Goombay Dance Band (German disco band)

Goombay Dance Band is a German band created in 1979 by Oliver Bendt, named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Their music (somewhat similar to Boney M.), is a mixture of soca, calypso and western pop. The group enjoyed their greatest commercial success at the beginning of the 1980s, with number one hits Sun of Jamaica, Seven Tears and Aloha-Oe, Until We Meet Again. Goombay Dance Band were popular in South Africa too, where Sun of Jamaica and Aloha-Oe entered the charts. The band released the song "Sun of Jamaica" at the end of 1979. It topped the German single charts for nine weeks in 1980. Their next single was "Aloha-Oe, Until We Meet Again", based on a Liliuokalani composition "Aloha ʻOe". The song reached the top 5 in the European charts, including the number 1 spot in Austria. The group's debut album Zauber der Karibik, internationally known as Sun of Jamaica, was met with commercial success, reaching the top 5 in several countries. The second album, Land of Gold, performed poorly, not reaching the German top 40, but spawned hits "Eldorado" and "Rain". In 1981, the band released the album Holiday in Paradise, which featured the song "Seven Tears". When released in the UK next year, "Seven Tears" became the band's breakthrough hit on the British market, where it topped the singles chart for three weeks and was also a million-seller. This success was followed by the release of the compilation Seven Tears, which was well received in the UK, while in mainland Europe, the band released the retrospective Tropical Dreams to a modest success. However, the group's subsequent releases did not draw as much attention. The next studio album, Born to Win, failed to chart and did not produce any impactful hits. In 1984 and 1985, Goombay Dance Band released several non-album singles, which were commercial failures. In the 1990s, the band released several albums, including the Christmas Album and the compilation Island of Dreams, which was met with moderate chart success and featured a new version of "Sun of Jamaica". The band celebrated their 30th anniversary with a collection of new songs and re-recorded hits in 2009. The following year, they recorded "Is This the Way to the World Cup" to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[citation needed] Oliver Bendt toured with the Goombay Dance Band until the end of 2016, when he retired shortly after his 70th birthday. Oliver Bendt Alicia Bendt Dorothy Hellings Wendy Doorsen Dizzy Daniel Moorehead Mario Slijngaard Kátia Waléria Ferreira Ernest Clinton Diana Hoogdorp A^ In German speaking countries, the album Sun of Jamaica was released as Zauber der Karibik, and in Spain, as Sol de Jamaica. B^ Von Hawaii bis Tomé was re-released as Sommer, Sonne, Strand and Montego Bay in 1993. C^ Christmas Album was re-released as Christmas by the Sea in 1997. She's a Dynamite Single 2017 1 Song, 3 Min. 42 Sec. One Love 2020 1 Song, 2:55 Goombay – a form of Bahamian music and a drum used to create it "Goombay Dance Band Biography". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015. "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (G)". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 31 January 2015. "Suche nach "goombay dance band"". www.officialcharts.de (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015. "Discographie Goombay Dance Band". www.austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 31 January 2015. "Discografie Goombay Dance Band". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 January 2015. "Discography Goombay Dance Band". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015. "Discography Goombay Dance Band". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015. "GOOMBAY DANCE BAND Artist Official Charts". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015. "Goombay Dance Band Single-Chartverfolgung". www.musicline.de (in German). Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015. "Discografie Goombay Dance Band". www.ultratop.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 February 2015. "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste". www.infodisc.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2015. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2015. "Discography Goombay Dance Band". charts.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2015. "Goombay Dance Band". hitparade.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015. "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". www.musikindustrie.de (in German). Retrieved 5 February 2015. "Certified Awards". www.bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2015. Official website Goombay Dance Band discography at Discogs