Boney M. is a pop and disco group. It comprises four West Indian singers and dancers, and is masterminded by West German record producer Frank Farian. They were most successful during the late 1970s. The four original members of the band were Liz Mitchell, Marcia Barrett, Maizie Williams and Bobby Farrell. Boney M., with their bubble-gum infectious tunes, became one of the few Western groups at that time to become well-known in places such as Africa, the Arab countries, Iran, Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the USSR. To this day, along with Swedish pop group ABBA, they are among the most widely known 1970s Western music acts in these regions. History Frank Farian, an unsuccessful German schlager singer, wasn't happy with the choice of material his record company wanted him to sing. He would much rather have done black music but it was unthinkable for him to front such a project. He went into the studio i

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