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OLA ON AFROBUZZAfrocentric magazine website Afrobuzz currently feature Ola, Filmed and interviewed at a recent performance at London's Pizza Express Jazz Club, Afrobuzz's James Sherwood mixes up the lighthearted & and the heavy indepth questions with ease soot over to afrobuzz.com to check out the interview |
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OLA LISTENS THROUGH ACSOla has discovered music as heard through ear monitors created by ACS (Advanced Communication Systems) keepers of the highest standards in-ear sound monitoring devices for musicians and audiophiles. To find out more about ACS go to www.hearingprotection.co.uk |
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OLA AND WDR BIG BAND DO THE TWENTIESOla will be reunited with the WDR Big Band in March 2010 to perform a show celeberating the tunes of the twenties. He'll share vocal duties with the incomparable China Moses to the arrangents of seminal musician and conductor Dennis Mackrel |
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BOWERS & WILKINS FEATURE OLAAudio enthusiats and creators of superior music listening devices, Bowers and Wilkins, have featured a compilation of tracks specially selected by Ola from his catalogue of Six Albums on their Society Of Sound Series. The series aimed at audiophiles and 'high fidelity sound' enthusiasts is available for sale. for more info read on a the Bowers & Wilkins website |
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CANADIAN DISTRIBUTIONFor Ola's Six Albums will be undertaken by Indie giant, CONVEYOR, The albums will be released through the month with Ola's latest 'THE DEVOURED MAN' being released through out Canada on the 16th of June 2009. For more info check out the conveyor website at www.conveyorcanada.biz |
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TEO MILLER 'SITED IN CYBERSPACEOla's Producer/Mixer/Engineer of choice, Teo Miller (Placebo, Blur, Daisy Chain Saw, Damien Saez and er.... Ola Onabule) has just set up a uniquely interesting website detailing his work, influences and methodology. For more info on his 'nouveau - classic' approach to sound...and more, check out: teomiller.co.uk |
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OLA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC?The BBCs Nature and wildlife documentary about the South Pacific Islands will air on the Sunday the 10th of May 2009 on BBC 2. Music for the documentary was composed and produced by award winning composer David Mitcham and features the voices of both Ola and Norma Winstone and guitar work by John Parricelli |
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OLA CONFIRMED FOR BLUEBALLS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SWITZERLANDOla & his band have been confirmed to perform at the Blue Balls International Music Festivals in Lucerne, Switzerland in JULY (2009) on SATURDAY 18th. The British Pop Soul singer Seal will appear on the same bill. Other artistes appearing at the festival include Jamie Lidell, GAry Moore, David Gray and Joss Stone |
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OLA CONFIRMED FOR CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVALSThe summer festival period promises to be exciting for Ola & Band as they have been confirmed to perform at 2 canadian Jazz Festivals, Montreal and Vancouver. Please click on the Gig Page for further detals |
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'NEED TO KNOW' GIVEN NEW TREATMENT BY PAUL JONESLegendary British Rock n Blues singer Paul Jones (Of Manfred Mann and The Blues Band) has recorded a version of the Ola Onabule penned tune: 'Need To Know' on his new album titled 'Starting All Over Again'. The album will be released on March 10 2009 on Collectors’ Choice Music. |
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OLA TO PERFORM AT HIRAM BULLOCK MEMORIAL CONCRERTSOla will be performing at two memorial concerts with the WDR (Germany's foremost Big Band) The events will also feature Randy Brecker, Dean Brown, Frank Gravis & Mr. Michael Abene in his usual arranging & conducting role. 24th of Sept '08 ZECHE ZOLLVEREIN Essen and 25th of Sept '08 COLOGNE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT HALL |
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DEVOURED MAN IS NO. 2 IN SOULTRACKS DEC 2007 CHARTS |
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'DEVOURED MAN' IS SOUL TRACKS DECEMBER CD OF THE MONTHSOULTRACKS.COM, The quintessential web guide to Soul Music, past, present and future, has chosen Ola's 'Devoured Man' album as it's CD of the month. Just go To www.soultracks.com to feel the Deeeep Soul love... |
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OLA BACK AT THE 606Ola and his perenially funked up soul outfit find themselves back where they began, grooving for the folks at the 606 Club in Chelsea, London on the 9th Of December 2007. Come and find some Ola soul for your soul at one of London's finest Restaurant/Venues! |
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OLA BACK ON FOUROla returns to BBC Radio 4's famous magazine show LOOSE ENDS, to perform songs from his brand new Devoured Man Album. The show will be broadcast on Saturday the 3rd of November but can hear the programme for a week after on the BBC's 'Listen Again' facility. |
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Ola Performs On MusFlash TV!Ola popped into MUSFLASH TV's funky surrey based studio to perform 2 songs in a laid back unplugged stylie. Accompanied by guitar supremo Ramsey McInness. Check out the website www.musflashtv.com Ola’s appearance will broadcast on the Soul / R‘n’B show MusFlashTV - Sky 375 until 07/11/07 |
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'The Devoured Man' available for digital download...Exclusively from iTunes. |
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THE DEVOURED MAN PRESS STARTS TO ROLL INOla starts to garner UK press coverage for his new album 'The Devoured Man' You can check out articles from publications such as In The Basement, Echoes, The Herald in Scotland, The Halifax and The London Informer amongst others. Simply go to the media page and read to your hearts content! |
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ADE BAKARE DESIGNS FOR OLAIf you go along to any of the gigs on OLA's forthcoming "Devoured Man" Tour, be prepared to find the funk obssessed gentleman wearing couture, darlings! As created by award winning fashion designer, Ade Bakare, who has come up with a range that allows Ola to whip up a soul sweat whilst looking damn cool... we hope! |
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OLA ON WCNYOla's live performance on New Yorks WCNY TV station has already been broadcast to the NY area, But watch out for further broadcasts on other US PBS stations as well as it's iminent release on DVD in the US and beyond. |
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OLA DOES EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTOla will premier his new album "THE DEVOURED MAN" at the Edinburgh Fringe festival in August 2007 from the 19th - 22nd at Underbellys famous Baby Belly venue which has seen seminal performances by Russell Brand, Yoko Ono & Scissor sisters and many more at previous festivals. For more info check out the Gig page... |
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2007 ALBUM LAUNCH AT RONNIE SCOTTSOla will launch his 6th Studio album "THE DEVOURED MAN" at Londons Legendary Ronnie Scotts club over 3 dates starting from the 30th of August through to the 1st of September. For further details check out the Gig page |
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OLA CONFIRMED FOR AALEN JAZZFESTOla has been confirmed for his third appearance at the Aaalener Jazz Festival in Southern Germany, The Festival which has always featured the very finest in contemporary jazz music (Joe Zawinul, Roy Hargrove, Hiram Bullock, Dianne Reeve, Take Six, Al Jarreau etc.) will take place in November, Watch this space for further details... or got to http://www.aalener-jazzfest.de/ |
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