Monkey Business (band)

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Monkey Business is a Czech funk band. It is one of the projects of its leader Roman Holý, the other being J.A.R..

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History

The group teamed up at the beginning of 1999. Singer Mat?j Ruppert came from the group Leguar GR, Old?ich Krej?oves played in Pan Pot, Pavel Mrázek and Martin Houdek came from Dorota B.B. and Tonya Graves came from dance oriented Liquid Harmony. Their debut record, Why Be In When You Could Be Out, was released in 2000. It includes such hit songs as Party Shit, My Friends, the slow Piece of my Life, and only one song sung in Czech (Hi & Stereo).

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Members

In 2005 :

• Mat?j Ruppert - vocals
• Tonya Graves - vocals
• Old?ich Krej?oves - guitar
• Ond?ej Brousek - keyboards
• Roman Holý - keyboards, vocals
• Pavel Mrázek - bass guitar
• Martin Houdek - drums

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Notable guests

Percussionist Imran Musa Zangi is a regular guest. Other star guests featured on the band's records include Fred Wesley and David Williams (Why be in...). More guests followed on Save The Robots: Dr. Robert from The Blow Monkeys, Raymond Davis, Clarence Haskins, Dennis Chambers and Fred Wesley.
On Resistance Is Futile, the guest list was expanded even more with the likes of Hiram Bullock, Iva Bittová, Ji?í Stivín, Roman Dragoun, Filip Jelínek, Franti?ek Kop, Radka Kaspar, Jaroslav Halí?, Franti?ek Tom?í?ek, Tomá? K?emenák, Nada Weppereová (vocals), Petr Dopita and Michael Fi?er.

Kiss Me On My Ego features Hiram Bullock, David Sanborn and Glenn Hughes.
Freak Power singer Ashley Slater has supported some of 2008 Monkey Business live shows and as a guest vocal he appears (as same as Glenn Hughes again) on the Twilight of Jesters?.

Album Sex and Sport? Never! (2015) features Mike Stern and Gábor Presser.

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Discography

Studio albums

• Why Be In When You Could Be Out (2000)
• Save the Robots (2001)
• Resistance Is Futile (2003)
• Kiss Me on My Ego (2005)
• Noble Art of Wasting Time (2007)
• Objects of Desire And Other Complications (2007)
• Twilight Of Jesters? (2009)
• Sex and Sport? Never! (2015)

DVD

• 2004 - Lazy Youth Old Beggars
• 2007 - Peeing With The Proletariat

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Awards and nominations

Other awards in the Czech Republic:

• 2000 Rock & Pop Volby rocku - objev domácí
• 2001 Rock & Pop Volby rocku - skupina roku domácí

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References

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External links

• Official site (Czech)

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