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Wake Up Your Mind

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List Price: 12.99
(€9.16 || £7.84 || ¥1197) (approx.)
CD (Item 586637) Tummy Touch/Soundway (UK), 1978 — Condition: New Copy

Funky funky solo work from Joni Haastrup – an artist who's also known for his work in Monomono, and who sounds equally great on his own! Joni's got this tight approach that wraps together Nigerian grooves of the 70s scene, and some bolder soul star energy that would be right at home in the US – a kind of powerhouse approach that really sends these tunes home beautifully! The lyrics are in English, which really helps broaden the appeal of the cuts – and the production has these cool compressed elements that are partly like the more psych-inspired modes of other Afro Funk groups, and partly those of the UK soul scene of the 70s. We've never heard a record exactly like this, and the whole thing's a truly memorable treasure from this key moment in African music. Cuts include "Watch Out", "Do The Funkro", "Greetings", "Free My People", "Wake Up Your Mind", and "Champions & Superstars".  © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc.

Also available:
Joni Haastrup — Wake Up Your Mind ... LP $24.99



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