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Reissues spotlight the Afro-soul of Joni Haastrup's Monomono
That changed this month, with Soundway Records (UK) and Tummy Touch reissuing Monomono's "The Dawn of Awareness" and "Give the Beggar a Chance," as well as Haastrup's "Wake Up Your Mind." The reissue angle markets Haastrup as Kuti's rival, …
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Reissues Put Afrobeat Back On The Map
In fact, it's bigger than ever, and recent reissue CDs are now pulling back the curtain on the Nigerian funk and soul scene from which Afrobeat emerged. In 1970 Haastrup was fresh off a stay in England, singing with the then-iconic rock drummer Ginger …
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MonoMono / Joni Haastrup: Give the Beggar a Chance / Dawn of Awareness / Wake …
Soundway Records has now smartly reissued the first two MonoMono records—1971's Give the Beggar a Chance and 1974's The Dawn of Awareness—and Haastrup's 1978 solo album, Wake Up Your Mind. They come on the heels of their reissue of Remi Kabaka's …
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'Turkish Freakout': A Musical Turkish Delight
5:00 pm ET The relentless quest to reissue every decent piece of rock 'n' roll from the '60s and '70s long ago exhausted the US and UK warehouses. The new trend for the past couple years is to dig up all sorts of so-called "funk" and "garage rock" from …
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The Afrobeat Blog: Joni Haastrup/Mono Mono Reissue
Joni Haastrup/Mono Mono Reissue · Joni Haastrup is one of the most influential forces in 1970's Nigerian music. He was at the forefront of the burgeoning …
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