Kaoma

Kaoma
Origin Paris, France[1]
Genres Lambada, Zouk, Worldbeat
Years active

1989–1998

2006
Labels Epic, Atoll
Associated acts Touré Kunda, Chico and Roberta
Website kaoma-lambada.com
Members Chyco Dru
Jacky Arconte
Etna Brasyl
Dyami
Alan Hoy
Past members Loalwa Braz

Kaoma was a French-Brazilian recording act made up of former members of the band Touré Kunda: Chyco Dru (bassist), Jacky Arconte (guitarist), Jean-Claude Bonaventure (producer and keyboardist), Michel Abihssira (drums and percussion), Fania (vocals), and Loalwa Braz (lead singer), Chico and Roberta (dancers). Chyco Dru is from Martinique, Jacky Arconte from Guadeloupe, and Loalwa Braz from Brazil. They gained international success for their 1989 hit single, "Lambada".

Career

In 1989, they had a major chart-topping hit with their dance music single "Lambada," a direct cover of Brazilian singer-songwriter Márcia Ferreira's 1986 dance hit "Chorando se foi," which itself was a legally authorized Portuguese-translated rendition of the original 1981 slow ballad, "Llorando se fue" by the Bolivian group Los Kjarkas.[2][3] Given Kaoma's clear act of plagiarism and release of their single without Los Kjarkas' permission, Los Kjarkas successfully sued.[4] "Dançando Lambada" and "Mélodie d'amour" were the next two singles and were also hit singles, although they failed to earn the same success as "Lambada". "Lambada" peaked at number 46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[5] It reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.[6]

The same year, the band released its first album Worldbeat which achieved worldwide success, becoming, along with Beto Barbosa, one of the legends of Brazilian lambada. At the 1990 Lo Nuestro Awards, Kaoma won two awards for Pop Group of the Year and New Pop Artist of the Year.[7]

In 1991, Kaoma released the album Tribal-Pursuit which provided the singles "Danca Tago-Mago" and "Moço do dende".

Discography

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
BRA US US Latin AUS AUT FRA GER NOR SWE SWI NLD
Worldbeat 1401171614211141612
Tribal-Pursuit ——————————51
A La Media Noche
  • Released: 10 November 1998
  • Label: Atoll Music
  • Formats: CD
 ———————————

Singles

List of singles as main artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
BRA US US Latin AUS AUT BEL CAN NLD NZ SWI SWE EUR FIN FRA GER IRL ITA JAP NOR SPA UK
"Lambada" 1989 1201511781101111114112114 Worldbeat
"Dançando Lambada" 1933—1711—4————241811———762
"Lambamor" 1990 ————————————————————— Tribal-Pursuit
"Mélodie d'Amour" ———————15—————1143——————
"Donna con Te" ————————————————10————
"Jambé Finète (Grillé) [Remix]" —————————————————————
"Dança Tago-Mago" 1991 ———————8—————310——————
"Mamãe Afrika" —————————————————————
"Moco do Dende" 1992 —————————38———2938——————
"A la Media Noche [Remix]" 1998 ————————————————————— A La Media Noche
"Banto" 1999 —————————————————————
"Lambada 3000" 2009 ———————18————————————— No Album

References

  1. ↑ Pareles, Jon (1990-01-15). "Review/Pop; Lambada, Would-Be Craze by Way of Paris". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Márcia Ferreira's Official Site Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine.. Biography. marciaferreira.com.br
  3. ↑ Céspedes, Gilka Wara (1993). ""Huayño," "Saya," and "Chuntunqui": Bolivian Identity in the Music of "Los Kjarkas"". Latin American Music Review / Revista de Música Latinoamericana. 14: 52–101. JSTOR 780009.
  4. ↑ Saenz de Tejada, Nacho (1990-05-29). "Kjarkas: "La lambada es un dolor"". El País.
  5. ↑ Kaoma: Billboard singles AllMusic.
  6. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 296. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ↑ "Lo Nuestro – Historia". Univision (in Spanish). Univision Communications. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Associação Brasileira de Produtores de Disco". ABPD. Archived from the original on 2010-12-23. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
  9. ↑ "Canadian certifications". Cria. Archived from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  10. ↑ "French certifications (see: "Les ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "KAOMA")". Infodisc. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  12. ↑ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 164 ( ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  13. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Lambada')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
  14. ↑ "List of best-selling international singles in Japan". JP&KIYO. 2002.
  15. ↑ "Goud / Platina | NVPI". nvpi.nl. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-21. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  17. ↑ Steffen Hung. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". swisscharts.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  18. ↑ "www.bpi.co.uk/". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  19. ↑ French certifications See: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "KAOMA" Infodisc.fr Archived 2012-03-07 at WebCite (Retrieved June 16, 2009)
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