Active from 2004 Record label Thrill Jockey | Genre Alternative/Indie | |
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Albums Hera Ma Mono, Ok-Oyot System, Thank You Very Quickly Similar Isnebo, Eyuphuro, Djelimady Tounkara, Ghorwane, Mingas | ||
Extra golden ilando gima onge
Extra Golden is a musical ensemble founded by two Americans and one Kenyan.
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History
Bandmember Ian Eagleson studied Benga music from Nairobi for his Ph.D. thesis, and received assistance from Otieno Jagwasi, a Kenyan musician who played in a group called Orchestra Extra Solar Africa. Eagleson traveled with Jagwasi to Africa to continue his studies in 2004, bringing studio equipments along. His friend Alex Minoff, of Weird War, visited him in April 2004, and the three of them recorded an album together during their stay, which was released on Thrill Jockey Records. Jagwasi died of liver failure in 2005, but the remaining two members collaborated further with Jagwasi's brother, Onyago Wuod Omari (a drummer in Orchestra Extra Solar Africa) and Opiyo Bilongo, an established Benga musician. Two more albums with this configuration arrived in 2007 and 2009.
Discography
Songs
Ilando Gima OngeOk-Oyot System · 2006
JakolandoHera Ma Mono · 2007
OK Oyot SystemOk-Oyot System · 2006