AltWeeklies Wire
Extra Golden Is a Gigantic, Festive Burst of Soundnew
After Ian Eagleston traveled over to Africa to document the Benga music of Kenya, the musician returned home with something more than his doctoral thesis: a new group called Extra Golden.
Monterey County Weekly |
Stuart Thornton |
05-07-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Scramble for Africa 3.0: Indie Bands Lead the Charge in Sonic Imperialismnew
Vampire Weekend and other indie participants in the sonic Scramble for Africa 3.0 obviously see midcentury and postcolonial African pop culture as a cheap date, a provider of organic rock mystery where one can queue for heaping sides of hi-life, soukous, mbaqanga, mbalax, juju, rai, township jive, and Ténéré desert blues.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Kandia Crazy Horse |
06-11-2008 |
Music
Extra Golden: Rockers Without Bordersnew
Hera Ma Nono deftly merges indie rock and African music. Are you listening, Sasha Frere-Jones?
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Extra Golden, Hera Ma Nono
