Bonobos

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Bonobos


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Origin = Osaka, Japan
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Genre = Dub, Reggae, J-Rock
Years_active = 2001–present
Label = Teenage Symphone/DREAMUSIC
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URL = [http://www.bonobos.jp/ www.bonobos.jp]
Current_members = Chunho Sai
Yasuyuki Sasaki
Natsuko Morimoto
Bondo Tsuji
Izumi Matsui
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Bonobos is a Japanese dub band from Osaka, Japan. They formed in August of 2001. Their current lineup includes; Chunho Sai (guitar, vocals), Yasuyuki Sasaki (guitar), Natsuko Morimoto (bass), Bondo Tsuji (drums) and Izumi Matsui (percussions). They released their first full-length album, entitled "Hover Hover" in 2004, followed by two more follow ups in 2005 and 2006, titled "Electlyric" and "a, un" respectively. An EP, "Golden Days", was also released in 2005. Their latest effort is a greatest hits compilation record called "Pastrama - The Best of Bonobos -", which was released on January 30, 2008.

Members

*Chunho Sai (born August 13, 1975) — lead vocals, guitar
*Yasuyuki Sasaki (born June 1, 1978) — guitar
*Natsuko Morimoto (born September 12, 1978) — bass
*Bondo Tsuji (born February 25, 1979) — drums
*Izumi Matsui (born May 31, 1980) — percussion

Discography

Albums

*"Hover Hover" (March 3, 2004)
*"Electlyric" (June 1, 2005)
*"a, un" (May 24, 2006)

EPs

*"Golden Days" (November 23, 2005)

Compilations

*"Pastrama - The Best of Bonobos -" (January 30, 2008)

ingles

*"Mojiki Fuku ga Kuru"
*"Water"
*"Ano Kotoba, Ano Hikari"
*"Konnya-wa Groove Me"
*"Thank You For the Music"
*"Beautiful"
*"Standing There ~Ima, Soko ni Ikuyo~"

External links

* [http://www.bonobos.jp/ Bonobos official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/bonobosofficial Bonobos official MySpace page]