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BEN ONONO

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Released: Jan 6, 2008
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  • Genre: Acoustic / Electronica / Lounge

    Location london, Un

    Profile Views: 443038

    Last Login: 9/13/2012

    Member Since 4/6/2005

    Website benonono.com

    Record Label JOS Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. .. .. .. .. A classically trained piano scholar at The Royal Academy of Music, ..Ben Onono.. shot to fame with the hugely successful dance track ..It Just Won't Do.. co-written with ..DJ Tim Deluxe... For this he was nominated for a coveted ..Ivor Novello.. award for Songwriting. .. Along with a successful solo career as a pianist and singer - his lounge classic ..Tattoo Blue.. was included on the ..Best of Café Del Mar.. compilation and named tune of the week on ..Radio 1's Oneworld.. show - His more recent collabortions include the hit 'Rainbow of Love' with Bob Sinclar, which is currently featured in a Europe-wide Alfa Romeo car ad. Ben has written for artists as diverse as ..Cicada.., David Guetta, Fatboy Slim.. and ..Natalie Imbruglia... His dance tracks have received DJ support from both sides of the Atlantic and have been regular floor fillers for DJs ranging from ..Pete Tong.. to ..Joe Claussel... .. Born in Cardiff but raised in West Africa, Ben is a uniquely talented musician. Actively supported by the likes of ..Ewan McGregor.. – his debut album was used for the BBC series ..The Long Way Down.. – Ben has found equal favour in the press. .. *********************************************************************** .. ..Ben Onono possesses a distinct voice and projects a professional onstage charisma.. – ..NME.... ..A blinder of an album…classic Bill Withers meets Finley Quaye.. – ..DJ Magazine.... ..Rootsy and soulful..– ..Evening Standard.... ..The insouciance of Finley Quaye and the assurance of Seal.. – ..Q magazine.... ..Ben has a great voice. A serious polished talent.. – ..Tip Sheet.... ..Ben's voice [is] a real hybrid of colours and intonations, it has a breath on the neck sensitivity.. – ..Woman to Woman.... ..Onono boasts vocals that are sugar sweet and butter soft.. – ..Metro.... *********************************************************************** .. .. .. .. .. To get hold of Ben's album ..The Native Stranger.. please click the links below. .. ...... ...... .. *********************************************************************** ..
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  • Influences

    my gene pool, friendships, folklore, the sun, dogsville, travelling, jorge ben, burt bacharach, chopin, bob dylan, scriabin, scritti pollitti, grace jones, sade, nina simone, phillip, the jungle book, daft punk, bird flu, gotan project, ennio morricone, moloko, pomegranates, kruder and dorfmeister, the village headmaster, melancholic moods, hugh masakela, the voices in my head, caetano veloso, fela, zero 7. his dark materials, rachmaninoff, joni mitchell, suzanne vega, mitzfa the roundhouse dog, south park, gil scott heron, beck, bach, the life of pi, anything with a good melody/good lyric :)
  • Sounds Like

    "maybe a big city, overgrown with weeds, but flowering weeds. on every corner a wrecking crew and something new and crooked going up. windows missing in every edifice like broken teeth, and a gray high sky full of ravens....prophet birds.... piles of trash and broken bottles that are strangely beautiful likes rubies and obsidian, and diamond-colored cowspit streamers in the wind.... and voting booths.... and everyone in balenciaga gowns with red corsages, a big dance palace full of music and lights and racial impurity and gender confusion. ....a place where all the gods are creole... mulatto... brown as the mouths of rivers. ..a place where finally race, taste and history are finally overcome..." -belize describes heaven in 'angels in america'

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  • Dawn

    Great voice! Greetings from Belgium

    2 years ago
  • BEN ONONO

    thanks kari;)

    2 years ago
  • Kari HOdge



    I just love your songs keep going hit us up with

    2 years ago
  • Kari HOdge




    Just wanted to leave a comment on your page to show some luv

    2 years ago
  • Denise K Geter




    i lovee yurr musicc soo muuch

    2 years ago
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    u need to bring ur music to the states more often benny...
    nevertheless...
    cheers !

    2 years ago
  • Jaye Frizza

    It's been a while since I've dropped a line, so i'll drop one now.
    How's things going? Keeping busy I hope?
    I'm loving the music, as always ;)

    I hardly use myspace, you'll have to add me on facebook if you get the chance buddy :)

    (Full name Jaye Frizza, look us up :P)

    Catcha Soon

    2 years ago
  • lea jourdan

    Hey Ben !
    Thanx for the friendship .

    Lea .

    2 years ago
  • M_Basix

    Cool stuff.
    All the best!

    2 years ago
  • Nicole Huber

    Hey BEN ONONO!Thanks for the add!

    2 years ago
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