Shama

Shama moved to Vancouver from Sault St. Marie, Ontario in 1978. With three lead vocals they were billed as the most exciting band in Western Canada. Their influences were artist like The Cars, The Knack, The Police, Beatles, Joe Jackson, etc. Trooper picked up Shama to open for them on their summer tour. Shama was noted for their constant rehearsing and painstaking attention to detail. Alan Burns, July 2004 A prominent fixture in Western Canada, Shama formed in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in January 1976. All four members attended Bawating High School together and studied music programs under the teaching of Frank Elliott Although considered the 'cream of the crop' in their own city, Shama never played as a group together in their hometown. Instead, they decided to fly out to Vancouver, rehearse, play the Prairies and develop their writing and live show until attracting the attention of manager Bruce Allen, who was riding the success of his act Bachman-Turner Overdrive at the time. Shama had became the darlings of Keith Sharp's 'Music Express' magazine and were receiving rave reviews from major centres in Western Canada. When they played Vancouver for the first time in ear... more...