IDA

AFRO-MERICA RECORDS

(AMR)

IDA is a 25 year old dynamic singer, dancer and performer. She was born in Nairobi, Kenya. At the age of 3 years, Ida and her mother Elizabeth Onyango followed Ida’s father Benjamin Onyango who had moved to the United States to study Computer Science.

In 1992 after Ida’s dad graduated, Ida’s parents founded an African cultural dance group called Upendo Singers that performed in Elementary Schools, Colleges, Churches and Festivals in Northern California. Ida was eight then and joined her parents on stage to sing and dance the traditional dances. Ida’s love for performing on stage was then born.

At age 10 Ida decided to go solo and started recording and singing her own R&B songs. In 1995 after Ida’s father graduated from College the family moved from Turlock City in Northern California to the city of Hollywood in Southern California. Here Ida’s career as a solo performer blossomed. At age 13 she was seen by Mark Anderson, a top-notch Hollywood producer singing in a school play. After the performance, Mr. Anderson approached Ida and her parents and asked them if he could represent Ida in Hollywood. After a few meetings and talks an agreement was reached Mr. Anderson signed Ida to a 3 year Artiste development and production deal. During this period Ida recorded many songs and competed in many Hollywood Talent contests where she won some and lost some.

At age 14 Ida was recruited by talent scouts from “Hines and Hunt Management” from Burbank, California and signed to a Management deal to do theatre, commercials and films. Through this Management Company, Ida landed a recurring role in the TV soap opera “The Days of Our Lives” where she played the character of Georgia Delgado for a year and a half.

In 2002 at the age of 18, Ida was cast in the action thriller movie “Tears of the Sun” starring Bruce Willis in which she played the character of “Lasana” a rape victim. The 5-month long shoot of “Tears of The Sun” in Oahu, Hawaii cost Ida the part in “Days of Our Lives”. After about a month they wrote her off the show.

In 2004 Ida took a break from acting and went back to the studio to record her first album “Tired” In 2005 Ida toured Kenya for the first time in 18 years. She was received very well and while in Kenya she recorded 3 songs with three of Kenya’s top producers - Homeboyz (Don’t Stop), Kanji of Kijiji Records (What’s Going on), and Ennovator (Stand Up). The Song “Don’t Stop” did very well and is still getting airplay on one of America’s premier TV stations BETJ. The song also made it on Kenya’s NTV, KTN, Channel O and MTV Base stations

.After returning to the USA from the tour of Kenya, Ida recorded two albums entitled “Nairobi” and “Party”. To promote her album, Ida joined visiting Kenyan Music Superstars “The Longombas” and “Kleptomaniacs” on a 22-City tour of the USA.

In 2006 Ida’s song “Don’t Stop was nominated and won the award for the Boomba Female category at the KISIMA Music Awards in Kenya.

In 2007 Ida’s “Make It Hot” Video was nominated to the South Africa’s Channel O Video Music Awards.

Ida has hooked up with Badman Productions www.myspace.com/badmannpro and is currently in the studio recording her fourth album which is slated to be her best work yet. In her new album Ida has changed her musical direction from her earlier Afro-American style that featured both her African heritage and birth place and the USA where she was brought up to an upbeat version of fast, pulsating, and danceable World Music.

Ida’s new music can be heard on www.myspace.com/idaonyango and bought online at www.cdbaby.com/ida2 .

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