J.S. Ondara

Nairobi, Kenya-born J.S Ondara moved to Minneapolis in 2013 with a huge cache of songs and a wide-eyed optimism that he could follow his musical dream in America.  He began performing locally and then beyond, slowly built a national awareness that has led to release of his debut album, Tales of America.

Several tracks are Triple A ready on this David Bouchner-produced project including “Saying Goodbye,” “American Dream,” “Television Girl,” “Turkish Bandana” and “Give Me A Moment.”

Ondara said, “I knew I wanted a song called ‘American Dream’ on the record, but I didn’t have that song.  I wrote like twenty songs called ‘American Dream’ before I found the one that ended up being the record.”

Ondara will be on tour throughout the spring and summer, including an appearance at the NONCOMMvention in May and the Newport Folk Festival in July.

4/02 Lost Lake Lounge, Denver
4/04 The State Room, Salt Lake City,
4/05 Columbia City Theater, Seattle
4/06 The Old Church Concert Hall, Portland, OR
4/08 Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco
4/09 The Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles
4/10 The Casbah, San Diego
5/17 The 8x10, Baltimore
5/18 Iron Horse, Northampton, MA
5/20 Club Café, Pittsburgh
5/21 House of Blues, Cleveland
5/22 MOTR, Cincinnati
5/25 Richmond Music Hall, Richmond
5/29 The Basement, Columbus, OH
5/30 The Basement, Nashville
5/31 The Evening Muse, Charlotte
6/01 Cold Mountain Music Festival, Canton, NC
6/04 The Earl, Atlanta
6/05 The Saturn, Birmingham
6/07 Antone's Nightclub, Austin
6/08 Sons of Hermann Hall, Dallas
6/10 Old Rock House, St. Louis
6/11 Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines
6/12 High Noon Saloon, Madison, WI
7/28 Newport Folk Festival, Newport

Keep up with Ondara at www.jsondara.com.

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