Arabesque
In 1977, singer Mary Ann Nagel formed the Arabesque Euro-disco all-female group
in Frankfurt, Germany, when she approached producer Wolfgang Mewes about the
project. Inspired by the likes of Luv', Baccara and ABBA, the group, whose
members changed over the years, first settled in Offenbach-on-the-Main. There,
they worked at Europasound Studios, whose owner, Frank Farian, was famous for
his work with Boney M. Between 1977 and 1984, Arabesque enjoyed major success in
Japan and several other Asian countries, as far afield as the then-USSR. By the
time Arabesque broke up in 1984, the...
