Let’s get one thing out of the way: The first “G” in Gbenga Adelekan’s name is silent. Great. The Nigerian-born musician is getting ready to show Japanese fans two sides of his musical persona when he storms Tokyo next week.
First, as bassist/vocalist of British electro-poppers Metronomy; then more personally, he’ll stay on as Olugbenga, who has been signed up for an exclusive DJ set for Japan-based music site Block.fm, and as a special guest headlining the Tokyo Indie club night, which also features local electro-house duo Boys Get Hurt.
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