Joni Haastrup Discography of CDs

Joni Haastrup discography The founder of MonoMono, Nigerian Joni Haastrup took a slightly different turn with his 1978 solo debut, Wake Up Your Mind. Recorded in London, he made a disc that was decidedly more American funk than something African, with deep grooves and some fiery solos (listen to ...

Joni Haastrup songs The founder of MonoMono, Nigerian Joni Haastrup took a slightly different turn with his 1978 solo debut, Wake Up Your Mind. Recorded in London, he made a disc that was decidedly more American funk than something African, with deep grooves and some fiery solos (listen to ...

Joni Haastrup music CDs For all its lonesome balladry, BAJA SESSIONS sounds positively exultant after 1995's morose FOREVER BLUE. The title refers to the pastoral Mexican peninsula that gave Isaak the inspiration for this set of lush, glistening ballads. Lap steel guitars glide through songs whose sunny climate belies Isaak's ...

Joni Haastrup CD discography On the follow-up to his breakthrough album HEART SHAPED WORLD, Chris Isaak continued with his dusky, Sun Records-influenced sound, while expanding his horizons just a bit. Despite the self-consciously retro album cover (everything down to the typeface suggests that it might have been released in the ...

Joni Haastrup albums Lagos-based trio BLO shook the Nigerian scene to its foundations with their their Afro-rooted rock music. Their live debut in December 1972 found 10,000 new converts chanting "we want BLO" over and over again. Their Afro-delia looked far afield for inspiration: drummer Laolu Akintobi said "we ...

Joni Haastrup discography Composer: Remi Kabaka. Personnel: Remi Kabaka (keyboards); Joni Haastrup (guitar, keyboards); Dele Okonkwo (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, percussion); B.D. Wright (keyboards, bass guitar, percussion).

Joni Haastrup songs Led by keyboardist and singer Joni Haastrup (himself a scion of Nigerian royalty), the band MonoMono was one of the most popular funk-rock acts in West Africa in the early '70s. Give the Beggar a Chance is the first of a set of three reissues from ...

Joni Haastrup CD discography The second album in a series of three reissues from Nigerian bandleader Joni Haastrup, Dawn of Awareness was the sophomore effort by his band MonoMono, following their very impressive debut, Give the Beggar a Chance. It's tempting to read more into the two albums' titles than ...

Joni Haastrup albums Though an expectedly eclectic mix of blues, calypso, Caribbean music, and bits of reggae, disco, and other pop forms, Music Fuh Ya (Musica Para Tu) was not one of Mahal's more inspired outings. No one could criticize Mahal for lack of ambition in his efforts to ...

Joni Haastrup music CDs Recorded between 1967 & 1997. Includes liner notes by Martin Scorsese and David Ritz. When the Ken Burns' documentary series Jazz premiered on PBS in 2001, a series of artist compilations were released using the series as a brand name, and they sold quite well. So, with ...

Audio Remasterer: Bob Fisher . Liner Note Author: Bryan Thomas. Recording information: Blue Bear Studios, San Francisco, CA; Conway Recorders Co. Hollywood, CA; House Of Music, West Orange, NJ; Ivanhoe Theatre, Chicago, IL. Arrangers: Rudy Costa; Ray Fitzpatrick; Leon Pendarvis; Robert Greenidge; Taj Mahal; Kester Smith; Larry McDonald. Personnel: Taj Mahal (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, National guitar, banjo, mandolin, harmonica, piano, electric piano, hand claps, background vocals); ...