Goombay Dance Band

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Country: Germany
Comments: Band created in 1979 by Oliver Bendt named after a small bay on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Their music has a distinctive sound (somewhat similar to Boney M. which is a mixture of soca, calypso and western pop).
Member: Oliver Bendt
Related: Jambo Africa

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Eldorado	Goombay Dance Band	1980	(2 artists)
		I Will Return	Goombay Dance Band	July 1981	Ireen Sheer
		Marrakesh	Goombay Dance Band	July 1981	Eini
		Seven Tears	Goombay Dance Band	May 1981	(4 artists)
		Sun of Jamaica	Goombay Dance Band	November 1979	(44 artists)

Covers by Goombay Dance Band

		Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
		Aloha-oe, Until We Meet Again	Goombay Dance Band	April 1980	Quartet of Hawaiian Girls from Kawaihao Seminary Covered by (3 artists)
		Bang Bang Lulu	Goombay Dance Band	May 1980	(unknown)
		Born to Win	Goombay Dance Band	1983	Jimmy Cliff
		Cu-cu-rru-cu-cu paloma	Goombay Dance Band	1982	Ana María González con acompañamiento de orquesta REC,REL, Pedro Infante BRD, Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Dave Cavanaugh

Releases

Albums

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Holiday in Paradise	Goombay Dance Band	July 1981	CBS
	Land of Gold	Goombay Dance Band	1980	CBS
	Tropical Dreams	Goombay Dance Band	1982	CBS
	Zauber der Karibik	Goombay Dance Band	May 1980	CBS

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Aloha-oe, Until We Meet Again	Goombay Dance Band	April 1980	CBS
	Born to Win	Goombay Dance Band	1983	CBS
	Eldorado	Goombay Dance Band	October 11, 1980	CBS
	Seven Tears	Goombay Dance Band	May 1981	CBS
	Sun of Jamaica	Goombay Dance Band	November 1979	CBS