Extra Golden is a musical ensemble founded by two Americans and one Kenyan.
History
Bandmember Ian Eagleson studied
Benga
Benga may refer to:
Ethnonym
* Benga people, an indigenous ethnic group of Equatorial Guinea
* Benga language, spoke by the Benga people
* Benga music, a genre of music originating in Kenya
Places Romania
* ''Benga'', the old name of Mo ...
music from
Nairobi
Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper h ...
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
Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label established by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards and based in Chicago.
History
Richards started the label in 1992 with $35,000 of family and personal capital, whil ...
. 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.
[Dacks, Davi]
"Extra Time For Extra Golden"
'' Exclaim!'', April 2009.
Discography
*''Ok-Oyot System'' (
Thrill Jockey Records
Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label established by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards and based in Chicago.
History
Richards started the label in 1992 with $35,000 of family and personal capital, whil ...
, 2006)
*''Hera Ma Nono'' (Thrill Jockey, 2007)
*''Thank You Very Quickly'' (Thrill Jockey, 2009)
References
External links
Extra Goldenon
Myspace
May 2009 Interviewwith
L.A. Record
TV Story about Extra Goldenon
Al Jazeera's 'PlayList' Fusion Music Program
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Kenyan musical groups
American world music groups
Musical groups established in 2004