Kaoma was a pop group made up in France of former members of the band Tour Kunda: Chyco Dru (bassist), Jacky Arconte (guitarist), Jean-Claude Bonaventure (producer and keyboardist), Michel Abihssira (drums and percussion), Fania (vocals), and Braz Loalwa (lead singer), Chico and Roberta (dancers). Chyco Dru is from Martinique, Jacky Arconte from Guadeloupe, and Loalwa Braz from Brazil.
In 1989, they had a major chart-topping hit with their dance music single "Lambada", a translation of "Llorando se fue", which gave rise to the Lambada dance craze. "Lambada" (also released as "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)") is a 1989 song recorded by the French pop group Kaoma with the Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz. The video features the Brazilian children duet Chico and Roberta. The video clip was filmed on Coconuts beach in the city of Trancoso, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
The lyrics of "Lambada", which is also the name of a Brazilian music style, was an unauthorized translation of the song "Llorando se fue", an acoustic song recorded by the Bolivian group Los Kjarkas.[citation needed] The unauthorized use later resulted in a successful lawsuit from Los.