Wednesday 30 November 2022

Yomanda

Paul Kevin Masterson (better known as Yomanda) is a Northern Irish DJ and record producer. He is best known for the track "Synth and Strings" which spent a week on top of the UK Dance chart in July 1999. He also had hits under the alias, "Amen UK" with the hi-nrg track "Passion" reaching #15 in the UK charts in 1997.

90 Hits (Discography):
Date	   UK	Song
Sep 1995   23	Fee Fi fo fum (as Candy Girls)
Dec 1995   31	What's that tune? (as Dorothy)
Feb 1996   20	Wham Bam (as Candy Girls)
Dec 1996   30	I want candy (as Candy Girls)
Feb 1997   15	Passion (as Amen UK)
Jun 1997   36	People of love (as Amen UK)
Jul 1999    8	Synth and Strings

What happened next?
Yomanda has worked on a number of projects over the years, notably with Judge Jules as Hi-Gate in the early 2000s including a UK Top 10 hit, "Pitchin' (in every direction)" and collaborations with Boy George on their album, "Split Personality" (2003). In 2002, under his real name, Masteron had a UK Top 40 hit presenting Sushi with "The Earthshaker" (reached UK#35).
Yomanda's most recent release was "Music pumpin" in 2020 with Peter Martine featuring Soraya Vivian.

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