Goombay Dance Band
Founded in 1979 by German singer Oliver Bendt, the Goombay Dance Band is a pop
outfit that blends dance and pop music with soca, calypso, and other Caribbean
styles. They are best known for their European hits “Sun of Jamaica,” “Aloha-Oe,
Until We Meet Again,” and “Seven Tears.” The group’s first single, “Ring Ting
Ting,” was released in 1979 but failed to chart. However, their second single,
“Sun of Jamaica,” was a massive hit, selling 11 million copies, and reached the
Number 1 spot in Germany, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands. It was a Top 20
hit in Switzerland, Sweden, N...
