OLA ONABULE
Ola set up his Record Label Rugged Ram Records in the mid 90s and has since released six albums of original, self-produced material, with the latest, THE DEVOURED MAN, taking him on tour dates to theatres and Jazz festivals across the world.
The Press say, he possesses "a stunning voice of enormous range and emotional clout". His voice is "beautifully clear and appealingly textured, almost classical ...with a range and elasticity to match his rich tonal qualities". "The influences of Soul, Jazz and the West African music of his childhood come together in subtle and sophisticated melodies and time signatures. OLA's songs feature lyrics that are layered with metaphor and allegory. Ola seemlessly documents the issues of the day with the universal subjects of love and loss.
OLA has guested and/or shared stages with some of the most prominenet soul and jazz artists including Diane Reeves, Maceo Parker, Gladys Knight, Al Jarreau, Patti Labelle, Roberta Flack, Joe Zawinul, Natalie Cole, Raul Midon, David Sanborn, Incognito, John McLaughlin, Chick Corea, Randy Newman. and Roy Hargrove. OLA Onabule's music has appeared in films such as N'est Tres Pas Catholique and Second Hand Lions featuring Robert Duvall and Michael Caine.
OLA was the featured vocalist performing with the WDR Big Band of Cologne in a Concert of Hiram Bullock Germany. The shows featured Randy Brecker, Dean Brown, and Frank Gravis at the Cologne Philharmonic Concert Hall.
OLA continues to perform at many UK and international music festivals including The Edinburgh, Leverkusen, Ingolstadt and Aalener Jazz Festivals, as well as many of the world's famous jazz venues including Ronnie Scott's, London, Kennedy Center, Washington Blue Note,New York, Joe's Public Theater and Quasimodo's in Berlin.
OLA has been a guest on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends several times, BBC London and also on BBC World Service programmes. A concert with
OLA was also filmed by PBS WCNY in Syracuse in March 2007OLA.
SHURE MICROPHONES, along with PRS are sponsors for OLA'S tour to the Canadian International Jazz concerts in MONTREAL and VANCOUVER.
(To check my albums out and/or buy them, click here or on the album photo's below). Visit Ola's official website at WWW.OLASMUSIC.COM
Big Peace... OLA
