EVENT: #Jusayin Presents: ONRA
Written by Admin on July 17, 2013
Yes Base heads i’ts official… #JUSAYIN presents FEW CHUR LAB featuring ONRA live and direct from France, Saturday the 27th of July in a secret bunker within Vic Park Market! After such a phenomenal tour of New Zealand in 2011, #Jusayin are proud to bring back ONRA. Last time we drunk Khuja Bar dry twice in one night, this time we’re going in deep again! This time around things will go down differently, bigger sound system, better visuals & more vibes.
Local support from Dylan C, Milo B, Campbell Ngata, Keegan and a live performance from Bailey.
There are no door sales for this one so head to www.dashtickets.co.nz to ensure you dont miss out.
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Onra (Arnaud Bernard) is a music producer from Paris, France.
Albums:
Deep In The Night (EP) Fool’s Gold Records 2012
Chinoiseries 2 (CD, 2LP) All City Records 2011
Long Distance (12″, CD, 2LP) All City Records 2010
1.0.8 (LP) Favorite Recordings 2009
Byron & Onra -The Big Payback (12″, CD) Just Like Vibes 2007
Chinoiseries (7”, CD, 2LP) Favorite Recordings 2007
Onra & Quetzal Present “Tribute” Bo Bun Records 2006
Early life:
Born in 1981 in Germany from french parents, although his father has Vietnamese ancestry. He moved to France at the age of three and shortly after, lived between France and Ivory Coast, where his mother was based for over twenty years.
He discovered a passion for Music at the age of ten and started making music at the age of nineteen. He moved to Paris in 2000 to pursue studies. He graduated from a business school in 2006 with a degree in Marketing.
Releases:
The first album was made in collaboration with producer and friend Quetzal (Al Quetz) in 2006, Tribute, where they both sample Soul music over 35 songs, one track each.
At the same time, he started collaborating with Byron the Aquarius, a keyboard player from Alabama, and released an album under the name Byron & Onra “The Big Payback” in 2007 on japanese label Circulations. This project draws from various influences such as futuristic hip hop and jazzy broken beats. They also appeared on highly sought-after compilations such as Beat Dimensions and New Worlds by Jay Scarlett.
In 2006, he went to Vietnam for the first time, and brought back over 30 Chinese and Vietnamese records from the 60’s and 70’s. He made a collection of 32 tracks with this unique material and named it, Chinoiseries, a ground-breaking album that blends Hip-Hop and Chinese Pop Music influences.
In 2008, he was selected to attend the Red Bull Music Academy.
In 2010, Onra released his latest LP Long Distance on All City records. Currently his most critically acclaimed album, it features tracks with Oliver DaySoul, fellow French beatmaker Walter Mecca, and T3 from Slum Village, soul singer Reggie B and keyboard player Buddy Sativa.
It received press coverage from respected medias such as Pitchfork, which gave the album an outstanding 8.0/10, as well as Jay-Z’s blog, LifeAndTimes.
In 2011, Onra released a second volume to Chinoiseries, called “Chinoiseries Pt.2” on All City records, with Chinese Music records found in China, Thailand and Viet Nam.
In 2012, Onra released his newest EP “Deep In The Night” on Fool’s Gold records.