Active from 1971 | Genre World | |
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Albums Dawn of Awareness, Give the Beggar a Chance, Debauchery, Desmadre Record labels EMI, Tummy Touch Records, Gringo Loco Productions Similar Joni Haastrup, Ofo & The Black Company, The Funkees, Tunji Oyelana, Gasper Lawal | ||
MonoMono was a band formed in Lagos, Nigeria in 1971 by Sierra Leone-born Joni Haastrap (lead vocals, keyboards), Baba Kenneth Okolulo (bass, vocals), and Danjuma "Jimi Lee" Adamu (guitars, vocals). Other members included Friday Jumbo and Candido Obajimi. They produced a handful of singles and 2 full length LP's. Soundway Records reissued the first two MonoMono records in 2011: 1972’s Give the Beggar a Chance (EMI) and 1974’s The Dawn of Awareness (Capitol). Monomono's sound became popular among Nigeria's middle class youth; the band split apart in 1975 or 1976.
Songs
KenimaniaGive the Beggar a Chance · 1973
Tire Loma Da NigbehinDawn of Awareness · 1974
Awareness Is Wot You NeedDawn of Awareness · 1974
References
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