Nairobi, Kenya, native J.S. Ondara sounds a lot like some of his folk and roots rock heroes throughout his recently unveiled NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance. The video features a live-in-studio set ...

Ondara (fka J.S. Ondara) has announced his third album, Spanish Villager No: 3, due September 16 via Verve Forecast (pre-order). The album was produced by Ondara and past collaborator Mike Viola ...

J.S. Ondara grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, listening to American rock and roll. When he was 17, he stumbled upon Bob Dylan -- and his life’s ambitions. Nearly a decade later, Ondara lives in the U.S. and ...

Minneapolis-via-Kenya folk-blues singer J.S. Ondara released a couple very promising singles in the past year, and now he’s set to release his debut album in early 2019. It’s called Tales of America ...

Who is going to appear? Is anyone going to appear? Reasonable questions to consider at the start of a Zoom chat with singer-songwriter J.S. Ondara, as the screen is blank, his camera not turned on.

We all have an inner voice. That silent whisper that offers advice, a sense of morality, and ambition. It can push us to great heights or keep us from making poor decisions. It can even direct us ...

EVEN as a small boy growing up in the humble backstreets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, J.S. Ondara was a dreamer. He “didn’t have much” but there was always “enough food to eat, somewhere to lie at ...

Throughout Black History Month 2023, FUV is reaching out to musicians we admire to learn about the albums that are most essential in their lives. Find all of FUV's "Five Essential Albums" here. Back ...