JS Ondara

J.S. Ondara: Sells out First Avenue Main Room

The crowd cheered as J.S.

J.S. Ondara’s Homecoming

Can the experience of a 26-year-old self described “old troubadour style” musician, born and raised in Kenya, who immigrated to the United States to live in his Aunt's basement in the cold Minneapolis winter–because his folk-singer hero, Bob Dylan spent his late teens performing in the artsy Dinkytown neighborhood

J.S Ondara Sings Tales Of His Life At Rough Trade

It would be hard to underestimate the influence of Bob Dylan on J.S. Ondara.

Ondara’s music has a timeless quality to it, making his performance feel detached from reality. From the first notes of American Dream to the last goodbye of Saying Goodbye, Ondara commanded his audience.