Artist:Kaoma
Song:Lambada
Album:The Non-Stop Party Album
The 1989 single Lambada topped the charts worldwide except North America. My guess is you have heard this record but know nothing about Kaoma. They are from Paris, France led by keyboard player and producer Jean-Claude Bonaventure. He had been around since the late 70s but Lambada was his one big hit. The lead singer was Brazilian Loalwa Braz. The background vocals were by Senegalese singer Fatou "Fania" Niang. The other musicians were guys who worked previously with Bonaventure including Jacky Arconte on guitar, Roger "Chyco" Dru on bass and Michel Abihissira on drums. When the 1989 single Lambada became a worldwide sensation, Columbia picked up the 1988 album Worldbeat for distribution. Kaoma recorded two albums for Columbia but Lambada was their only hit. The only problem was Lambada was an unauthorized cover of the 1981 single Charando se Foi by the Bolivian group Los Kjarkas. They sued successfully. Lambada also inspired the 1990 film The Forbidden Dance and the song appeared in the film. Though Worldbeat is available, you can get Lambada on this various artists budget CD. After the two Columbia albums, Bonaventure left Kaoma and the 1998 album A La Media Noche was produced by Abihissira. Braz was murdered in Brazil in 2017. Here's the video for Lambada by Kaoma.
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