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Born in Kenya, Ondara came to the U.S. in search of the America that inspired his hero Bob Dylan. The reality was a lot more complicated.

Every song on this country-leaning folk Americana album is propelled by acoustic guitar and other, mostly spare instrumentation.

Everybody Under the Sun.). "The idea was to try to see if the feeling of the sun, the sunlight, could be transmuted into music the way sunlight transmutes chlorophyll giving life to all the plants," he says. "Ive long been fascinated with the sun and the ways that we experience it. Its the source of our life. All life on Earth comes from the sun, and its just a tremendous factor in our lives that we dont think about too much."   To Winter, the sun also symbolizes hope, kindness, love, serenity...

Top 89 of 2020 - Staff Picks (MPR graphic) The end of the year is almost here, which means its time to reflect on your favorite music of 2020! Here are Bill DeVilles favorite songs and Americana albums of the year. Once youve made your own Top 10 list, vote in The Currents Top 89 poll, and well count down our listeners Top 89 of 2020 on New Years Eve and New Years Day. Top 10 Songs of 2020 Khruangbin and Leon Bridges – "Texas Sun" ( Texas Sun EP) Saint Cloud)