MonoMono – Dawn Of Awareness [IMPORT Nigeria 1974] – New LP

Gatefold w/ MP3 download code.  One of two blistering albums of Afro rock and funk from Nigerian multi-instrumentalist Joni Haastrup and his band MonoMono: their 1971 debut album 'Give The Beggar A Chance', and this 1974 follow up 'Dawn of Awareness'.

Growing up in a royal household in Nigeria, Joni Haastrup began his musical journey performing for his brothers band Sneakers and was quickly snapped up as a vocalist for O.J. Ekemode and his Modern Aces' 'Super Afro Soul' LP, one of Afro-beat's formative LPs. Soon after, Ginger Baker fame replaced Steve Winwood with Haastrup 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.