Reggie Tsiboe (born 7 September 1950) is a Ghanaian-British entertainer, dancer and one of the singers of the

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group

Boney M. Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's o ...

between 1982 and 1986 and later between 1989 and 1990. In 1982, Tsiboe originally replaced the dancer

Bobby Farrell Roberto Alfonso Farrell (6 October 1949 – 30 December 2010) was an Aruban dancer and singer. He was the male member of the 1970s pop and disco group Boney M. Biography Birth and early life Farrell was born and raised on the island of Ar ...

, but in 1984 Farrell rejoined the group and they became a quintet. In 1986, the original band split after 10 successful years, but in 1989,

Liz Mitchell Liz is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning "God's Promise". It is also a short form of Elizabeth, Elisabeth, Lisbeth, Lizanne, Liszbeth, Lizbeth, Lizabeth, Lyzbeth, Lisa, Lizette, Alyssa, and Eliza. People * Liz Balmaseda (born 1959), Pulit ...

and Reggie formed a new official version of Boney M. and in 1990 released with the help of the producer

Frank Farian Frank Farian (born Franz Reuther; 18 July 1941) is a German record producer, musician, singer and songwriter, who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the Latin pop band No Mercy and the pop band Milli Vanilli. He frequently created vo ...

the single "Stories", but a few months later both went their separate ways. Tsiboe appeared on the last three Boney M. albums: '' Ten Thousand Lightyears'' (1984), ''

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'' (1984) and ''

Eye Dance ''Eye Dance'' is the eighth and final studio album by the vocal group Boney M., released in 1985. The cover artwork was symbolic of the state the group was in at that time, as neither the famous "Boney M." logo nor the group members appeared on ...

'' (1985) and also recorded Christmas songs with the group, which were internationally released only after the split of the band on the new Boney M. Christmas album, ''

The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs ''The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs'' is a compilation/remix album by Boney M. In 1986 producer Frank Farian took the master tapes from 1981's ''Christmas Album'', added six recordings by Liz Mitchell, Reggie Tsiboe and two session singers from 19 ...

'' in 1986. Reggie sang the main vocals on a number of Boney M. songs, including "

Kalimba de Luna "Kalimba de Luna" is a 1984 single by Italian musician and drummer Tony Esposito. It was written by Esposito with his long-time collaborator Remo Licastro, pianist Giuseppe "Joe" Amoruso, keyboardist Mauro Malavasi and vocalist Gianluigi Di Franc ...

", "

Happy Song "Happy Song" is a 1983 hit single by Italian disco music act Baby's Gang. The single became a European hit single when covered by German band Boney M. the following year. Boney M. version After Boney M.'s return to the charts with a cover of t ...

", "Going Back West", " My Chérie Amour", "

Young, Free and Single "Young, Free and Single" is a single by German band Boney M., taken from their final album ''Eye Dance'' (1985). Only a modest hit, the single peaked at #49 in the German charts. Being a novelty record, the lyrics were about a radio talkshow for ...

", "

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", "Dreadlock Holiday", "Barbarella Fortuneteller", "

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" and the Christmas songs "Joy to the World", "Oh Christmas Tree", "The First Noël" and "Auld Lang Syne". On 21 September 2006, Tsiboe and the two other lead singers of Boney M.,

and

Marcia Barrett Marcia Barrett (born 14 October 1948) is a Jamaican-British singer and one of the original singers with the vocal group Boney M. Early years Barrett was born in Saint Catherine Parish, British Jamaica; her parents brought her to Croydon, Eng ...

, were special guests in

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at the premiere of the musical '' Daddy Cool'', which is based on the music of the famous group. Before he joined the group he was a movie star in Ghana. One of the movies that gained him popularity was the film ''Love Brewed in an African Pot''. Following his Boney M period Tsiboe returned to acting, He has also starred in a few UK TV productions including ''

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''. Tsiboe now resides in

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in England.

References

1950 births Boney M. members Living people Ghanaian musicians Ghanaian emigrants to England People from Kumasi Ghanaian male film actors 20th-century Ghanaian male actors {{Africa-singer-stub