Worldbeat is a 1989 album recorded by Kaoma. It was the band's debut album and provided three hit singles, two of them achieving success worldwide: "Lambada", "Dançando Lambada" and "Mélodie d'amour". The album is composed of songs in Portuguese, Spanish and English. It was ranked in the top 25 in Switzerland, Germany, Norway, Australia and Austria. It topped the Billboard Latin Pop in the U.S.

Because the lambada - an erotic Brazilian dance craze - was hyped to death in the late 1980s and early '90s, it didn't take long before a backlash took place in the U.S. But in fact, much of the music that accompanied the lambada was of a high quality. One group that illustrated how fresh-sounding lambada music could be was Kaoma, a Paris-based group that sings in Portugese, Spanish and English on World Beat. Not outstanding but definitely appealing, this CD effectively combines South American elements with dance music/disco, reggae and hip-hop. One hears Chic's influence on the funky "Sopenala." Kaoma's sensuous, haunting music underscores the fact that lambada's roots were not only Brazilian, but also Bolivian and proves that lambada was more than hype.

Tracklist:

01. Lambada (03:28)
02. Lambareggae (03:53)
03. Dançando Lambada (04:46)
04. Lambamor (04:11)
05. Lamba Caribe (04:09)
06. Mélodie D'Amour (04:14)
07. Sindiang (04:00)
08. Sopenala (04:30)
09. Jambé Finète (Grille) (04:28)
10. Salsa Nuestra (04:38)