Literally meaning 'a beating', which Brazilian dance was introduced to the British Pop Charts in 1989 by the group Kaoma?
Kaoma Beto Barbosa, one of the legends of Brazilian lambada. At the 1990 Lo Nuestro Awards, Kaoma won two awards for Pop Group of the Year and New Pop Artist of the Year. In 1991, Kaoma released the album "Tribal-Pursuit" which provided the singles "Danca Tago-Mago" and "Moço do dende". Kaoma Kaoma was a French-Brazilian recording act made up 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
The Humpty Dance The Humpty Dance "The Humpty Dance" is a song by the rap group Digital Underground that was featured on their debut album "Sex Packets". The single climbed to #11 on the pop charts, #7 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart. The single is sung by Shock G's alter ego, "Humpty Hump", marking the character's second musical appearance; the first was Digital Underground's "Doowutchyalike," a pre-album video-single released in the spring of 1989. The song has been sampled by many different artists and producers. In the song's video, a young Tupac Shakur is visible in