Kon Kan was conceived and formed in 1988 by Barry Harris (producer, vocals, keyboards & guitar) in Toronto, Ontario. It was Kon Kan's debut album, Move to Move, which spawned a #15 hit in the U.S.A. & Top 5 around the world with the hit "I Beg Your Pardon," which sampled Lynn Anderson's "Rose Garden". Harris continued on writing, producing & taking over full vocal duties on 1990's Syntonic L.P. featuring "Liberty" & 1993's Vida! L.P. intitially released only in Canada w singles “Sinful Wishes” & "S.O.L.". In the mid 90's Harris moonlighted his talents to creating, writing & producing more Canadian dance outfits, Top Kat, Outta Control, Killer Bunnies. He also released his own solo singles "Funk Like Dat", "Why'd Ya Let Her", "Dive In The Pool" ,"I Got My Pride". Harris co-created Thunderpuss in 1997 - 2005 most famous for the world-wide dance mix of Whitney Houston’s “It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay”. Thunderpuss became in demand remixers for Madonna, Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, etc. In 2014 he re-recorded & released "I Beg Your Pardon '14" by Barry Harris Presents Kon Kan. In 2020 he re-released Kon Kan's VIDA! L.P world-wide. In 2025 he reinvents himself yet again as Barry Harris' Kon Kan with a new LP released June 30, 2026
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