Latest Release
- APR 19, 2024
- 11 Songs
- Z Records Presents Diva Fever · 2004
- JDC Classics, Vol. 1 · 1978
- Gay Christmas Compilation · 2001
- Funky House, Vol. 1 · 2000
- The Music Of Your Mind (feat. Taka Boom) [Groove Culture Radio Edit] - Single · 2024
- Middle of the Night · 1985
- Misti Blu Two (feat. Taka Boom, Chaka Khan & Mark Stevens) - Single · 2024
- JDC Classics, Vol. 1 · 1978
- 20 Years of Joey Negro · 2007
- Best of Elektro House Music - Summer Collection 2017 · 2011
About Taka Boom
The sister of Chaka Khan, vocalist Yvonne Stephens forged a new identity by combining the Swahili word for "love of my people" ("Taka") with a last name derived from her ex-husband's occupation (demolitions expert). She worked alongside Khan locally in their hometown of Chicago until Chaka joined Rufus, and Taka moved to Los Angeles. Boom was a session vocalist in the early '70s, singing with the Gap Band and Carl Carlton, as well as being a member of George Clinton's Brides of Funkenstein. She served as lead vocalist for Undisputed Truth in 1975, then signed as a solo singer with Ariola. Her debut LP, Taka Boom, was released in 1979, and the single "Night Dancing" became her only R&B Top 20 hit (at 20). She later switched to Mirage, and made the LP Climate for Love in 1985. "Middle of the Night" got some attention as a single, but the LP went nowhere. After moving to London in the mid-'90s, she did session work and consistent live appearances. ~ Ron Wynn
- HOMETOWN
- Chicago, IL, United States
- BORN
- October 8, 1954
- GENRE
- Dance