La historia de Boney M, uno de los grupos más icónicos de la música disco, comenzó a finales de los años 70. Fue el productor alemán Frank Farian quien ideó el concepto del grupo en 1975. Curiosamente, Farian grabó la primera canción, “Baby Do You Wanna Bump?”, él mismo, utilizando su propia voz tanto para la parte masculina como femenina. Sin embargo, pronto se dio cuenta de que necesitaba un grupo visible para interpretar las canciones en vivo y promover los discos.
Farian reunió a cuatro cantantes y bailarines de diversas partes del mundo: Liz Mitchell y Marcia Barrett de Jamaica, Maizie Williams de Montserrat y Bobby Farrell de Aruba. Esta heterogénea mezcla no solo aportó un sabor único a sus actuaciones en directo, sino que también se convirtió en una de las señas de identidad del grupo.
Boney M catapultó al estrellato con el lanzamiento de "Daddy Cool" en 1976. La canción se convirtió en un éxito instantáneo, alcanzando los primeros puestos en las listas musicales de todo el mundo. A esta le siguieron otros clásicos como “Sunny”, “Ma Baker” y “Rivers of Babylon”. Su habilidad para combinar ritmos pegajosos, letras memorables y una puesta en escena vibrante hizo que Boney M dominara la escena de la música disco.
Su primer álbum, Take the Heat off Me (1976), fue un rotundo éxito y sirvió
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