La Mama
La Mama a German pop and disco trio who has been active in the first half of the 1980s. Their name had been adapted from New York theater La Mama Experimental Theater Club.
La Mama released three singles and two albums and worked as backing singers on a number of recordings for other artists e.g., Boney M.
Original members of La Mama where Madeleine Davis , Patricia Shockley and Kathy Bartney, all girls where from the USA and settled in Germany in the late 1970s.
Frank Farian, Boney M founder, was impressed with the harmonies produced by Madeleine Davies Patricia Shockley and Kathy Bartney used La Mama to demo new songs for Boney M. - including doing one Boney M. recording, " Gadda-Da-Vida " with La Mama and himself doing all the vocals. Also several tracks on Boney M.'s 1981 album Boonoonoonoos (" Silly Confusion " in particular, " Don't Kill the World " and "Malaika") featured La Mama's unaccredited backing vocals.
La Mama
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Origin | United States |
Genres | Pop , Disco , Dance-pop , Hi-NRG , Eurodance |
Years active | 1980-85 |
Labels | Hansa Records |
Members |
Madeleine Davis (1980-85) Patricia Shockley (1980-85) Kathy Bartney (1980-82) Rhonda Heath (1985) |