Mike Wagner

Afrobeat, Record Producer

1975 –

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Who is Mike Wagner?

Michael "Mike" Wagner, sometimes credited as Menashe Yaakov and Don Bonus, is an American musician and producer based in Long Beach, New York. He played on many early Daptone Records releases and, with his bands The Daktaris and Antibalas, helped inspire new interest in Nigerian funk and afrobeat music in America during the late nineties. After becoming a Hasidic Jew in 2004, he returned to New York and formed several bands with musicians in the local Jewish community, most notably Moshiach Oi!.

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Born
May 13, 1975
Long Beach
Also known as
  • Michael Wagner
  • Don Bonus
  • Menashe Yaakov
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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