The history of Saâda Bonaire has to be divided into two periods. A) 1980 - 1988  B) 1990 - 1995 Saâda Bonaire was an art concept project formed in Bremen by DJ Ralf "Von" Richthoven, vocalists Stephanie Lange & Claudia Hossfeld in 1982. Saâda Bonaire's objective was to combine wave, reggae, dub, disco and arabian music into a string of otherworldly thought provocative dance floor hits. It was the fantastic disco/world music project from Bremen, Germany that was never meant to be — a unique concept band centered around two vocalists as well as dozens of local musicians culled from the local immigration center. Originally signed to EMI in 1982, their first and only single, “You Could Be More As You Are” was produced by legendary Matumbi, Slits and Pop Group producer Dennis Bovell in Kraftwerk’s studio in Cologne. Its fusion of husky female vocals, Eastern instruments, dub and African music aesthetics, drum computers and synthesizers remains unique to this day.

Saâda Bonaire compiles two songs from the original EMI single along with eleven previously unreleased songs recorded between 1982 and 1985. Also included are never before published photos, in depth interviews with band members, and a full gate fold cover for dedicated vinyl buyers. These lost recordings from the early eighties still sound fresh on today’s dance floor. — via Label