Cool James and Black Teacher | |
---|---|
Origin | Solna, Sweden |
Genres | Eurodance |
Years active | 1992–1998 |
Labels | Stockholm Records |
Past members | Cool James Black Teacher |
Cool James and Black Teacher (sometimes Cool James and the Black Teacher) were a Swedish Eurodance band consisting of Cool James and Black Teacher. The band was formed in Solna, Sweden and was signed to Stockholm Records.
Their first singles never became big hits, it was not until they released their album Zooming You with the single "Dr. Feelgood" in 1994 that they broke through. It ended as number 21 on the most sold singles list that year and has retained popularity ever since.
James Dandu (Cool James), died in a car crash in his native country of Tanzania on August 27, 2002.
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWE | FIN [1] | |||||||||||||
1994 | "Dr. Feelgood" | 2 | 16 | |||||||||||
"Godfather" | 5 | 20 | ||||||||||||
"The Rhythm of the Tribe" | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
1995 | "Comala Wessa" | 34 | — | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Europop is a style of pop music that originated in Europe during the mid to late 1960s and developed to today's form throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
Frank Farian is a German record producer and songwriter who founded and was voice behind the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M. and the Latin pop band No Mercy. His practice of creating bands with visual images distinct from their recorded performances, as he did with his band Milli Vanilli, has led to controversy throughout his career. He owns the record label MCI and several subsidiaries.
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s in Europe. It combines many elements of hip hop, techno, Hi-NRG, house music, and Euro disco. This genre of music is heavily influenced by the use of rich vocals, sometimes with rapped verses. This, combined with cutting-edge synthesizers, strong bass rhythm and melodic hooks, establishes the core foundation of Eurodance music.
Corona is an Italian Eurodance band. Initially formed by Brazilian-born singer and model Olga Maria de Souza and producer Francesco "Checco" Bontempi, it found commercial success with worldwide hits "The Rhythm of the Night" (1993) and "Baby Baby" (1995). After the second album Bontempi left the band and was replaced by Francesco Conte and Paolo Dughero.
Solid Base is a Swedish-Norwegian Eurodance group.
Bo Martin Erik Erikson, better known by his stage name E-Type, is a Swedish eurodance musician, songwriter and record producer. His professional name is based on the Jaguar E-Type sports car.
Captain Jack is a German Eurodance project formed in Darmstadt, Germany in 1995. The project is best known for the single "Captain Jack", which reached the Top-10 in many countries in Europe.
James Dandu, also known by his stage name Cool James, was a Tanzanian–Swedish hip hop recording artist and record producer.
U96 is a German musical project formed by DJ and producer Alex Christensen and a team of producers named Matiz. After a decade-long hiatus, the band returned in 2018 without Christensen and Hoinkis.
Urban Cookie Collective are a British Eurodance band, best known for their 1993 hit single "The Key the Secret".
Infinity is a Eurodance band from Norway that formed in the late 1990s. Its current members are Kjell Gabriel Henriksen from Asker and Birgitte Moe from Bærum.
Da Buzz is a Swedish Eurodance/pop music group. Members of the group are writers/producers Per Lidén and Pier Schmid and lead-singer Annika Thörnquist. All three are from Karlstad.
"Honey, Honey" is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released as the second single from their second studio album, Waterloo, after the success of the title track at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.
"A View to a Kill" is the thirteenth single by the English new wave and synth-pop band Duran Duran, released on 6 May 1985. Written and recorded as the theme for the 1985 James Bond movie of the same name, it became one of the band's biggest hits. It remains the only James Bond theme song to have reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100; it also made it to number two for three weeks on the UK Singles Chart while stuck behind Paul Hardcastle's "19".
"Papaya Coconut" is a song, written by Ingela Forsman and Lasse Holm. It was recorded with lyrics in Swedish by Kikki Danielsson on her 1986 album Papaya Coconut, and is one of her most famous recordings. The lyrics are about travelling from the Earth's colder places to its hotter places. The song was a Svensktoppen #1 hit, being at the chart for 12 weeks from January 11-March 29, 1987.
"We Keep on Rockin" is a Eurodance song written by Anders Hansson and performed by Swedish band Alcazar. The song is the first single from their third album, Disco Defenders and it was released in the beginning of 2008.
"Inhibitions" is a eurodance song performed by Swedish band Alcazar. The song is the second single from their third album, Disco Defenders.
Pharao is a German Eurodance act produced by Alexander Hawking and DJ Stevie Steve. The band was fronted by Egyptian-Indian singer Kyra Pharao and the American rapper Deon Blue. Pharao released two studio albums, Pharao (1994) and The Return (1998).
"Dr. Feelgood" is a 1994 single by Swedish Eurodance band Cool James & Black Teacher. It was released as the lead single from their only album, Zooming You. The song features vocals by singer Anne Haavisto and was a huge hit in Sweden, peaking at number 2 on the Swedish singles chart.
"This Time I'm Free" is a song recorded by the Sweden-based musician and producer Dr. Alban. It was released in 1995 as the first single from his fourth studio album, Born in Africa and features vocals by singer Martina Edoff. It charted in many European countries, peaking at number 2 in Finland, number 3 in Sweden, number 10 in Denmark and number 11 in Norway. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it reached number 22.