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Artist:
MONOMONO
Title:
The Dawn Of Awareness
Label:
SOUNDWAY (UK)
Format:
LP+12"
Price:
$23.50
Catalog #:
SNDW 029LP
Soundway Records and Tummy Touch are proud to present
Dawn Of Awareness
, the second album by
Joni Haastrup
's band
MonoMono
. Amid the OPEC oil embargo, Watergate and IRA bombs, the sound of MonoMono's follow-up record, 1974's
Dawn Of Awareness
, took on the blues rock grooves of
Santana
and
Hugh Masekela
, but with their own unique Yoruban flavor. A deeply spiritual record,
Dawn Of Awareness
was Haastrup's reaction to what was going on in the world around him. One hears echoes of the
Allman Brothers
' "Revival" on MonoMono's "Awareness is What You Need" and after listening to "Plain Fighting" you could easily imagine the band sharing the stage with the
Doobie Brothers
at an East Side San Jose street festival. Re-issued on replica gatefold LP with bonus 12" vinyl and a download voucher.
Artist:
MONOMONO
Title:
Give The Beggar A Chance
Label:
SOUNDWAY (UK)
Format:
LP+12"
Price:
$23.50
Catalog #:
SNDW 030LP
Soundway and Tummy Touch are proud to present a blistering album of Afro-rock and funk from Nigerian multi-instrumentalist
Joni Haastrup
and his band
Monomono
. Re-issued on replica gatefold LP with bonus 12" vinyl. This is their 1971 debut album
Give The Beggar A Chance
. Soundway have been championing Joni Haastrup since day one, featuring Monomono tracks on both the
Nigeria Special
and
Nigeria Rock Special
releases. Joni also appears as a guest keys player on
Black Goddess
, an Afro-jazz soundtrack collaboration with
Remi Kabaka
. Growing up in a royal household in Nigeria, Joni Haastrup began his musical journey performing for his brother's band
Sneakers
and was quickly snapped up as a vocalist for
O.J. Ekemode
and his
Modern Aces
'
Super Afro Soul
LP, one of Afro-beat's formative LPs. Soon after,
Ginger Baker
of
Cream
fame replaced
Steve Winwood
with Joni on keys for
Airforce
's UK concerts in '71 and the success of the collaboration led to further shows with Baker as part of the
SALT
project before he returned to Nigeria to set up Monomono. Includes bonus 12" vinyl and a download code voucher.
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