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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Baha Men| image = BahaMenJun10.jpg| caption = Baha Men performing in June 2010| landscape = Yes| background = group_or_band| alias = The Bahas, Men of The Baha| origin = Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau , Bahamas | genre = Junkanoo , Dance Music|dance , hip hop , reggae | years_active = 1980present| label = EMI Records|EMI / S-Curve Records|S-Curve | associated_acts = Los Del Rio , Diane Turner| current_members = Rik Carey Dyson Knight Jimbo Slice Anthony Flowers Jeffery Chea Patrick Carey| past_members = Marvin Prosper Nehemiah Hield B Rolla (Jive Turkey)The Baha Men are the United States|American singers in a Bahamas|Bahamian band. They play a modernised style of Bahamian music called Junkanoo .
Early career as High Voltage (19801991)
The group was formed in the Bahamas in 1980 as High Voltage. They used to start the genre "Junkanoo" in 1982. In 1991, they changed their name to Baha Men.
Baha Men
The group renamed themselves as Baha Men in 1991, and released their first album under that name, Junkanoo (album)|Junkanoo , in 1992 in music|1992 . The album was very traditional in its sound.
International success
In the 1990s they began aiming their music at a more mainstream audience , and achieved great, if short-lived, popularity with 2000 in music|2000 's remake of " Who Let the Dogs Out? " (originally composed by Anslem Douglas ), recorded with the help of Orlando Infante . The song was a chart success in many countries, and also became a popular song at US sporting events.
"Who Let the Dogs Out? " also earned the band several awards: a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Dance Recording ; Billboard Music Award s for World Music Artist of the Year and World Music Album of the Year; and a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards|Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award for Favorite Song. In 2002, they won another Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Band.
Recent activity
In June 2008 "Who Let the Dogs Out? " was discussed on I Love the New Millennium . The Baha Men's most recent record album|album was Holla! , released in 2004 in music|2004 , but according to their MySpace page, they are set to release an album in the year 2010 and began a tour in September 2009. Baha Men will launch this tour from Nassau, Bahamas.
Involvement in motion pictures
The Baha Men were one of the many artists to record a song on the album DisneyMania and two of its four sequels. On the first DisneyMania, they recorded "Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King . On DisneyMania 2 , they recorded the famous song "It's a Small World" from the Disney park attraction of the it's a small world|same name . They were absent from DisneyMania 3 , though they returned for DisneyMania 4 , recording their take on the song "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" from Lilo and Stitch entitled "Bahaman Roller Coaster Ride." A number of their songs have used in major motion pictures such as: Rugrats In Paris , Miss Congeniality (film)|Miss Congeniality , Rat Race (film)|Rat Race , and Garfield: The Movie . They also recorded a cover of Elton John 's hit " Crocodile Rock " for the film Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course starring Steve Irwin and family. In fact, the band has also made an appearance on the big screen, when they starred as themselves in the 1994 romantic comedy My Father the Hero (1994 film)|My Father the Hero starring Gerard Depardieu and Katherine Heigl .cite web|url= http://www.popentertainment.com/bahamen.htm |title=Pop Entertainment Baha Men |publisher=Popentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2010-10-07 The Baha Men also were featured in the soundtrack of Shrek with their hit song "Best Years of Our Lives". "Who Let the Dogs Out? " was also featured in the 2009 hit comedy The Hangover (film)|The Hangover .
Discography
Albums
Noo (1985)
High Voltage (as High Voltage) (1987)
Kick In The Bahamas (1990)
Junkanoo (album)|Junkanoo (1992)
Kalik (album)|Kalik (1994)
Here We Go Again (Baha Men)|Here We Go Again (1996)
I Like What I Like (1997)
Doong Spank (1998)
Who Let the Dogs Out (album)|Who Let the Dogs Out (2000)
2 Zero 0-0 (2001)
Move It Like This (2002)
Holla! (2004)
Noo Junk (TBA)
Dooo Da Mike Vick (2012)
Singles
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Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of best selling music artists
Album
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1994
42
18
Kalik
1995
38
1997
I Like What I Like
2000
1
14
1
6
2
40
18
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Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS : Platinumcite web|url= http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2000.htm|title=ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Singles|publisher= ARIA Charts |accessdate=January 12, 2011
British Phonographic Industry|UK : Platinumcite web|url= http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|title=British Phonographic Industry search results|publisher= British Phonographic Industry |accessdate=January 12, 2011
