{"artistName":"Kaoma","artistId":80831,"artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0c6/0c63cff9531562c31cca98d555df7253_xl.jpg","srcset":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0c6/0c63cff9531562c31cca98d555df7253_sm.jpg 50w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/0c6/0c63cff9531562c31cca98d555df7253_md.jpg 80w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/0c6/0c63cff9531562c31cca98d555df7253_lg.jpg 200w,https://artist99.cdn107.com/0c6/0c63cff9531562c31cca98d555df7253_xl.jpg 340w","artistBio":"\u003cp\u003eKaoma was a pop group made up in France 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. Given Kaoma's clear act of plagiarism and release of their single without Los Kjarkas' permission, Los Kjarkas successfully sued. \"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 #46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe same year, the band released its first album Worldbeat which achieved worldwide success.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1991, Kaoma released the album Tribal-pursuit which provided the singles \"Danca Tago-Mago\" and \"Moço do dende\".\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Kaoma","playStationPath":"/stations/267918486/play","stationId":267918486,"bioPath":"/music/Kaoma/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Bonnie+Tyler","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/003/003cd6a0e801ca8f41b3a2be27c5037c_md.jpg","artistName":"Bonnie Tyler","artistId":8829,"station_id":113270148},{"musicPath":"/music/Real+McCoy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3d3/3d3145c0dc639c995eea543c000c87c2_md.jpg","artistName":"Real McCoy","artistId":8838,"station_id":113402956},{"musicPath":"/music/Kim+Carnes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/72d/72d204840b376558bad24adcb5d1a665_md.jpg","artistName":"Kim Carnes","artistId":2646,"station_id":113267617},{"musicPath":"/music/Rosana","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f15/f152ef1c35328b24a9684757fb2ad1b1_md.jpg","artistName":"Rosana","artistId":280792,"station_id":373031697},{"musicPath":"/music/Arash","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e11/e11e694368c7424f02089466a2e80ad7_md.jpg","artistName":"Arash","artistId":4875,"station_id":113479632},{"musicPath":"/music/The+Weather+Girls","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/0de/0de469974ed287f2a91d163823f74f72_md.jpg","artistName":"The Weather Girls","artistId":780,"station_id":113368192},{"musicPath":"/music/Sam+Brown","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a4d/a4def65d70489c4ce60f52577a9b41ad_md.jpg","artistName":"Sam Brown","artistId":111182,"station_id":282283229},{"musicPath":"/music/Thalia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/910/910722bd4ee95ab4ce50214d3ff1777f_md.jpg","artistName":"Thalía","artistId":2546,"station_id":113315017},{"musicPath":"/music/Londonbeat","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/90c/90c0694c2de76c15c9b3b5ed98c10145_md.jpg","artistName":"Londonbeat","artistId":6378,"station_id":113288001},{"musicPath":"/music/Snap+","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/def/defb41118bbf37ffa8b555ded0b5d481_md.jpg","artistName":"Snap!","artistId":9958,"station_id":113343053},{"musicPath":"/music/DJ+BoBo","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e73/e7350d27aa2591225b5a3e1794b5d4c2_md.jpg","artistName":"DJ BoBo","artistId":9832,"station_id":113401205},{"musicPath":"/music/Vengaboys","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/25a/25a3b8c28e91149cf305672d296fc744_md.jpg","artistName":"Vengaboys","artistId":12762,"station_id":113318978},{"musicPath":"/music/Juanes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f20/f20e508b79fe9c24c58abb5a2fa500f3_md.jpg","artistName":"Juanes","artistId":9901,"station_id":113267258},{"musicPath":"/music/Belinda+Carlisle","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bcd/bcdfcaa0c1de5a353ca6a9dfa251cc29_md.jpg","artistName":"Belinda Carlisle","artistId":145,"station_id":113263546},{"musicPath":"/music/Army+of+Lovers","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/802/802e7e178d1e0ee11560c4645d8a1571_md.jpg","artistName":"Army of Lovers","artistId":4936,"station_id":113352254},{"musicPath":"/music/Taylor+Dayne","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/77c/77c0d9f44a91400c0acd7d162185919b_md.jpg","artistName":"Taylor Dayne","artistId":9965,"station_id":113263734},{"musicPath":"/music/Murray+Head","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8a3/8a317ea29c8562b0dd88121e5436ec79_md.jpg","artistName":"Murray Head","artistId":6660,"station_id":113340720},{"musicPath":"/music/Rick+Astley","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/db5/db510098aa2f20708eb6aac0c2215a46_md.jpg","artistName":"Rick Astley","artistId":9943,"station_id":113277525}]}