"Danca tago-mago" is a 1991 song recorded by French-Brazilian band

Kaoma Kaoma was a French-Brazilian band formed in 1988 by Loalwa Braz (lead vocals), Chyco Dru (bass), Jacky Arconte (guitar), Jean-Claude Bonaventure (keyboard), Michel Abihssira (drums and percussion) and Fania (backing vocals). Dru is from Martini ...

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Loalwa Braz Loalwa Braz Vieira (3 June 1953 – 19 January 2017) was a Brazilian vocalist and musician, best known for providing the lead vocals for the French-Brazilian recording act Kaoma for their 1989 cover of the hit "" (by Ulysses Hermosa, lead singer ...

with amusic by Michel Abihssir, it was released in the summer of 1991 as the first

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from their second album ''Tribal-Pursuit'', on which it appears as the first track. It was a hit in Europe, reaching the top ten in France, Belgium, Portugal and the Netherlands, and became Kaom's last hit worldwide.

Charts performance

In France, "Danca tago-mago" debuted at number 44 on the chart edition of 27 July 1991, climbed quickly and reached the top ten three weeks later, peaked for a sole week at number three in its 11th week, and eventually cumulated ten weeks in the top ten and 18 in the top 50. It earned a Silver disc awarded by the

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. "Danca tago-mago" also charted for 13 weeks on the

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, starting at number 79 on 13 July 1991 with two consecutive weeks at number eight, its highest position. Additionally, it stayed for nine weeks in Belgium (Flanders), with a peak at number ten, and was a number six hit in Wallonia and Portugal. On the

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, it debuted at number 91 on 10 August 1991, reached a peak of number 17 in its sixth week and remained on the chart for a total of 16 weeks.

Track listings

* 7" single - France, Netherlands, 7" single France (Kaoma – "Danca tago-mago") (accessdate: 15 September 2021)., 7" single Netherlands (Kaoma – "Danca tago-mago") (accessdate: 15 September 2021). # "Danca tago-mago" — 3:45 # "Danca tago-mago" (remix radio) — 4:20 * 12" maxi - Netherlands, Spain, 12" maxi Netherlands (Kaoma – "Danca tago-mago") (accessdate: 15 September 2021)., 12" maxi Spain (Kaoma – "Danca tago-mago") (accessdate: 15 September 2021). # "Danca tago-mago" (remix club) — 5:30 # "Danca tago-mago" — 3:45 # "Danca tago-mago" (remix radio) — 4:20 * CD single - Europe, CD single Europen (Kaoma – "Dance tago-mago") (accessdate: 15 September 2021). # "Danca tago-mago" (Latine soul remix) — 7:45 # "Danca tago-mago" — 4:09 * CD maxi - Europe, CD maxi Europen (Kaoma – "Dance tago-mago") (accessdate: 15 September 2021). # "Danca tago-mago" (remix club) — 5:30 # "Danca tago-mago" — 3:45 # "Danca tago-mago" (remix radio) — 4:20

Personnel

* Backing vocal — Fatou Niang, Monica Nogueira * Bass — Roger "Chyco" Dru * Guitar — Jacky Arconte * Drums and percussions — Michel Abihssira * Keyboards — Jean-Claude Bonaventure * Engineering — Alan Pype

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