Joseph Omotoye

Last updated October 26, 2025

Joseph Omotoye, also known as Jojo Bodybeats, is a Nigerian musician, principally known for his ability to use his own body as a percussive instrument. Striking his mouth, cheeks, chest, stomach, head and legs, as well as using belching, sneezing, coughing and drinking, he is able to produce sounds that are recognizably musical. He refers to his own body as a "bodiophone".^[1]^[2]

External links

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References

↑ "Beating his body to give others pleasure". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ "Nigerian Artist is a One-Man Body Beating Band". LAist. 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2024-07-29.

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[1] "Beating his body to give others pleasure". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

[2] "Nigerian Artist is a One-Man Body Beating Band". LAist. 2007-06-16. Retrieved 2024-07-29.

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