
While most Portland musicians are happy to simply scrape together enough gas money for a jaunt to Seattle, local R&B artist Issa (pronounced E-suh) can already lay claim to at least one extensive tour of Senegal and plans for similar excursions to India and Western Europe. Of course, this globe-hopping schedule isn't entirely unprecedented of for an artist who spent his childhood in East Africa and only gained entry to the States a few years ago through a Green Card lottery. After making his transition across the pond, Issa developed connections with a pair of like minded ex-pats, [...]