February 2025 will mark exactly 50 years since the release of Boney M's ( https://youtu.be/RthvwVf3C0A ) first single, "Baby, Do You Wanna Bump?" ( https://youtu.be/qf1Aw3VKtTE ). This was the first international success of the West German singer, composer and producer Frank Farian ( real name Franz Reuther https://youtu.be/mHGlRalt8gs ), who recorded the first track for a new project, using only his own voice. Only after the mysterious "band" Boney M. was invited to perform in the Dutch music TV show, Farian began to search for suitable artists.
After a few changes, by the beginning of 1976 the final line-up was formed, which brought Farian's project worldwide success. By Christmas of that year, Boney M. had become superstars in Europe ( https://youtu.be/R3KBTBwxs78 ).
Farian never hid that the best result while working in the studio comes from a combination of the voices of Jamaican vocalists Liz Mitchell ( https://youtu.be/N5cSoX3qneo ), Marcia Barrett ( https://youtu.be/naItx84TjvM ), as well as his own male…