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1 History  





2 Members  





3 Notable guests  





4 Discography  



4.1  Studio albums  





4.2  DVD  







5 Awards and nominations  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Monkey Business
Monkey Business in 2019
Monkey Business in 2019
Background information
OriginCzech Republic
GenresFunk, pop
Years active1999–
Labels
  • Devil Inside Music Records
  • Supraphon
  • Members
    Past members
    Websitemonkeybusiness.cz

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

    History[edit]

    The group teamed up at the beginning of 1999. Singer Matěj Ruppert came from the group Leguar GR, Oldřich Krejčoves 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).

    Members[edit]

    Notable guests[edit]

    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.
    OnResistance Is Futile, the guest list was expanded even more with the likes of Hiram Bullock, Iva Bittová, Jiří Stivín, Roman Dragoun, Filip Jelínek, František Kop, Radka Kaspar, Jaroslav Halíř, František Tomšíček, Tomáš Křemenák, Nada Weppereová (vocals), Petr Dopita and Michael Fišer.

    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.

    Discography[edit]

    Studio albums[edit]

    DVD[edit]

    Awards and nominations[edit]

    Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref
    2000 Themselves Anděl Awards Group of the Year Winner [3]
    2000 Themselves Anděl Awards Discovery of the Year Winner [3]
    2003 "Resistance Is Futile" Anděl Awards Pop Album of the Year Winner [4]
    2004 "Lazy Youth Old Beggars" Anděl Awards DVD of the Year Winner [5]
    2005 "Kiss Me On My Ego" Anděl Awards Pop and Dance Album of the Year Winner [6]
    2007 "Kit Bike" Anděl Awards Music Video of the Year Winner [7]
    2007 "Objects Of Desire And Other Complications" Anděl Awards Pop and Dance Album of the Year Winner [7]
    2007 "Objects Of Desire And Other Complications" Anděl Awards Packaging of the Year Winner [7]
    2009 "Twilight of Jesters" Anděl Awards Group of the Year Winner [8]
    2009 "Twilight of Jesters" Anděl Awards Album of the Year Nominated [8]

    Other awards in the Czech Republic:

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Tonya Graves v Monkey Business končí, nahradí ji Tereza Černochová". iReport.cz. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  • ^ Wiser, Danny (29 May 2021). "CZECHIA: Objects of Desire and Other Complications - Monkey Business". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  • ^ a b "O Andělovi pro skupinu roku se hlasovalo dvakrát". idnes.cz (in Czech). 19 March 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • ^ "Anděl 2003". ihned.cz (in Czech). 22 March 2004. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • ^ "Langerovou, Bártu i Tata Bojs těší ceny Anděl 2004". novinky.cz (in Czech). 21 March 2005. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • ^ "Dva Andělé pro Lenku Dusilovou a Clou". novinky.cz (in Czech). 12 March 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • ^ a b c "OBRAZEM: Nejvíce Andělů získali Monkey Business". denik.cz (in Czech). 3 April 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • ^ a b "Nejúspěšnějšími v Andělích byli Charlie Straight. Získali tři ceny". idnes.cz (in Czech). 17 April 2010. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  • External links[edit]


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