The band embarked on a six-month audition process for a lead singer. In 1980, former Sex Pistols manager McLaren persuaded David Barbarossa (also known as Dave Barbe), guitarist Matthew Ashman and bassist Leigh Gorman to leave Adam Ant and form a new group under McLaren's management. The band's music was characterized by a danceable new wave sound that drew on a Burundi beat provided by Dave Barbarossa on drums, as well as the subversive, suggestive, and sometimes exuberant lyrics sung and chanted by their teenage lead vocalist. ![]() ![]() They released their debut EP Your Cassette Pet in 1980, and had their first UK top 10 hit with " Go Wild in the Country" in 1982. ![]() McLaren recruited members of Adam and the Ants to form the band with then 13-year-old Annabella Lwin on lead vocals. Bow Wow Wow are an English new wave band, created by manager Malcolm McLaren in 1980.
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