Coati Mundi
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Coati Mundi is the stage name of Andy Hernandez, vibraphone player and member of Kid Creole and the Coconuts as well as Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band, with longtime collaborator August Darnell (aka Kid Creole). He scored the Top 40 UK hit "Me No Pop I" in 1981, just before the release of Tropical Gangsters.
Hernandez grew up in Spanish Harlem , NYC and played with assorted musical groups including Ralfi Pagan , Joe Bataan and Machito. In addition to vibraphones he plays piano , percussion , flute and is a music arranger.
In 1983 he released a solo album titled "Little Coati Mundi The Former 12 Year Old Genuis". It contained a version of Captain Beefheart's "Tropical Hot Dog Night" featuring salsa singer Rubén Blades.
He appeared as an actor in the film "Who's That Girl" starring Madonna and Griffin Dunne.He wrote and performed a song for the soundtrack album called: "El Coco Loco". Coati has acted in several Spike Lee films including "Mo Better Blues". He can also be seen in the film "We Own the Night".
He is credited as one of the music supervisors for the film "Studio 54" and as producer of several of the film's songs. He is also composer and sound designer for a series of educational DVD's for children produced by Karyn Parsons ( "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" ) .
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