first instrument as a little boy from Venezuelan fishermen – a four-string mini guitar called Cuatro. Beside the popular Latin American music styles Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia and many more, there is a very special rhythm and dance on Aruba: Tumba! You have to hear and feel it – best during Carnival time at the Tumba Festival. I love Tumba!

Anyone who has been travelling around as long in the music business as Wally Warning might safely be called a musical globetrotter but they won’t come anywhere near him. The singer and multi-instrumentalist who plays nearly all the instruments on his cd’s himself, has given his life and soul to music since his early youth.At 17 Wally Warning left Aruba, the island of his birth in the Dutch Antilles, in order to conquer the world with his music. After a stopover in the Netherlands he finally found his new home in Munich.

Whenever Wally Warning, singer, guitarist, bassist and composer is on stage, solo or with his band, the audience is infected by his enthusiasm because they feel that every performance is more than just a gig for Wally.

Wally Warning is not only a wanderer between worlds but creates a world music not bound by any category. The newspaper “Südkurier” calls it “a better world music” in every sense. In the course of many years of travel Wally Warning has developed his own style which distinguishes itself by its authenticity and sincerity. A multicultural crossover that catches the ear.

“Love can save us” is Wally’s message. His love to JESUS CHRIST has changed his life and has strongly influenced his music. He is a joyful missionary crossing borders.

A short while ago the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” wrote:

“instead of exploiting commercial trends the son of a preacher prefers to compose soft verses about love, faith and hope”.

“In a time of electronic over-saturation I would like to place special emphasis

on the musical craft, to reduce the songs to the essential and to slow down –

less is more”