When rain dampened disco group Boney M’s Hong Kong debut
Read how the West Germany-based, Jamaican disco stars first arrived in Hong Kong – and how they were asked to ‘tone down’ the sexy parts
“The group was first conceived in Germany by its manager, Mr Frank Farian, in 1976, and its first big hit was ‘Daddy Cool’. Since then there have been a string of hits including ‘Love For Sale’, ‘Ma Baker’, ‘Belfast’, ‘Rivers of Babylon’, ‘Brown Girl in the Ring’ and ‘Rasputin’.
“They have also done tours of the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and fairly recently Russia, where they proved to be very popular.
“The group’s agent, Mr Bryan Miller [said], ‘They asked us to tone down the sexy parts, which we couldn’t understand as the girls are beautiful, the costumes are good and the show is not at all sexily oriented. Anyway we went ahead as if we were doing a show in Europe and everybody had a good time.”
“And following the group’s television appearance at the Asian Amateur Singing Contest this evening, Boney M will be Bangkok-bound to complete the rest of its Southeast Asian tour. But not to worry, Mr Leung said yesterday. Following engagements in Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, Boney M will be back to fulfil its Hong Kong commitment.
“If, however, rain once again forces cancellation of the show on those evenings, there will be no ‘sixth’ chance.”