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Ayub Ogada (Job Seda, Mombasa, Kenya, 1956 - 1 February 2019) was a Kenyan singer and nyatiti player. The nyatiti is a five to eight-stringed plucked lyre played by the Luo people of Western Kenya.

Ayub Ogada was also an actor landing major roles in films including the Academy Award Winning Out of Africa (1985) and Kitchen Toto (1987).

Ogada arrived in the United Kingdom in 1986, and in 1993 recorded the album En Mana Kuoyo on Peter Gabriel's Real World label. Read Full BioAyub Ogada (Job Seda, Mombasa, Kenya, 1956 - 1 February 2019) was a Kenyan singer and nyatiti player. The nyatiti is a five to eight-stringed plucked lyre played by the Luo people of Western Kenya.

Ayub Ogada was also an actor landing major roles in films including the Academy Award Winning Out of Africa (1985) and Kitchen Toto (1987).

Ogada arrived in the United Kingdom in 1986, and in 1993 recorded the album En Mana Kuoyo on Peter Gabriel's Real World label. His music has also been heard on the soundtrack of the 2005 film The Constant Gardener and collaborates with Susheela Raman on several tracks on her "Salt Rain" album, such as "O Rama" . In addition, Ayub Ogada has collaborated with the Afro Celt Sound System on their first and fourth releases.

In 2012 UK guitarist/producer Trevor Warren visited Ayub in Kenya and recorded the album Kodhi:Trevor Warren's Adventures with Ayub Ogada, released on Long Tale Recordings 2015.

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Kothbiro
Ayub Ogada Lyrics

Hah
Hahye hahye aye hahye
BIS

Om maam na pum imjya
Kothbiro
Ke luru do ketaa-lha
Om maam pum imjya
Kothbiro
Ke luru do ketaa-lha

Hah
Hahye hahye aye hahye
BIS

Om maam pum imjya
Kothbiro
Ke luru do ketaa-lha
Om maam na pum imjya
Kothbiro
Ke luru do ketaa-lha

Hah
Hahye hahye hahye

Hah
Hahye hahye hahye

Yah yebi tom nuguee
Um kuru tili bare made
Kothbiro
Kem luru do ketaa-lha

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: MBARAK ACHIENG, AYUB OGADA

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind

To comment on specific lyrics, highlight them

Comments from YouTube:

Malaika Mahlatsi

4y↑814

My mom, Dipuo Mahlatsi, loved this song deeply. We came across it on The Constant Gardener. My mom lost her battle to gastrointestinal cancer two months ago - at the young age of 45. Listening to this song brings back the best memories we shared - including my university graduation ceremony, which she attended just six weeks before she passed away.

I will always love you mama ka. You are the star of the story that I will always tell.

Helena Marín Yeste

I am so sorry for your loss. 😔❤️

brian kennedy njoroge

15w↑1

Keep on keeping on, brighter day lay ahead

Mafas C.

20w↑2

@malaika, sorry for your loss!! God and your mama are always with you, dear. God bless you🙌🏾

s e

21w↑1

A little late to comment, but contemplating my own mortality and there are a few songs that I want my soul to listen to as I leave my body and this is one... ❤ to you and your mom❤

CAMØYEMÎ

26w↑1

Amen 💛

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Jay Joshi

6y↑278

I don't understand any word.. but I don't need to. I simply love this composition

scar • 6 year ago

hay hay me hee Marathi Aahe

poet penton

9w↑1

https://youtu.be/b0Jwf-Y1uww

Daisy Powponne

13w

The beauty about music is that it's speak a universal language.❤🇩🇲❤

mzal3ndo

21w↑2

It means "Ouma (a Luo male name), do you hear me? The rain is coming, bring the cattle home..."

Iracema figueiredo

29w

Sim , muito lindo

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Duzzit Matter

4y↑150

Found this on a Putumayo CD in Iraq 2004/05. I liked the CDs so much because, as a huge heavy metal fan, I truly didn’t know that I was looking for something to bring my nerves and mind to a calmer place. Then this graced my ears. It brought me to tears and left me staring at the setting sun taking all of the chaos away. Even if for only a few minutes. I misplaced the CD after moving about 7 times over the years and couldn’t remember the name of the artist or the song. Now it’s here again and I’ll be sure to share this work of pure lovely art with family and friends....

I can only hope that this slice of heavenly tones brings you as much Peace as it did for me all those years ago.

God, how I hate war.

Usagi

16w↑1

Ueshiba Morihei sensei told once.
Complicated techniques are leading nowhere ....
And second.
Your stance represents your state of mind.
I practiced it for a while after Karate, great opportunities giving balance in the head , mind and body.
Be happy.
Vbr

Dall Hyva

41w↑1

Powerful. Sublime message. Merci Duzzit.

James

43w↑1

The song is koth biro: artist, writer and composer is the late Ayub Ogada originally from Kenya. May he rest in peace.

kelly harris

46w

Peace to you, my friend in music and soul.

bamboosa

2y↑2

Check out aikido (the real thing, not the fighty stuff) which it's "inventor" called "the Way of Harmony". Morehei Ueshiba wanted to lead Japan in a new direction when Japan declared war. He trained troops in basic martial arts and snuck the aikido in with the training. I was fortunate enough to meet his number one student who started a dojo on Maui because he was disgusted by the distillation of aikido principles in Japan. A principle of aikido would be, for instance, "you are the only enemy" and is the deepest dip into the unknown that I have ever experienced and the principles (Morehei also called it the Way of Love and wrote a book called the Art of Peace). Fighty people look at aikido and call it trickery. The masters don't participate in tournaments much. There is an amazing bit in the first Steven Segal film about the cop in a coma who wakes up and takes revenge blah blah blah that shows Morehei in an old film surrounded by attackers and elegantly turns around and the attackers are all on the floor. The dude with the Dojo on Maui has moved on and his name is...when I remember it I'll come back and type it in the comments...Tohei, I think his name is. His instruction video (5 parts in YT) is amazing - made in the 50s in Japan - and just focuses on the most basic basics. Quite the moving meditation, it is. I walk in Hollywood and things get a bit weird "on the streets" if you know what I mean. Fear would preclude me from walking to get the frikken groceries had I not embraced the principles of aikido starting when I used to peek in the window at his dojo - I was homeless (77) in Wailuku, Maui and I found an aikido instruction book written in Japanese with photos and I was hooked. Eventually I saw his dojo and peered into the window to see everybody in the class sitting on the mats with eyes closed breathing deep and concentrating on what Tohei calls "the point" and I was intrigued. This THIS is a martial art? I thought. I was sitting in the library one day and the master Tohei showed up to instruct children in the principles of aikido. In a half hour the children were doing impossible miraculous things and I was failing miserably but I remembered the four principles. By the way Steven Segal does not represent the spirit of aikido no matter what he says. I don't know why I'm telling you all this.

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Magic Mountain

4y↑78

One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard

Ayanda

1y↑3

🙂

Brian Otieno

6y↑531

Translation

Auma be uwinga (Auma do you hear me)
Koth biro (Rain is coming)
Kel uru dhok e dala ( Bring the cows home)
Hah, Haye haye haye haye haye haye

Ángeles Cardoso Perez

@schmucker1989 muy acertada respuesta 👍

Helena Marín Yeste

Thanx for the translation 🙏

STructon Studios

@Anne but from the Tribe that the artist comes from,,Auma is a name given to a lady

Sweet Bee

@Anne thank you

Anne

9w↑1

@Sweet Bee
Auma is an African noun which translates to
“ She who rules over Heaven & Earth”
It also means Grandmother or Wise Elderly Female. 🌟💓

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Bill Rawthee

7y↑559

This is Exhibit A for a prophet not being appreciated at home. You scroll down the commentator section and you see almost every single one of them is European/West. I am Kenyan, and a large majority do not know this great man right here.

dan benard oluoch

47w

I’m Kenyan, I listen to these audios a lot ❤️ I just don’t comment bro

Patrick Barber

47w

What instrument does he play?

Ann-Marie Gavette

50w

Yep. This song is used in some American movies . It's hard to find credits and name for African artist. Just white guy compositions are found. Have to search deeper to find the true artists

Linda Gitau

True, this is beauty, pure and real African music.

slow as Turtle

get your self a good Kenyan name.

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Altair Anjilo N de Almeida

6y↑223

I came across this beautiful song in Biodanza, an amazing healing system using music, dance and self-transformation.Someone said it was a Swahili song. Having been born and raised in Kenya, I realised it was not Swahili, but it is in Luo, one of the tribal languages from around Lake Victoria region of Kenya.Such an evocative tune. From comments below it appears he is little known in his native country, Kenya, a great pity. Maybe it is time for Kenyans to wake up to one of their sons who is popular in the West, singing native songs from his heart.May All Beings be Peaceful.

chobo kanzu

3y↑1

so accurate

Melissa Clarke

3y↑1

evocative indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I deal with a ton of stress at work and I would listen to this in between stressful phone calls at my desk......it was like nectar for my soul!\

Fredrick Otieno

4y↑1

True.... I just love it...

AG Martin

5y↑9

Altair de Almeida, he is singing in Luo which is one of the 44 tribes in Kenya. Not a word of swahili in it. This is out (Luo) traditional folk music

Eddie

5y↑4

its a luo song sang by a kenya

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baantawai

3y↑75

So saddened to hear of Ayub Ogada's passing. Thanks for the beautiful music you gave us brother. RIP Ayub.

cloud flores

@K R 😢 thanks

K R

9w↑1

@cloud flores
Feb 2019.

cloud flores

When did he die?

Melissa Clarke

I love this song.....it is transcendent.

Lilian Achola

3y↑64

my 7 year old girl loves this song so much.. a day can't elapse without her singing it.
She has invented a dance style for it lol.. the pride of taking our kids upcountry to know their roots.
She believes one day she'll meet you-Ayub Ogada.

Be blessed!

Denis Okoth

22w

Unfortunately the legend rests, try winyo too.

MsPrincessaj

2y↑1

He has passed away.

Bubbles McRainbow

3y↑1

May it be so for her to get her wish to meet him 🙏

Ν Β

44w↑19

A divine melody from Holly Africa...
❤️ from 🇬🇷

Evelyn Karauki

Holy Africa 😍

dennis chande

Coming to Greece, soon

Allela R

3y↑109

Rest In Peace Legend.

Capital creations Limited

15w

@Kelvin Mwango It wa on each channel for a week or so bro.

Kelvin Mwango

41w↑1

And nobody even mentioned it, a true forgotten poet

sawsan fiysal

@lucy nthambi so sorry alas

sawsan fiysal

😔😥🙏

lucy nthambi

@BLUEBERRYSHAX he passsed l think early last year

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Evans Kimutai

4w↑1

I remember this song being sang by one of the contestants in TPF

RIP Ayub Ogada
What a masterpiece

Egydio

3y↑8

Linda canção...hino...mantra...Não consigo parar de ouví-la; não consigo parar esta sensação de prazer ao ouví-la!

Ayanda

1y↑13

After repeating this track endlessly while designing and finally creating my company logo, I search for the song only to discover the man has passed on. Damn, the world is poorer with his loss.

Like that was not enough, very few know how poorer they are...

Rest In Power Ayub Ogada, I will pass this on to my children 🙏

Derrick Kabochi

6y↑50

While my fellow youth are busy with their loud music, I find solace in such a great musician as Ayub Oganda. A fellow Kenyan, a dreamer and an artist. Its such people that showcase the best in our motherland. GREAT GREAT PIECE OF WORK. kudos to you sir.

Joseph Powon

2y↑8

As a kenyan,ashamed to learn about him after his death. I been searching for his music ever since,we truly don't appreciate our own despite of him having had global recognition. R. I. P

j m

6y↑66

I have been listening to this since I was 13 and lost track of it for over 15 years. I am so glad I found it again.

scotty wells

Speaking of which, could you put Ayub Ogada's song "Oombe" on here?
Is it possible to find it?

mysticaldaniels

jessica m yes I as well listvtrack. As I listened I cried so beautiful

roby robinson

5y↑3

...:) not a good thing to have lost

TheCoin100

6y↑7

+jessica mcelwee i am happy for you

Ayanda

1y↑17

No words can describe how this makes me feel... I do not understand the language but its speaking to me and somewhere in my African roots I understand perfectly ❤🇸🇿

Iceberg6606

35w

This song entrances me without end! Just so beautiful, and I feel like I’m riding a gentle breeze on a calm sea! I’m a metalhead and I absolutely love this indispensable piece of music!

Milton cesar Grandon valdes

Gran canción!A través de sus notas,se puede uno imaginar el aemi-desrtico paisaje africano y a sus habitantes, esperando la lluvia... Saludos desde Talca,Chile.

Samouri Toure

4y↑21

I heard the song for the first time at the burial of a friend of mine in Lamu, Shella. She was from the Nerthelands but after she visited Lamu, she loved it and her wish was to be be tried in Lamu. She had requested this song to be played during her funeral.

s e

21w

I am compiling my end of life soundtrack and this is on it!

Melissa Clarke

How beautiful.....great story to hear

LateNightCuts

2y↑1

This song carried me through a lot of tough moments in life, I am deeply sad of Ayub's passing, may this song carry him through the gates as it has carried me through life.

Rosa Carvalho

Música fofa🇧🇷🇧🇷

Kevin Waithaka

What a Master Piece. I've always wondered who sang this song. I heard it a very long time ago as a kid.
R.I.P Ayub Ogada

Moffat Lofty

3y↑12

if you love this sound you will also love Geoffrey Oryema"s Makambo. Rest in power Ayub!

Cavin Ouma

3y↑14

And The Lord said, let there be Nyatiti. Who should play it? Then he brought Ayub Ogada. The soil eats our heroes, but it cannot eat the tales of Ogada, the rythm of Seda will remain... Rest in Peace Ayub

Mathew Omolo

39w

He was born to play the nyatiti

Chris Smith

3y↑2

1st was blessed to hear this beautiful piece of music years ago maybe in the 80's or 90's on a show on the radio called Musical Starstreams and is always good to hear again. I hear it played occasionally on Sirius XM Spa channel (which I listen to almost all day). Love the Spa channel on Sirius, I find it spiritual, meditational, inspiring, it touches my soul and connects me to the universe. Thank you Ayub!

Derrick Koppuzha

2y↑2

Wow.. i remember listening to this song 9 years ago... just found out he has passed :'( rest in peace Mr. Ogada.. one of the most powerful songs i've ever had the pleasure of listening to

Jonatan Ibañez

2y↑1

GRACIAS 🦁✌🏻🙂
Me encanta esta canción, me transporta a eso mundos que coexisten dentro de mi cuerpo , alma y espiritu. Un ABRAZO DE COLORES a todos 🙏🏻😌

Lee Robinson

This brings back memories of first Ayahuasca experience.i was with my head in the bucket and it was like I felt the pain of the planet and the destruction we do to it and it was like that was exactly what his words meant on a deeper level even though they probably don't in written or spoken text.it got to much and when towards the end it gets more powerful I gained strength and power to sit up and was purging all of it out and taking a stand to not be part of it and to take courage and power in the fact it doesn't own me such a powerful piece of music amazing

Ivonne Bonsignore Zerpa

Que belleza de música, me transporta al infinito...😍🕊🦋

noemisuraci3

3y↑1

Impossible not to adore Ayub Ogada. He reaches my heart so deeply! When it's raining in my town I call my dogs into the house singing Kothbiro

wangui wanyiri

5y↑22

This have me goosebumps all over my body. beautiful...graceful...And everything amazing that can be said. this is the epitome of talent. what a song!!!!!😍😍😍❤❤❤❤

Sir Opayo Clan B

Kapsaaaa!
https://youtu.be/PI3h8igI2Mc

Casper du Plessis

wangui wanyiri goosebumps every time . Greetings from South Africa!

ss billy

1y↑1

Awesome song!!!!! Takes me back to my childhood and when my father was still alive and everything was fine, no worries or regrets :)

Lu Anna

23w

Belíssima melodia 💖

Gilda Brito

39w↑1

Los angeles estan en el cielo! hermosa cancion, inspira, transmite mucha paz!

Stephen Polito

6y↑61

First heard this on the Ewan McGregor & Charlie Boorman series Long way Down, had to take pictures of the credits and search every song on YouTube until I found this. What an amazing piece of music, I can feel it right in my heart.

Ron

me too, scoured the internet for years, then today i decided to just google "Ayeeee ayeeee"

Thea Cochrane

There was a soundtrack CD for that series http://longwaydown.realworldrecords.com/soundtrack/

Gary D.

4y↑1

I thought no one shared my story! :D Glad to see other people finding it through Long Way Down too :)

Helen Wright

21w

The simplicity of the voices and lyre focus on the intensity of emotion pervading the song. Brilliant!

Kyla Porter

4y↑2

Truly haunting and soul searching. An angel in our midsts.. I feel something as deep as the oceans and older than the trees when I hear Ayub sing this ..

Grafica BHM

2y↑4

Música linda! Grande filme! Brasil presente?

Iracema figueiredo

29w↑3

Maravilhoso, não precisa entender, só ouvir e sentir!!!!!!

limo yano

4w↑1

I never knew this is a kenyan song! What a masterpiece.

Gail McKay

1y↑1

I learned of this song th my yoga teacher. Mesmorizing! I played it over and over during the last few hours of my mother's life. She transitioned in Peacefulness, as she wanted. I was blessed in the experience..

Atis Atieno

2y↑1

My mum used to sing this song when I was a child,, I loved it and I still love it..May Your soul rest in peace legend

O N Y E U K W U

47w↑1

“Music that speaks to your soul”
A beautiful masterpiece

gacart1

This song has always been my go to for when I am stressed, it calms my nerves and makes me feel at peace

Ndolo L'amour

2y↑2

Stumbled on this music this weekend, after a stressful week. The peace it brought to my soul can't be explained (and i've got no idea of what he's saying). Ain't that the beauty of music? Rest on Mr. Seda.

Mike Njogu

2y↑1

Great song by a great Kenya.it touches the core of the soul. the soulful rendition leaves one wondering where such a talent has been. Unfortunately, not many know him in his native land. rest in peace Ayub Ogada. I'M SURE the angels will be happy to add Koth Biro to their repertoire

Wambui Gichobi

2y↑1

Tears come to my eyes EVERY SINGLE TIME! Beautiful composition and an even better use of your voice. Every stroke of that Nyatiti is magic. Not to mention, you were very good looking Ayub.

olfa lala

35w↑1

It's so peaceful. It's pure grace.

Robson Alves

2y↑3

Essa música é simplesmente maravilhosa
ayub vive!!!

George Waters

2y↑1

Possibly one of the most soulful songs I have ever heard in my entire life.
*discovered while screening Samsara, then doing some research to find out who coul dhave possibly written this most amazing piece of music with vocal....

victor omondi

3y↑4

Rest in peace ayub Ogada.
The rain finally came,
And the cows came home too.
May you find solace in the hereafter

Pury Barbosa Florez

hermosa melodía! la oigo muchas veces!

andrea contreras briceño

4y↑1

Ayub Ogada, ¡¡lo máximo!!..Saludos desde Santiago de Chile.

Boadicea

33w

So evocative and beautiful. To me, the words and music sound like a prayer. ❣️

Victor van Dyke

Having listened to several versions, this original is still the best! Moves the soul.

H P

13w↑1

❤️👍.... Ayub brings here one of the ever best Songs in whole Africa... and many many memories... may his Soul R.I.P. ... Amen

j1k2j3s4

6y↑8

I happened upon The Constant Gardener in the last minutes of the movie, and this music from the end credits simply mesmerized me. Beautiful, expressive, so thankful for both the uploaded lyrics and the translation. And thank you, Ayub Ogada for this lovely gift.

Lorraine lately

3y↑1

Just came across this today and im loving it. I would listen to this for a whole day. My children must listen to this

Don't let your memes be dreams

I remember this was player at my friend's funeral... We were in the school hall, gathered to mourn the loss of our Kenyan born friend. He passed away at the age of 11... Gone way too soon. Rest in Peace Kirubael.

Mythtafeye

3y↑2

I am very privileged to have been at the first southern hemisphere WOMAD, Adelaide 1992 . Ayub Ogada played there and I was seated on the grass only metres from him on the stage. His presence simple yet majestic, pure beauty, pure spirit and an absolute delight. Yes, of course the CD a "must have".

Miriam Ojwang

3y↑40

Rest In Peace Ayub. You have left us with such beautiful music that will live on and on. Dhi gi kwe wuo Luo ❤️ ☀️ 🌊 🌳 peace!

andrea contreras briceño

4y↑5

Maravilloso!!. Saludos desde Santiago de Chile.

Silverthorn Landscaping

2y↑1

This is such a wonderful tune , it brings shills to my spine 💚💚💚💚💚The constant gardener is one of my favourite films 🎥

Lauren Salt

19w

All time favorite song. I ❤music. I dont want to know the lyrics, I no longer ask. Its beautiful to hear his heart sing. Simple strum+ voice grabs my heart everytime🥰❤🥰🕊

Don Ajufo

2y↑1

Just coming across this beautiful rendition of a masterpiece of music. Soothes and heals the soul, mind and body.

Marlucia Ferreira da Silva

1y↑2

Lindooooo oooo amei esse canto!!!

Nadim Shah

45w↑1

What a beautiful song, music and the spirit within....it can give goosebumps 😊😊

vic o

2y↑3

One of the most beautiful, haunting songs ever made-he didn't get the recognition and acclaim at home in Kenya that he should have which makes me sad as a Kenyan..RIP Ayub Ogoda..

Pax Indrah Idah

Rest in Peace Ayub! Love this song cause I first listened to it while taking my now boyfriend to the airport after the first time we met!❤️ 2 years ago!👊🏿 Nind gi kwe Ayub 🙏🏿.

Ama y dilo con tu vida

3y↑1

This is one of the songs that has made my soul fly the most, I deeply feel his departure and my eternal gratitude for the divine gift of his existence and his legacy

Stephanie Herbert

I first heard this when I was on a qigong teacher training in London, England, UK with sigh Matthew Raymond Cohen. He played it during our early morning yoga/qigong/meditation sessions....It will never leave me now. Haunting, as several people have said, and it reminds me to acknowledge the value and the necessity of rain....I visited Kenya some years back and in that country, and other African countries, and other countries with a rainfall less secure than in the UK, you can quickly see the power and poetry of rain. Thank you, Matthew Cohen, and namaste to all who love this music.

Carmen Fernandez

Esta vibración me eleva y eleva y eleva y eleva. Me conecta con la Tierra 🌎 💕 💖 ❤

Ayongah Edgar

3y↑1

This is such a great song. Thank you for this Ayub. Rest easy.

gabriel barata

7y↑3

Belo! Magnífico!

spookdude devito

6y↑6

I could hear this song so clearly in my head and couldn't find it. my ears don't lie to me, I can hear the conviction in his voice. I have no idea what was being said but I had to find it again. finally here it is in all its glory. I could just float around in the ocean on a raft staring at the sky and sing this the rest of my life

Eliachim Ongaro

5y↑5

I am Kenya and Luo (the dialect he is singing in), this is so awesome, reminds me of the good old days when cows were so treasured in Luoland.

Pearl Olifant

My dance teacher used to play this song during the cool down section of our class. It always left this huge smile on all the students faces but no matter how much we asked, he never gave us the names of the musicians he played in class. He always told us to go out and look for African music. Five years later and I finally found it! The absolute joy in my heart <3

Krówka Milka

I heard this on a horse-riding camp some years ago, and I've always remembered it just as "haye haye", a beautiful rhythm from a beautiful holiday of my childhood. Yesterday I suddenly heard this on the radio and finally found out the title and singer :')

Martha Londoño Arango

ésta canción se mete en mi alma en lo mas profundo-~~-gracias---me lleva al cielo~~ ¡¡¡

Esther Manuela

3y↑2

RIP Ayub Ogada! I love this song!

Njeri Gachuhi

This song was played during shavasana at Africa Yoga Project 🧘🏾‍♀️🇰🇪
So glad I discovered this gem 💞

Selly J

3y↑10

One of my best from Ayub...Rest in peace beautiful soul ❤

Melissa Clarke

I lovvveeee this song! Heard it on The Constant Gardener.....just so stunning !

leonarda michael

2y↑1

The peace this melody brings is just heavenly.

Fernando Ochoa

Hace muchos años que escuche por primera vez a Ayub Ogada por la película El jardinero fiel. y no me canso de disfrutar sus notas musicales. fantástico. Incluso encontre un video donde aparece la letra. exquisita.

Quinn Phillips

39w

You can feel some serious energy with this song. Respect the sacred.

Likho Bayabonga Mosana

19w↑2

What a masterpiece from the late Ayuba Ogada.

Kratos

1y↑1

Such a masterpiece... R.I.P legend

Joseph Obiero

Beautiful song. Honestly I never knew nor heard of Ayub or that this song was done by a fellow Kenyan. RIP legend.

Maria de Fatima Nascimento do Amaral

Não conheço o idioma. Não consigo identificar se é um lamento ou adoração mas a melodia acalma a alma. Lindo!!

jeahumada94

SÓLO ELLOS PUEDEN COMPONER ESTA HERMOSA MELODÍA

Samantha Lagamber

3y↑1

direct to my soul... actually my whole being ... jst landed on this today and this is exactly what i needed for the day. Inner healing

Light Warrior

Love this music!!!it touches my Soul! Big hug from Portugal!!

Dawn Silver

3y↑2

bless his eternal soul...just found out he passed several days ago. What a loss...this legendary artist and soulful gift! It was weird as I just had the desire to go play this today

gilbert mungu

4y↑6

I am honored to have been in the same High School with this great man. It is not, as said by Bill Rawthree below, that Kenyans do not know Ayub. His talent is greatly appreciated by those of us of his generation. We do not access applications like YouTube much but I can assure you that he is well known and appreciated in Kenya. After all this is where his talent was conceived as a matter of speech. Great man Ayub. My icon on this site says it all. NOTHING BUT THE BEST!

Ayanda

Very informative comment Sir, proof our elders are the roots to the tree of life. Without roots, the tree withers and dies. I appreciate your generation Gilbert.

I am 26 years, 11 July 1994.

It's purely by chance that I got to know of this man discovered him today actually (17 September 2020)

God save us from Covid-19

The Lavi Way

He was from Lenana?? Nihil praeter optimum

Timothy Njogu

2y↑3

So hauntingly beautiful,so sad. I love the simplicity of the song

Alouis kamanga

3y↑2

RIP, an unsung voice, son of Kenya! Thank you for showing us ways African music can be authentic & different!

Gracia Violeta Ross Quiroga

This voice really sounds clear, and this is a real musical artist

Pax Indrah Idah

4y↑1

listening to this music in 2018 and having a sad feeling leaving my loved one fly off.A song i will live to love....a luo song, i am a very proud one too,such a beautiful song full of good instrumentals(especially nyatiti)

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