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Ondara also recently appeared on NPR’s World Café. Watch/listen HERE.
Tales of America is a completely acoustic album produced by Grammy-nominated Mike Viola (Jenny Lewis). The LP was recorded at Boulevard Recording and East West Studios in Los Angeles, with all lyrics written by Ondara and featuring collaborations with Andrew Bird, Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes and Joey Ryan of The Milk Carton Kids. Listen to Tales of America HERE and watch the previously released videos for “American Dream” HERE, “Saying Goodbye” HERE and “Torch Song” HERE.
To celebrate Tales of America’s release, Ondara kicks off a North American headlining tour next month which includes one Canadian date in Toronto on March 26 at The Drake Underground. The tour follows last year’s dates supporting Lindsey Buckingham.
J.S. Ondara grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, listening to American alt-rock and making up his own songs for as long as he can remember. At an early age, he fell in love with the music of Bob Dylan and moved to Minneapolis in 2013 to pursue a career as a singer and songwriter. He began making his way in the local music scene, continually writing songs about what he saw, felt and experienced in a place far different from home. Since then, he has toured nationwide, opening for Anderson East, First Aid Kit, The Milk Carton Kids, Mt. Joy, and The Head & The Heart.
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