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"Kalimba de Luna"
"Kalimba de Luna"
Single by Boney M.
from the album Kalimba de Luna –; 16 Happy Songs
Released	1984
Recorded	1983
Length	4:31 (7" mix); 7:07 (12" mix); 9:15 (Remix);
Songwriter(s)	Tony Esposito; Mauro Malavasi; Remo Licastro; Giuseppe Amoruso; Gianluigi di Franco;
Producer(s)	Frank Farian
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"Kalimba de Luna"
"Kalimba de Luna"
Single by Tony Esposito
from the album Il grande esploratore
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Length	3:50 (7" mix); 5:13 (12" mix);
Songwriter(s)	Tony Esposito; Mauro Malavasi; Remo Licastro; Giuseppe Amoruso; Gianluigi Di Franco;
Producer(s)	Mauro Malavasi; Willy David;

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"Kalimba de Luna" is a 1984 single by Italian musician and drummer Tony Esposito. It was written by Esposito with his long-time collaborator Remo Licastro, pianist Giuseppe "Joe" Amoruso, keyboardist Mauro Malavasi and vocalist Gianluigi Di Franco. It was taken from Esposito's album Il grande esploratore. "Kalimba de Luna" was a European success and reached no. 3 in the Austrian chart, no. 6 in the Swiss charts and no. 14 in the Italian charts.

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[1]	12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[2]	6
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[3]	25

Boney M. version

"Kalimba de Luna" was instantly covered by German group Boney M. for the German market, giving the group their first Top 20 hit in three years, peaking at no. 17. An edit of the single was also added to new pressings of the group's then-current album Ten Thousand Lightyears and the compilation album Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs. With lead vocals by new group member Reggie Tsiboe, the original idea was to release it as a solo single, and a video was shot with Reggie only before the plans were changed to release it as a Boney M. single, and a new video with the group was done. Neither Liz Mitchell nor Marcia Barrett sang on this recording—the backing vocals were done by producer Frank Farian and session singers Amy & Elaine Goff.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	15
France (SNEP)^[6]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[7]	27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	20
Spain (AFYVE)^[9]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[10]	23
US Billboard Dance Club Play^[11]	49
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[12]	16

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[13]	79
France (SNEP)^[14]	36

Releases

7" Single

"Kalimba de Luna" – 4:31 / "10.000 Lightyears" (Kawohl, Björklund, Farian, Bischof) – 4:29 (Hansa 106 760-100, Germany)

12" Single

"Kalimba de Luna" (Club Mix) 7:07 / "10.000 Lightyears" – 4:29 (Hansa 601 470-213, Germany)
"Kalimba de Luna" (US Club Mix) 9:15 / "Kalimba de Luna" (Dub Mix) – 6:40 (Hansa 601 532-213, Germany)

Note : This single is the first which does not have the name "Boney M." written with the logo created eight years before for the "Daddy cool" single (the only previous exception being the "Baby do you wanna bump" single, which went out before the group even existed)

Other cover versions

In August 1984 Boney M. recorded the song on a 45 rpm single (Carrere – CRE A 4777), included in the album Fantastic Boney M. (Hansa – 610 214-222).
1984 - Pepe Goes to Cuba released a cover for the German market (Teldec – 6.14211), reaching 17th place in the charts of their country. The song was included in the compilation ¡Que lo baile, Que lo baile! (Victoria – VLP-97), released in Spain.
In the same year also Macho III^[15]they released a cover of it (Five Record – FM 13064), featured on the 2014 album I'm a Man/Roll (New Fresh Records).
1984 Dalida recorded two versions: one in English language and one in French, text by Jean-Michel Bériat and Patrick Jaymes, in a single (Orlando International Shows – 13,604); the one in English was also remixed posthumously in 2010. The album of origin is Dali (Orlando International Shows – 66.215).
1984 - Robert Marton in the compilation Super Nonstop - 20 Ulkomaista Hittiä (M&T Tuotanto – NS1002), released in Finland.
1984 - Agnetha Lindh, single for the Swedish market (Planet Records – MOP 134).
In 1984 Elvira in the album Top Ten 2 - Internacionalni Hitovi, text by Mišo Doležal (Jugoton – LSY-61977), published in Yugoslavia.
1987 - Sunshine Family, single (ZYX Records – 1340), released in Germany, Portugal and Spain; album España Boot Mix - Vol. 1/Dance Reunion Of The 70's (Galaxis – GLX 9038), released in Germany, Portugal and Poland.
1985 - Harry Holland & Dieter Reith, single for the German market (CBS – CBS A 6100); album Magic Accordion (CBS – CBS 26281), released in Germany, Israel and the Netherlands.
1985 - 7 Seinähullua Veljestä, single for the Finnish market, lyrics by Raul Reiman (Rondo – ROS 91); compilation Kesä-Hitit (Finnlevy – FTV 25), released in Finland.
1985 - Party Service Band on the album Neverending Party (Karussell – 825 764-4), released in Germany.
1991 - Saragossa Band on the album Party with Saragossa Band (ZYX Records – ZYX 55002-1), released in Germany.
1991 - Gipsy Rumba in the album Gipsy Rumba (Mistral Sound – CD 70060), released in Switzerland.
1994 - L.M. Project in the album Dance in Italy Vol. 2 (Prandi Sound Records – CD - 002).
1995 - Goombay Dance Band, single (Columbia Records – COLSAMP 2837 2), released in Germany; album Caribbean Beach Party (CMC Records – 8231562).
1996 - The Caribbeans on the album Macarena Party (BMG – 74321 40969 2).
In 1999 Garcia with an EP released in Germany (Maad Records – 3984 27105-2), included in the compilation Deep 60 (Deep Records – DRCD 7/1999), released in Germany and Russia.
2000 - Yellow Mellow on the album Good Vibrations (Universal – 159 309-2), released in Austria.
2011 - Lorenzo Polidori in the album Kadin (Edizioni Musicali Bagutti – EB 404).
On April 28, 2015 the Neapolitan rapper Clementino used a remixed version as a backing track for the song Luna. Although the lyrics are original by the rapper, the chorus is the same as the 1984 version.
2023 - Puritan feat. Tony Esposito on the album Chi diavolo è Puritano?! (Who the hell is Puritan?!) (Aldebaran Records – ALDBN072LP).
xxxx - The Biggest in the album Hit Radio TV Vol. N. 6 (Aline Music – Al. 74), released in France.

Sources

^ "Tony Esposito – Kalimba de luna" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ "Tony Esposito – Kalimba de luna". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Tony Esposito – Kalimba de luna" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "Boney M. – Kalimba de luna" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ "Boney M. – Kalimba de luna" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ "Boney M. – Kalimba de luna" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Boney M." (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^ "Boney M. – Kalimba de luna" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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^ "Boney M. – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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^ "TOP – 1984". Top-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2014.
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[sc_Austria_Tony_Esposito-1] "Tony Esposito – Kalimba de luna" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[sc_Switzerland_Tony_Esposito-2] "Tony Esposito – Kalimba de luna". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[sc_West_Germany_Tony_Esposito-3] "Offiziellecharts.de – Tony Esposito – Kalimba de luna" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[sc_Austria_Boney_M.-4] "Boney M. – Kalimba de luna" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

[sc_Flanders_Boney_M.-5] "Boney M. – Kalimba de luna" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

[sc_France_Boney_M.-6] "Boney M. – Kalimba de luna" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

[sc_Dutch40_Boney_M.-7] "Nederlandse Top 40 – Boney M." (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[sc_Dutch100_Boney_M.-8] "Boney M. – Kalimba de luna" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

[9] Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

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[13] "Jaaroverzichten 1984" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 January 2014.

[14] "TOP – 1984". Top-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2014.

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-'''"Kalimba de Luna"''' is a 1982 single by Italian musician and drummer [[Tony Esposito (musician)|Tony Esposito]]. It was written by Esposito with his long-time collaborator Remo Licastro, pianist Giuseppe "Joe" Amoruso, keyboardist [[Mauro Malavasi]] and vocalist [[Gianluigi Di Franco]]. It was taken from Esposito's album ''Il grande esploratore''. "Kalimba de Luna" was a European success and reached no. 3 in the Austrian chart, no. 6 in the Swiss charts and no. 14 in the Italian charts.
+'''"Kalimba de Luna"''' is a 1984 single by Italian musician and drummer [[Tony Esposito (musician)|Tony Esposito]]. It was written by Esposito with his long-time collaborator Remo Licastro, pianist Giuseppe "Joe" Amoruso, keyboardist [[Mauro Malavasi]] and vocalist [[Gianluigi Di Franco]]. It was taken from Esposito's album ''Il grande esploratore''. "Kalimba de Luna" was a European success and reached no. 3 in the Austrian chart, no. 6 in the Swiss charts and no. 14 in the Italian charts.
 ==Charts==
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 ==Other cover versions==
+*In August 1984 [[Boney M.]] recorded the song on a 45 rpm single ([[Carrere (record company)|Carrere]] – CRE A 4777), included in the album ''Fantastic Boney M.'' ([[BMG|Hansa]] – 610 214-222).
-===Pepe Goes to Cuba version===
+*1984 - Pepe Goes to Cuba released a [[cover]] for the German market ([[Teldec]] – 6.14211), reaching 17th place in the charts of their country. The song was included in the compilation ''¡Que lo baile, Que lo baile!'' (Victoria – VLP-97), released in Spain.
-"Kalimba de Luna" also was instantly covered by Pepe Goes to Cuba (Pepe Gonzales) in 1984. This version peaked at no. 34 in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title= Pepe Goes to Cuba – Kalimba de Luna |publisher= Offiziellecharts.de. [[GfK Entertainment Charts]]. |access-date= 21 November 2016 |url= https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-66324}}</ref>
+*In the same year also [[Macho (band)|Macho III]]<ref>{{quotes web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/cover/350897/Macho-Kalimba-De-Luna- Tony-Esposito-Kalimba-De-Luna|title=Macho cover of Tony Esposito's 'Kalimba De Luna'|access=29 June 2018}}</ref>they released a cover of it ([[Five Record]] – FM 13064), featured on the 2014 album ''I'm a Man/Roll'' (New Fresh Records).
+*1984 [[Dalida]] recorded two versions: one in [[English language]] and one in [[French language|French]], text by Jean-Michel Bériat and Patrick Jaymes, in a single ([[Orlando (record producer)|Orlando International Shows]] – 13,604); the one in English was also [[Les Tubes disco de Dalida|remixed]] posthumously in 2010. The album of origin is ''[[Dali (Dalida)|Dali]]'' ([[Orlando (record producer)|Orlando International Shows]] – 66.215).
-===Dalida version===
+*1984 - Robert Marton in the compilation ''Super Nonstop - 20 Ulkomaista Hittiä'' (M&T Tuotanto – NS1002), released in Finland.
-French singer [[Dalida]] also released a French and English version of "Kalimba de Luna" in 1984 as a single and also as part of her album ''[[Dali (Dalida album)|Dali]]''. A remix of Dalida's version was released during the summer of 2011 in France.
+*1984 - Agnetha Lindh, single for the Swedish market ([[Roberto Ferrante|Planet Records]] – MOP 134).
+*In 1984 Elvira in the album ''Top Ten 2 - Internacionalni Hitovi'', text by Mišo Doležal ([[Jugoton]] – LSY-61977), published in Yugoslavia.
-===Elvira version===
+*1987 - Sunshine Family, single ([[ZYX Records]] – 1340), released in Germany, Portugal and Spain; album ''España Boot Mix - Vol. 1/Dance Reunion Of The 70's'' ([[ZYX Records|Galaxis]] – GLX 9038), released in Germany, Portugal and Poland.
-In 1984 Elvira in the album ''Top Ten 2 - Internacionalni Hitovi'', text by Mišo Doležal ([[Jugoton]] – LSY-61977), published in Yugoslavia.
+*1985 - Harry Holland & Dieter Reith, single for the German market ([[CBS Records International|CBS]] – CBS A 6100); album ''Magic Accordion'' ([[CBS Records International|CBS]] – CBS 26281), released in Germany, Israel and the Netherlands.
+*1985 - 7 Seinähullua Veljestä, single for the Finnish market, lyrics by Raul Reiman (Rondo – ROS 91); compilation ''Kesä-Hitit'' ([[Warner Music Finland|Finnlevy]] – FTV 25), released in Finland.
+*1985 - Party Service Band on the album ''Neverending Party'' ([[Universal Music Group|Karussell]] – 825 764-4), released in Germany.
+*1991 - Saragossa Band on the album ''Party with Saragossa Band'' ([[ZYX Music|ZYX Records]] – ZYX 55002-1), released in Germany.
+*1991 - Gipsy Rumba in the album ''Gipsy Rumba'' (Mistral Sound – CD 70060), released in Switzerland.
+*1994 - L.M. Project in the album ''Dance in Italy Vol. 2'' (Prandi Sound Records – CD - 002).
+*1995 - [[Goombay Dance Band]], single ([[Columbia Records]] – COLSAMP 2837 2), released in Germany; album ''Caribbean Beach Party'' (CMC Records – 8231562).
+*1996 - The Caribbeans on the album ''Macarena Party'' ([[BMG]] – 74321 40969 2).
+* In 1999 Garcia with an EP released in Germany (Maad Records – 3984 27105-2), included in the compilation ''Deep 60'' (Deep Records – DRCD 7/1999), released in Germany and Russia.
+*2000 - Yellow Mellow on the album ''Good Vibrations'' ([[Universal Music Group|Universal]] – 159 309-2), released in Austria.
+*2011 - Lorenzo Polidori in the album ''Kadin'' ([[Franco Bagutti|Edizioni Musicali Bagutti]] – EB 404).
+*On April 28, 2015 the Neapolitan rapper [[Clementino (rapper)|Clementino]] used a remixed version as a backing track for the song ''[[Luna (Clementino)|Luna]]''. Although the lyrics are original by the rapper, the chorus is the same as the 1984 version.
+*2023 - Puritan feat. [[Tony Esposito]] on the album ''Chi diavolo è Puritano?!'' (Who the hell is Puritan?!) (Aldebaran Records – ALDBN072LP).
+*xxxx - The Biggest in the album ''Hit Radio TV Vol. N. 6'' (Aline Music – Al. 74), released in France.
 ==Sources==
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