Baha Men

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Biography

The Baha Men were an English band playing a modernised style of Bahamian music called Junkanoo.

Details

Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1980
Number of Albums 24
Record Label
Website
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Genres

Dance Reggae

Trivia

Who is the guiding force behind the Baha Men?

Isaiah Taylor

...The guiding force behind the Baha Men is multiinstrumentalist Isaiah Taylor . The original lineup comprised Nehemiah Hield (vocals), Fred Ferguson (gui...
Where was Isaiah Taylor born and raised?

the Bahamas

...Small (guitarkeyboards), Jeffrey Chea (keyboards). Born and raised in the Bahamas , Taylor formed the band High Voltage in the early 80s to pursue his ...
What band did Taylor form in the early 80s?

High Voltage

... (keyboards). Born and raised in the Bahamas, Taylor formed the band High Voltage in the early 80s to pursue his vision of updating the indigenous jun...
Junkanoo is played on what kind of drums and cowbells?

goatskin

...audience. Junkanoo, a joyous, percussive music traditionally played on goatskin drums and cowbells, originates from colonial times when slaves were pe...
What was the origin of junkanoo music?

colonial times

...raditionally played on goatskin drums and cowbells, originates from colonial times when slaves were permitted to gather together one day in the week a...
What did Taylor release that fused junkanoo sound with Latin rhythms and pop melodies to create irresistible party music?

cassettes

...or became a local celebrity in the Bahamas with the release of several cassettes that fused the junkanoo sound with Latin rhythms and pop melodies to ...
What was the name of the US label that signed Baha Men?

Big Beat Records

...esistible party music. His music came to the attention of US label Big Beat Records , who signed the band in the early 90s and changed their name to Ba...
Who joined the band as a percussionist?

Anthony Monks Flowers

...ed the band in the early 90s and changed their name to Baha Men. Anthony Monks Flowers joined as an additional percussionist by the time of Kalik. The...
What was the name of the band's second major label contract?

Mercury Records

...d major label contract, which saw them releasing two albums through Mercury Records , ended with the sale of the PolyGram Records group of labels to Se...
Who was the original lead singer?

Nehemiah Hield

...s multiinstrumentalist Isaiah Taylor. The original lineup comprised Nehemiah Hield (vocals), Fred Ferguson (guitarkeyboards), Colyn Mo Grant (drums), ...
Who was Pat Carey's son?

Rick

...ree new singers, Nehemiahs nephew Omerit Hield, guitarist Pat Careys son Rick , and Marvin Prospect, and signed a new contract with the newly formed in...
What label did Taylor sign a new contract with?

SCurve

...ahs nephew Omerit Hield, guitarist Pat Careys son Rick, and Marvin Prospect, and signed a new contract with the newly formed independent label SCurve ....
What is the name of the band from New Providence in the Bahamas?

The Baha Men

... The Baha Men , a band originally from the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, gained worldwide fame in 2000 with a song that almost everyone on th...
Who was the original penned and released by?

Anslem Douglas

...a song originally penned and released by Trinbagonian soca artiste, Anslem Douglas . Who Let The Dogs Out led to the Baha Men enjoying world tours and ...
What led to the Baha Men enjoying world tours and deals with Disney and Nickelodeon?

Who Let The Dogs Out

...enned and released by Trinbagonian soca artiste, Anslem Douglas. Who Let The Dogs Out led to the Baha Men enjoying world tours and deals with Disney a...
When did the band change their name to the Baha Men 2?

when they got more attention internationally

...island of origin when they debuted in 1977. However, when they got more attention internationally , the band changed their name to the Baha Men 2. Thei...
What was the original name of the song?

Doggie

...inbagonian soca artiste, Anslem Douglas. The song was originally called Doggie before being covered by the Baha Men. Theyve worked with Disney on mult...
What was the first genre of music played by the Baha men?

disco and funk

...edit The Baha Men formed in 1977 as High Voltage, initially playing disco and funk . They performed regularly in nightclubs and hotels in the Bahamas a...
Who signed the band to the Big Beat subsidiary?

Steve Greenberg

... 1991, one of their tapes found its way to Atlantic Records A&R man Steve Greenberg , who signed the band to the Big Beat subsidiary, at the same time ...
What was the name of the band's first album?

Junkanoo

...cess edit The following year, the Baha Men released their first album, Junkanoo , which included the local hit Back to the Island. Kalik followed in 19...
How many copies did I Like What I Like and Doong Spank sell in the US?

700

...I Like and Doong Spank, released the following year. The latter sold only 700 copies in the US and the band was dropped by the label. Greenberg then s...
When did Nehemiah Hield leave the band?

1999

...eenberg then started his own label, SCurve, and signed the band. Original vocalist Nehemiah Hield left in 1999 , and was replaced by his nephew Omerit....
Who replaced Hield?

his nephew Omerit

...eenberg then started his own label, SCurve, and signed the band. Original vocalist Nehemiah Hield left in 1999, and was replaced by his nephew Omerit ....
How long has Baha Men been adapting their native junkanoo music for popular audiences?

more than 20 years

...e the bottom of this page on how to submit Baha Men lyrics. After more than 20 years of adapting their native junkanoo music for popular audiences, Ba...
When did Baha Men record Who Let the Dogs Out?

2000

...o music for popular audiences, Baha Men recorded Who Let the Dogs Out in 2000 , and the song became a virtual national anthem for professional and amat...
What became a virtual national anthem for professional and amateur sports teams across the US?

Who Let the Dogs Out

...r native junkanoo music for popular audiences, Baha Men recorded Who Let the Dogs Out in 2000, and the song became a virtual national anthem for profe...
Who were the two friends of Isaiah Taylor?

Colyn Mo Grant and Nehemiah Hield

...r founded the Baha Men around 1980 along with two friends, Colyn Mo Grant and Nehemiah Hield . The group, originally billed as High Voltage, was rename...
When was the group renamed Baha Men?

early 1990s

...group, originally billed as High Voltage, was renamed Baha Men in the early 1990s and included seven members by the late 1990s. Baha Men's Junkanoo mu...
How many members did the group have by the late 1990s?

seven

...ed as High Voltage, was renamed Baha Men in the early 1990s and included seven members by the late 1990s. Baha Men's Junkanoo music is rooted in a tra...
What did West Indian slaves use to create a type of secret code based in tapping and humming?

rhythms from their native Africa

...c form that came about when West Indian slaves implemented rhythms from their native Africa to create a type of secret code based in tapping and hummi...