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25-549: In 1989, they had a major chart-topping international hit with their dance music single " Lambada ", a direct cover of the 1986 dance hit " Chorando Se Foi " by Brazilian singer-songwriter Márcia Ferreira, which itself was a legally authorized Portuguese -translated rendition of the original slow ballad " Llorando se fue " (1981) by 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

50-534: A "remarkably similar" song by the Hermosa brothers, later recognized by French court to be Márcia Ferreira's hit cover version. In France of 1989, Kaoma's song was used in a television advertisement for Orangina . "Lambada" became a worldwide summer hit , selling over five million copies in 1989 and was part of the Lambada dance craze . It reached No. 1 in several European countries, as well as No. 4 on both

75-509: A new Summer remixed version of the track by house and latin jazz DJ Gregor Salto called "Lambada 3000" (billed as Gregor Salto & Kaoma) was released in the Benelux . Loalwa Braz, the original singer of the song, was asked to provide new vocals for the remix. The track became Salto's second Top 20 hit in the Dutch Top 40 , and third entry in the chart, peaking at #12. Its music video

100-584: A small, nostalgic Andean melody. Their song was written in a sad and slow Afro-Bolivian Saya rhythm. Prior to Kaoma's 1989 release of the song, several covers of "Llorando se fue" had been released as dance tracks: In 1984, an upbeat version of "Llorando Se Fue", introducing the accordion, was released by the Peruvian group Cuarteto Continental, whose arrangements (produced by Alberto Maraví) were later copied by Kaoma. The first Portuguese translation and recording of "Llorando Se Fue" – as "Chorando Se Foi" –

125-499: A version of "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)", with lyrics written by Ülkü Aker, and it featured on his album Seni Gidi Seni & Kapris Yapma , which was also released in 1990. Another Turkish singer, Rüya Çağla, wrote and recorded a version for use as the title track of her album Lambada , also released in 1990. In 1990, Hong Kong DJ Aling Choi Ling Ling released a cover version "人生嘉年華" ("Carnival of Life") in Cantonese . The song

150-486: Is a cover of the 1986 hit "Chorando Se Foi", by Márcia Ferreira, itself based on the Cuarteto Continental version of " Llorando se fue " (the first upbeat version of the song introducing the accordion ), released in 1984 through the Peruvian record label INFOPESA and produced by Alberto Maraví; both songs were adapted from the 1981 Bolivian original song by Los Kjarkas . At the time of release, "Lambada"

175-619: Is a song by French-Brazilian pop group Kaoma . It features guest vocals by Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz and was released as the first single from Kaoma's 1989 debut album, Worldbeat . The accompanying music video , filmed in June 1989 in Cocos beach in the city of Trancoso , in the Brazilian state of Bahia, featured the Brazilian child duo Chico & Roberta . Sung in Portuguese, it

200-670: 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". On January 19, 2017, Braz was found dead in her car. Police arrested three suspects for the murder; several motives were suspected, such as a botched robbery or a revenge killing. Lambada (song) " Lambada ", also known as " Chorando Se Foi (Lambada) ", or " Llorando Se Fue (Lambada) " (both meaning "crying, he/she went away" in Portuguese and Spanish, respectively),

225-802: The UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart , No. 5 on the Australia ARIA Singles Chart , and No. 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . As of 1991, combined sales of the album and the single have reached one million records sold in Italy. "Lambada" was the 37th best-selling single of the United Kingdom during 1989. In France, it topped the chart for 12 weeks and sold 1.8 million copies. The accompanying music video for "Lambada" directed by Olivier Lorsac ,

250-610: The 1990 Hindi film Ghayal copied the melody of "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)". Also in 1990, American experimental rock band Sun City Girls covered the song with the title "The Shining Path", for their album Torch of the Mystics . Japanese singer Akemi Ishii released a cover version in Japanese on 21 March 1990, which peaked at No. 16 on the Oricon charts and was re-recorded in 2011 . Turkish singer Cengiz Coşkuner recorded

275-528: The United States, South America, and Australia, and have composed over 350 songs. Among their most popular are "Imillitay", "Al Final", "Canto a la mujer de mi pueblo", and "Pequeño Amor". An unauthorized translation of their song " Llorando se fue " by French producers Jean Karakos and Olivier Lorsac resulted in Kaoma 's hit " Lambada ". After a successful lawsuit, Kaoma paid to license the song. The song

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300-601: The band after seeing them play in Japan. In the later 2000s, Élmer Hermosa was diagnosed with diabetes. [1] In 2010, Edwin Castellanos, who was in the band from 1983 to 1995, became mayor of the city of Cochabamba . [2] Kjarkas have founded two schools teaching Andean folk music: the Musical School of Kjarkas ( Lima , Peru ) and La Fundación Kjarkas ( Ecuador ). They have toured across Japan, Europe, Scandinavia,

325-827: The country's history. Among the styles they play are Saya , tuntuna , huayno , and carnavales . The instruments they use include the charango , quena , zampoña , ronroco , guitar , and bombo . The band's leader has always been singer, guitarist, and songwriter Gonzalo Hermosa González, who formed the band with his brothers Élmer Hermosa González and Ulises Hermosa González, as well as Gastón Guardia Bilboa and Ramiro de la Zerda. De la Zerda left group to form Grupo Fortaleza and Ulises Hermosa died of cancer in 1992, being replaced by Eduardo Yáñez Loayza, Rolando Malpartida Porcel and José Luis Morales Rodríguez. By 2002, Lin Angulo, Gonzalo Hermosa Camacho, and Japanese-born Makoto Shishido had replaced Yáñez, Porcel, and Rodríguez. Makoto joined

350-557: The lambada music genre. In the same year, a cover by Regina appeared on the album Lambada Tropical (credited to Chico Mendés) and on the compilation albums Max Mix 9 and Hits '89 . In December 1989, the renowned Egyptian singer and composer, Amr Diab , introduced a fresh perspective to Lambada's melody. He released “ Leily ” from the album Shawakna, reimagining the melody with a unique oriental essence. His innovative approach introduced new melodic elements, harmoniously blended with contemporary arrangements. The song "Sochna Kya" from

375-476: The next two singles and were also hits, although they failed to earn the same success as "Lambada", which itself peaked at number 46 in the US Billboard Hot 100 . "Lambada" fared better in Europe, reaching number 4 in the UK Singles Chart . Also in 1989, Kaoma released their first album Worldbeat which achieved worldwide success, becoming - along with Beto Barbosa - one of the legends of Brazilian lambada. At

400-592: The original "Llorando Se Fue" by Los Kjarkas . "On the Floor" reached No. 3 in the Billboard Hot 100 . Don Omar 's 2011 single Taboo (Don Omar song) samples either "Lambada" by Kaoma or the original "Llorando Se Fue" by Los Kjarkas . Los Kjarkas Los Kjarkas is a Bolivian band from the Capinota province in the department of Cochabamba , and one of the most popular Andean folk music bands in

425-548: The song " Llorando se fue ", originally composed, performed and recorded by the Bolivian Andean folk group Los Kjarkas in 1981. The song's lyrics and music had been lawfully registered by the founding members of Los Kjarkas , Gonzalo and Ulises Hermosa, in 1981 at the Bolivian Institute of Culture (IBC) and in 1985 at Germany's Music and Authors Society (GEMA) . The unauthorized copy by Kaoma, which

450-541: The song on her second live album in 2007. Mexican singer Mariana Seoane recorded "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" in Spanish for her 2007 album Está de Fiesta... Atrévete!! . Japanese band Seikima-II 's frontman Demon Kakka recorded "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" in Japanese/Spanish for his 2008 album GIRLS' ROCK Hakurai . Jennifer Lopez 's 2011 single " On the Floor " samples either "Lambada" by Kaoma or

475-548: Was also sampled on Don Omar 's " Taboo " and on Jennifer López 's single " On the Floor ". Also "Wayayay" was covered by Tarkan as "Gelip Te Halimi Gördün Mü ?" ("Did You Ever Come To See My Situation ?" in Turkish) at " Yine Sensiz " ("Without You Again" in Turkish), whose debut album was in 1992. The group's music was also used for the Argentine-Dutch film Bolivia (2001) . The group's cultural heritage

500-505: Was credited to fictitious composer Chico de Oliveira, led to a successful 1990 lawsuit by Los Kjarkas against Kaoma's producer Jean-Claude Bonaventure. In 1991, a French court ruled that co-writers Márcia Ferreira and José Ari were the authors of the Portuguese translation for Kaoma's version. Nowadays, "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" is credited to the Hermosa brothers (as authors), Alberto Maraví, Márcia Ferreira and José Ari. According to Gonzalo, Los Kjarkas had based "Llorando Se Fue" on

525-601: Was filmed in June 1989. in stage on Tago Mago Island ( Ibiza , Spain) in the Mediterranean Sea and on Cocos Beach in the city of Trancoso , Bahia, Brazil. It featured the Brazilian child duo Chico & Roberta as love interests. As a semi-plot, Roberta's father does not want her to hang out with Chico, but Loalwa mends the situation among the three. 7-inch single 12-inch maxi Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. In July 2009,

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550-506: Was filmed in May 2009. in Curaçao and premiered in June 2009. In France, "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" was covered by another music group, Carioca , which peaked only at No. 22 on 9 September 1989 and remained in the charts for nine weeks. It was also covered, around that time, by other Brazilian singers, such as Fafá de Belém , whose 1985 album Aprendizes da Esperança was an early example of

575-611: Was regarded as the most successful European single in the history of CBS Records , with sales of 1.8 million copies in France and more than four million across Europe. Overall, "Lambada" sold five million copies worldwide in 1989 alone, according to the New York Times . However, Kaoma did not credit the original songwriters, Los Kjarkas, leading to successful plagiarism lawsuits. The lyrics and music of Kaoma's "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" were an unauthorized translation of

600-537: Was released by Brazilian singer Márcia Ferreira in 1986 under her third album. The French managers Olivier Lorsac (aka Olivier Lamotte d'Incamps) and Jean Georgakarakos formed the band Kaoma in France after Lorsac was exposed to lambada in March 1988 during his visit to Porto Seguro , Bahia , Brazil. Lorsac and Georgakarakos bought the musical rights to over 400 lambada songs from the Brazilian music publisher Continental. Lorsac admitted he and Georgakarakos had heard

625-571: Was used in 1994 in the Arcade video game 'Best of Best' by the Korean company SunA. Jamaican musician Elephant Man released "Hate Mi" in 2004, which copies the melody of "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)". Brazilian singer-songwriter Ivete Sangalo recorded a version of "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)" for her 2005 album As Super Novas , released as its third single, becoming no. 1 in Brazil; she also recorded

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