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Barack Obama Unites Extra Golden for Tour

Grammy award winner or not, who would have guessed that U.S. Senate superstar Barack Obama was a Thrill Jockey fan? That's even cooler than a "Vote Obama" cupcake!

The U.S. Senator from Illinois (along with Windy City Department of Cultural Affairs man Michael Orlove) has pulled a few strings to unite benga band Extra Golden (Ian Eagleson and Alex Minoff from D.C.'s Golden + Kenyan members Opiyo Bilongo and Onyango Wuod Omari). Obama, whose family is from Kenya, voiced his support for the quartet's music and then went on to help bring its African half into the U.S. for an upcoming tour.

The stint, which kicks off Saturday with a slot at Chicago's World Music Festival, supports Extra Golden's June release, Ok-Oyot System ("It's Not Easy").

Dates:

09-16 Chicago, IL - Garfield Park Conservatory (World Music Festival)
09-17 Chicago, IL - Martyrs' (World Music Festival) *
09-18 New York, NY - Joe's Pub
09-20 Brooklyn, NY - Northsix
09-21 Philadelphia, PA - I House *
09-22 Arlington, VA - Iota #
09-24 Buffalo, NY - Kitchen Distro
09-25 Pittsburgh, PA - Warhol Museum ^
09-26 Cincinnati, OH - Publico Art
09-27 Detroit, MI - Bohemian House
09-28 Oberlin, OH - Oberlin College
09-30 Baltimore, MD - Talking Head Club

* with Dengue Fever
# with Mosquitoes
^ with Flin Flon

MP3: Extra Golden: Ilando Gima Onge
Posted by Kati Llewellyn in tour on Fri: 09-15-06: 05:00 PM CDT | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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