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The group was created by producer Frank Farian in 1975 and was composed of four West Indian artists working in London, Germany and the Netherlands: singers Marcia Barrett and Liz Mitchell, model Maizie Williams and DJ Bobby Farrell. Boney M is noted for the mix of white and black music—the producer Farian is white and the singers are black; significantly many songs are black (freedom) songs, for example “No More Chain Gang” in the album Oceans Of Fantasy.
Farian first released the single “Baby Do You Wanna Bump?” in 1975, under the name Boney M. He performed the sparse vocals of the song himself. The song went on to become a hit and it was then that Farian decided to hire a team of dancers and vocalists to ‘front’ the group.
The line-up of the group went through numerous changes, Maizie Williams being the only original member that remained. Not satisfied with merely miming to Farian’s songs, one of the members, Claudja Barry, left on short notice in February 1976 - days before the group was scheduled to appear on a local television gig in Saarbruecken. Liz Mitchell, then an unemployed singer and formerly a member of the Les Humphries Singers, was brought in as a temporary replacement for the gig under the recommendation of Marcia Barrett. Farian was impressed with her performance, and she went on to record Boney M’s first LP, Take The Heat Off Me.
Farian first released the single “Baby Do You Wanna Bump?” in 1975, under the name Boney M. He performed the sparse vocals of the song himself. The song went on to become a hit and it was then that Farian decided to hire a team of dancers and vocalists to ‘front’ the group.
The line-up of the group went through numerous changes, Maizie Williams being the only original member that remained. Not satisfied with merely miming to Farian’s songs, one of the members, Claudja Barry, left on short notice in February 1976 - days before the group was scheduled to appear on a local television gig in Saarbruecken. Liz Mitchell, then an unemployed singer and formerly a member of the Les Humphries Singers, was brought in as a temporary replacement for the gig under the recommendation of Marcia Barrett. Farian was impressed with her performance, and she went on to record Boney M’s first LP, Take The Heat Off Me.
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Boney M - Born to Be Alive
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Boney M . 10,000 Lightyears
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BONEY M THE CARNIVAL IS OVER
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Retro_Saiyan wrote:
Their Christmas album is quite charming, I'm gonna listen to it more.
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stickbugg wrote:
Boney M are incredible. I'm surprised all the neo-disco/nu-rav/indie/dance kids aren't down with them. Favorite Song?.........Happy Song. I have only heard two good Christmas albums in my lfietime, Sufjan Stevens' is one, Boney M.'s is the other.
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useh wrote:
TIME FOR THE XMAS ALBUM SONS
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moniskaaa2000 wrote:
i love all theirs songz <33. and i rely like dance with dis muzic :))
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gofung wrote:
nieśmiertelni..
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jdamron714 wrote:
What a bad ass song....brings back memories long live mafiaosa
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rafsimons wrote:
rasputin had a hueg peen0r
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Sshii wrote:
Sunnnny!!
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Vivieann wrote:
\,,/,
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Bolicoptero wrote:
Music is for children...sing it all again!!!!
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GokKum wrote:
MA BAKERRR <3
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markbnl wrote:
ALBUM.....: Ultimate Boney M. vol. 1 (Long Version and Rarities 1976-1980) Sounds good :-)
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kflorence wrote:
haha... touching the void...
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Petrovicna wrote:
nejlepší disko! a ten ladně se vlnící černoch je prostě úplně jako kocour z červenýho trpaslíka!! :D
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brightneuron wrote:
hmm more ingrained memories....more like ingrained melodies
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d_ejsi wrote:
on tour -l-
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Zamanının en iyi Grubu Boney M.
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Mypag wrote:
The Best Rhythmsssss
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iofantasia wrote:
Boney M, grande ritmo e melodia. B.M. Gig ritmo end melody :D
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sirang wrote:
They will never ever expire !
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- Nov 28 Седьмой Международный Фестиваль Авторадио "Дискотека 80-х" СК Олимпийский, Moscow, Russian Federation
- Nov 30 Седьмой Международный Фестиваль Авторадио "Дискотека 80-х" СКК, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
- Dec 1 Boney M. National Palace of Culture (NDK Hall 1), Sofia, Bulgaria
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