Name David Barbarossa | Role Drummer | |
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Music groups Bow Wow Wow (1980 – 1983), Adam and the Ants (1977 – 1980), Republica (1994 – 1997) Albums Dirk Wears White Sox, Republica, See Jungle! See Jung, When the Going Gets Tough - th, Your Cassette Pet Similar People Leigh Gorman, Matthew Ashman, Annabella Lwin, Marco Pirroni, Kevin Mooney | ||
Dave Barbarossa (born 1961) is an English session drummer. He attended the Northwold Primary in Hackney, Woodberry Down in Hackney, and Winchmore School in Enfield.
As part of both Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow, Barbarossa was instrumental in creating the tribal drumming trend that was popular among British and some American bands, circa 1979–1983. The two most famous examples of this style were Bow Wow Wow and Adam and the Ants, but it also included Public Image Ltd., The Cult, and Killing Joke.
In the mid-1990s, Barbarossa played for Republica, which had chart success in the UK and America with songs such as "Ready to Go" and "Drop Dead Gorgeous". He has played for Beats International and Chicane amongst others.
Dave's first novel, Mud Sharks, was published in October 2012. He is currently writing his second novel.
Dave is part of CHANT, an open source band whose members include Youth and Jon Moss. He is also playing drums for Roland Gift of Fine Young Cannibals.
In 2017, he joined You The Living, a noise pop act based in North London.