Taborah
Encyclopedia
Taborah is dance
, pop
and R&B artist. Her singles Ride on the Rhythm, My Love for You and I am reached number one on the Euro Dance charts.
, New York
, USA as Taborah Annette Adams, Taborah began studying dance at age four at the Venettes Cultural Workshop in Wyandanch, New York. Taborah attended the workshop for 14 years, during which time she also took charm class and voice lessons. She became the first black Ms. Pre-Teen when she won the Long Island beauty contest
.
Taborah was introduced to a variety of music at an early age. Her grandmother played piano and sang for the USO Troops in Jacksonville, Florida, and her father sang and traveled internationally with the Fisk Jubilee Singers
of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.
. She signed with Italian label ACV Music and released three albums with them. Blackwood's debut album Ride on the Rhythm (1992) was created with Toni Verde, Marascia and Kortezman and it featured the single I Feel You. In 1996 Blackwood re-released Ride on the Rhythm a dance song with the second album In The City, which was a mixture of soul and pop music. The single charted number one On Billboard's
Hits of the World for 12 weeks. Blackwood was also noted in the dance community with such articles as Billboard's Acts Sent from Italy (1997). Blackwood received the FIMI Best Dance Act Award from the single's success. Production for the album included Fabio Parisella and the Van Morrison
remake Moondance.
In 1997 Blackwood released their third album I Am under the label A&D Music and Vision, which included the single My Love for You. My Love for You also charted on Billboard and the video was on heavy rotation on Euro MTV
. Taborah was invited to perform at the Sanremo Festival live with Radio Deejay
.
Blackwood's third single I Am was released and distributed by BMG
Italy Ricordi. The single again achieved Billboard charting success. Taborah's Blackwood singles were licensed in over 53 countries and she performed on such television shows as RAI
and the Roxy Bar.
In 2004, Taborah released her first U.S.
single I Am (the rising), a remake of her Italian release I Am, on Catz Entertainment. Production included Johnny Rocks, with remixes by Friscia and Lamboy, Giuseppe D and Jeff Barringer. The single received club play across the country and landed on Billboard Dance Club Play Chart for 16 weeks where it reached number 5. I Am (the rising) was also the 2005 tip-off song for the Women's National Basketball Association
(WNBA) New York Liberty
for both home and away games. In 2006 Taborah was awarded Heritage of Pride
's Dance Artist of the Year.
Taborah's follow up single on Catz Entertainment All I Gave To You was written by Taborah and released in 2006. Productions include Joe Bermudez & Klubjumpers, John Rizzo & Barry Huffine, Giuseppe D, and Josh Harris. The single received both club and radio rotation. It also landed the Billboard Dance Club Chart.
In 2008, Taborah released her new single You Gotta Go ‘Cause I’m Through With You, on her label Lah Lah Music.
In 2009, Taborah recorded Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now with Darryl D'Bonneau featuring legendary Grammy nominated percussionist Sammy Figueroa and produced by D1 Music, Peter McLean and Keith Kemper. This stunning version of the McFadden & Whitehead disco classic brought Taborah back to Billboard chart and was a national hit song for her.
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and R&B artist. Her singles Ride on the Rhythm, My Love for You and I am reached number one on the Euro Dance charts.
Early life
Born on Long IslandLong Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA as Taborah Annette Adams, Taborah began studying dance at age four at the Venettes Cultural Workshop in Wyandanch, New York. Taborah attended the workshop for 14 years, during which time she also took charm class and voice lessons. She became the first black Ms. Pre-Teen when she won the Long Island beauty contest
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
.
Taborah was introduced to a variety of music at an early age. Her grandmother played piano and sang for the USO Troops in Jacksonville, Florida, and her father sang and traveled internationally with the Fisk Jubilee Singers
Fisk Jubilee Singers
The Fisk Jubilee Singers are an African-American a cappella ensemble, consisting of students at Fisk University. The first group was organized in 1871 to tour and raise funds for their college. Their early repertoire consisted mostly of traditional spirituals, but included some Stephen Foster songs...
of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Career
Taborah began her career in Italy as the songwriter, face and vocalist of the group BlackwoodBlackwood
-Botany:* African Blackwood , decorative timber tree native to seasonally dry regions of Africa* Australian Blackwood, Acacia melanoxylon, native to eastern Australia...
. She signed with Italian label ACV Music and released three albums with them. Blackwood's debut album Ride on the Rhythm (1992) was created with Toni Verde, Marascia and Kortezman and it featured the single I Feel You. In 1996 Blackwood re-released Ride on the Rhythm a dance song with the second album In The City, which was a mixture of soul and pop music. The single charted number one On Billboard's
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hits of the World for 12 weeks. Blackwood was also noted in the dance community with such articles as Billboard's Acts Sent from Italy (1997). Blackwood received the FIMI Best Dance Act Award from the single's success. Production for the album included Fabio Parisella and the Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
remake Moondance.
In 1997 Blackwood released their third album I Am under the label A&D Music and Vision, which included the single My Love for You. My Love for You also charted on Billboard and the video was on heavy rotation on Euro MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. Taborah was invited to perform at the Sanremo Festival live with Radio Deejay
Radio DeeJay
Radio DeeJay is an italian radio station. It was founded on 1 February 1982 by the Italian radio and television personality Claudio Cecchetto and was acquired by the Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso in 1989 .-Overview:Early personalities on this radio station include: Claudio Cecchetto, Gerry Scotti,...
.
Blackwood's third single I Am was released and distributed by BMG
BMG
Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...
Italy Ricordi. The single again achieved Billboard charting success. Taborah's Blackwood singles were licensed in over 53 countries and she performed on such television shows as RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
and the Roxy Bar.
In 2004, Taborah released her first U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
single I Am (the rising), a remake of her Italian release I Am, on Catz Entertainment. Production included Johnny Rocks, with remixes by Friscia and Lamboy, Giuseppe D and Jeff Barringer. The single received club play across the country and landed on Billboard Dance Club Play Chart for 16 weeks where it reached number 5. I Am (the rising) was also the 2005 tip-off song for the Women's National Basketball Association
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association is a women's professional basketball league in the United States. It currently is composed of twelve teams. The league was founded on April 24, 1996 as the women's counterpart to the National Basketball Association...
(WNBA) New York Liberty
New York Liberty
The New York Liberty is a professional basketball team based in New York City, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was one of the eight original franchises of the league...
for both home and away games. In 2006 Taborah was awarded Heritage of Pride
Heritage of Pride
Heritage of Pride is a wholly volunteer-managed, non-partisan, tax-exempt, non-profit organization that organizes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride events in New York City to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots...
's Dance Artist of the Year.
Taborah's follow up single on Catz Entertainment All I Gave To You was written by Taborah and released in 2006. Productions include Joe Bermudez & Klubjumpers, John Rizzo & Barry Huffine, Giuseppe D, and Josh Harris. The single received both club and radio rotation. It also landed the Billboard Dance Club Chart.
In 2008, Taborah released her new single You Gotta Go ‘Cause I’m Through With You, on her label Lah Lah Music.
In 2009, Taborah recorded Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now with Darryl D'Bonneau featuring legendary Grammy nominated percussionist Sammy Figueroa and produced by D1 Music, Peter McLean and Keith Kemper. This stunning version of the McFadden & Whitehead disco classic brought Taborah back to Billboard chart and was a national hit song for her.
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Ride on the Rhythm |
| 1996 | In The City |
| 1997 | I Am |
| 1992 | The Masters of Sound |
| 1994 | Mega Dance 94 Volume 3 |
| 1996 | Bikini Beach Party |
| 1996 | One Nation One Station Compilation |
| 1997 | Ride On The Rhythm Compilation |
| 1997 | Deejay Parade |
| 1998 | Winter Party 1998 |
| 1999 | Breakouts |
| 2008 | A Piece of Me |
Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Club/Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
Euro Dance UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "I've Got To Have You" | - | 45 | - |
| 1993 | "All I Gave To You" | - | 11 | 1 |
| 1993 | "Just Take Me Away" | - | - | - |
| 1994 | "One Night" | - | 24 | - |
| 1993 | "I Can't Forget You Boy" | - | 40 | - |
| 1994 | "A Better Day" | - | - | - |
| 1996 | "Ride on the Rhythm" | - | 1 | 5 |
| 1997 | "My Love For You" | - | 1 | 10 |
| 1997 | "I Am" | - | 1 | 23 |
| 2004 | "I Am (the rising)" | 1 | - | - |
| 2006 | "All I Gave To You '06" | 5 | - | - |
| 2008 | "You Gotta Go 'Cause I'm Through With You" | TBA | - | - |
| 2009 | "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" - with Darryl D'Bonneau | 42 | - | - |
| 2010 | "Say I Love You" | 31 | - | - |