Monkey
There are more than one musical act that use the name Monkey.
1. A '… Read Full Bio ↴There are more than one musical act that use the name Monkey.
1. A 'third wave ska' band from San Francisco, CA., United States
2. A collaboration of Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-Zheng (陈士铮) and Gorillaz artists, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett
3. A rapper from 67
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1. Monkey is a third wave ska band from the San Francisco Bay Area of California, formed in summ/er 1996. Current band members include Curtis Meacham (guitar, vocals), Donelle Cory (bass), Micah Turney (drums), Dustin James (keyboard, trombone), Dan Root (tenor and baritone saxophone), and Brian Lockrem (trumpet, backup vocals).
Musical influences include Skatalites, Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker, and Elvis Costello. Rocksteady and ska dominate their sound, while elements of rock, rockabilly, Latin, and soul music are also present. As of 2007, the band was signed with Asian Man Records, also based in the Bay Area.
Monkey has released four albums as of 2009. The first two were independently released, and the others were released by Asian Man Records. Their debut album ¡Changito! has sold over 6,000 copies, without any record label support or distribution, and was listed as San Jose's Best Independent Release for 1998. The band has had songs on over 20 international compilation releases, has had music on a PlayStation soundtrack, and has had songs added to independent film soundtracks, including the Russ Meyer tribute “Pervert the Movie” on Stag Films.
Monkey has toured the United States over 10 times, as well as touring Canada and parts of Mexico, bringing the band's big beat, horn-driven, dancehall sound to people all over the continent. The band has typically performed between 150 and 200 concerts per year. As of 2007, Monkey was performing concerts in several parts of California, namely its home, the Bay Area.
Monkey has earned several nominations and awards, including the California Music Award (Bammie 1999). Monkey continued touring internationally and releasing records on labels like Deluxe Entertainment and Asian Man Records long after the fall of third wave ska. They have recently finished their first overseas tour, which took place in the United Kingdom. It is believed that there have been at least 30 different members since the band was initially formed.
2. 'Monkey: Journey to the West' is a 2008 stage adaptation of a 16th century Chinese novel by Wu Cheng'en. The stage adaptation, an 'opera' of sorts, was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-Zheng (陈士铮) together with the British musician Damon Albarn (of Blur and Gorillaz fame) and British artist Jamie Hewlett (also of Gorillaz).
An album based on the opera score and sung in Mandarin was released on XL records in the UK on August 18, 2008. Although the album was not officially credited to an artist named Monkey, and its creators didn't use Monkey as a 'band name', it has become common practice to refer to the album as Journey to the West by Monkey.
1. A '… Read Full Bio ↴There are more than one musical act that use the name Monkey.
1. A 'third wave ska' band from San Francisco, CA., United States
2. A collaboration of Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-Zheng (陈士铮) and Gorillaz artists, Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett
3. A rapper from 67
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1. Monkey is a third wave ska band from the San Francisco Bay Area of California, formed in summ/er 1996. Current band members include Curtis Meacham (guitar, vocals), Donelle Cory (bass), Micah Turney (drums), Dustin James (keyboard, trombone), Dan Root (tenor and baritone saxophone), and Brian Lockrem (trumpet, backup vocals).
Musical influences include Skatalites, Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker, and Elvis Costello. Rocksteady and ska dominate their sound, while elements of rock, rockabilly, Latin, and soul music are also present. As of 2007, the band was signed with Asian Man Records, also based in the Bay Area.
Monkey has released four albums as of 2009. The first two were independently released, and the others were released by Asian Man Records. Their debut album ¡Changito! has sold over 6,000 copies, without any record label support or distribution, and was listed as San Jose's Best Independent Release for 1998. The band has had songs on over 20 international compilation releases, has had music on a PlayStation soundtrack, and has had songs added to independent film soundtracks, including the Russ Meyer tribute “Pervert the Movie” on Stag Films.
Monkey has toured the United States over 10 times, as well as touring Canada and parts of Mexico, bringing the band's big beat, horn-driven, dancehall sound to people all over the continent. The band has typically performed between 150 and 200 concerts per year. As of 2007, Monkey was performing concerts in several parts of California, namely its home, the Bay Area.
Monkey has earned several nominations and awards, including the California Music Award (Bammie 1999). Monkey continued touring internationally and releasing records on labels like Deluxe Entertainment and Asian Man Records long after the fall of third wave ska. They have recently finished their first overseas tour, which took place in the United Kingdom. It is believed that there have been at least 30 different members since the band was initially formed.
2. 'Monkey: Journey to the West' is a 2008 stage adaptation of a 16th century Chinese novel by Wu Cheng'en. The stage adaptation, an 'opera' of sorts, was conceived and created by the Chinese actor and director Chen Shi-Zheng (陈士铮) together with the British musician Damon Albarn (of Blur and Gorillaz fame) and British artist Jamie Hewlett (also of Gorillaz).
An album based on the opera score and sung in Mandarin was released on XL records in the UK on August 18, 2008. Although the album was not officially credited to an artist named Monkey, and its creators didn't use Monkey as a 'band name', it has become common practice to refer to the album as Journey to the West by Monkey.
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Monkey Lyrics
Battle in Heaven Queen Mother: 如来佛祖! RU LAI FO ZU Great Buddha, emergen…
Bomb Helo it's me hola go go go go im here…
Heavenly Peach Banquet The Queen Mother of Heaven Has grown a Peach Garden Charming…
I Love Buddha 真夏にアイスを買いに行くように 願いをからめて吸いついてくれ 真面目な君の横顔と 不真面目な君のからだごと できればミキ…
Iron Rod Monkeys: 好玩 痛快! HAO WAN TONG KUAI What fun! What pleas…
Johnny Nella metropoli di Osage c'erano tanti gangster Il più poten…
March Of The Iron Army Princess Iron Fan's Servants: 火焰千里烧 HUO YAN QIAN LI SHA…
Monk's Song Spider Woman: 玉体裹丝白如雪 YU TI GUO SI BAI RU XUE My soft…
Monkey 聞こえるかい?この旋律が 聞こえるかい?この言葉が スピーカーのこっち側から YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! イイ感…
Monkey Bee Princess Iron Fan's Servants: 奶奶外面有个齐天大圣要借芭蕉宝扇 NAI NAI W…
Monkey's World Monkeys: 好玩痛快 HAO WAN TONG KUAI What fun! What pleasure…
My Own Time Caricatures of your wrecking ball In my mind all the…
Pigsy In Space Pigsy: 悟空太热了 WU KONG TAI RE LE Monkey it's too hot 我受…
Sandy the River Demon Sandy: 自小乾坤曾游֕ ZI XIAO QIAN KUN CENG YOU DANG Strong f…
She's My Girl I said, turn her back, turn her back and don't…
Soda City Funk Check it Check it Hey, you people over there Let me see you…
Still Frying Slay Products Skeng niggas in the party Big jacket and a (U…
The Dragon King Dragon King: 是谁在喧闹? SHI SHEI ZAI XUAN NAO Who is causin…
The Living Sea Flying Fish: 东海扬波千层浪 DONG HAI YANG BUO QIAN CENG LANG …
Whisper Guan Yin: 靈台無物謂之清 LING TAI WU WU WEI ZHI QING A mind…
Would You Wanna Open Sesame (we've places to go) We've people to see (let's…
You Don't Know 誰も知らない 暗く長い道 風吹き止まぬ 向かう あの日心に 無理矢理押し込んだ 記憶の中を 触る 誰の温もりが残って…
[silence] No way You wanna keep little silence I heard it all before G…