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Wake Up Your Mind

by Joni "Monomono" Haastrup

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Greetings 06:12
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Watch Out 06:13

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Back in London in 1978, Joni recorded his solo gem ‘Wake Up Your Mind’ for the Afrodesia imprint. Laced with funk bass lines, swirling keyboards and screaming guitars, this is Joni’s most ‘western’ record but at the same time unmistakably of the African origin. From the slow-motion disco of ‘Greetings’ to the stone cold groove of ‘Watch Out’ to the Rueben Wilson- style funk of ‘Free My People’ Joni was soaking up the sounds of the times and blending them with the music of his roots.

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released September 6, 2024

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Joni "Monomono" Haastrup Oakland, California

Growing up in a royal household in Nigeria, Joni Haastrup was quickly snapped up as a vocalist for ‘Super Afro Soul’ one of Afro-beat’s formative LPs. Soon after, Ginger Baker 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 ... more

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