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Ben Onono
Ben Onono will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket infoBen Onono - Biography
Born in Cardiff but raised in West Africa, his sound is a wonderfully fresh perspective on world music. Ben Onono’s story has Lagos; Manchester; New York, Paris; London and Rio de Janiero as its backdrop and a soundtrack that will break your heart.
If you haven’t heard of Ben, you’ve almost certainly have heard his work; he co-wrote It Just Won’t Do with DJ Tim Deluxe a song which became one of the biggest dance tracks of the year and which was nominated for an Ivor Novello award for songwriting. 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. Ben has written for artists as diverse as Cicada, Bob Sinclar, Fatboy Slim and Natalie Imbruglia, and his dance tracks have been championed on both sides of the Atlantic by DJs from Pete Tong to Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell.
Trained as a concert pianist, Ben Onono’s forthcoming debut album has taken him back to his roots. It's a record bursting with blissed-out acoustic songs and subtle traces of electronica a brave step that crosses genres, continents and breaks boundaries.
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Ben Onono will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
Written: 24th Jun, 08
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