J.S. Ondara: Knockin' on America's Door
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
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Smells Like Tinspirian
As a child, he heard Jeff Buckley's "Smells Like Tinspirian" on the radio. He started singing it in Swahili and was amazed by his own voice. It took him two years to learn how to sing English properly. His cousin then spiked his drink so he could start singing again.
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