Reissues spotlight the Afro-soul of Joni Haastrup's Monomono

Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade: Two towering voices in Nigerian music. To that should be added the lesser-known voice of Joni Haastrup, frontman of the Nigerian band Monomono and an Afro-beat sensation through most of the '70s. Hearing his work has just become easier, thanks to reissues of Monomono's "The Dawn of Awareness" and "Give the Beggar a Chance," as well as Haastrup's "Wake Up Your Mind."

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