Extra Golden / Hera Ma Nono
Album: Hera Ma Nono   Collection:World
Artist:Extra Golden   Added:Oct 2007
Label:Thrill Jockey Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2008-02-10 Pull Date: 2008-04-13 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Mar 30 Mar 9 Mar 2 Feb 24 Feb 17
Airplays: 2 1 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. May 22, 2014: Sunshine Aporeia
Night Runners
4. Feb 26, 2008: At the Cafe Bohemian
Night Runners
2. Mar 27, 2008: World Beat
Brothers Gone Away, Jakolando
5. Feb 22, 2008: No Cover, No Minimum
Jakolando
3. Mar 04, 2008: global warming at the Cafe Bohemian
Night Runners
6. Feb 16, 2008: New World Disorder
Brothers Gone Away

Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2008-02-11
HERA MA NONO ( Love in vain in Luo language) American boogie rock & Kenyan Benga rhythms ( sounds similar to African Highlife & Soukous) the Luo are the third largest ethenic group in Kenya
***1: 9:08 poppy upbeat world rock, cool male chorus @ 4:15 a bit slower
2: 8:02 mid tempo male call & response vocals with chorus, dedicated to Senator Obama, goes into a nice trance dance groove.
3: 3:23 slow to mid male vocal+guitars
**4: 7: 23 mid to faster vocals , some in English, picks up to fast vocals + cool trance dance groove in second half
**5: 6:18 male vocal & chorus in English about New Orleans.
***6: 6:23 mid tempo, less vocals
7: 11:18 mid to fast vocals + cool benga trance dance jam
8: 5:56 mid to fast vocal + nice instrumentation D Farrell 01/2008

Track Listing
1. Jakolando   5. Street Parade
2. Obama   6. Brothers Gone Away
3. I Miss You   7. Love Hijackers
4. Night Runners   8. Hera Ma Nono