Geoffrey Oryema (16 April 1953 – 22 June 2018) was an internationally renow… Read Full Bio ↴Geoffrey Oryema (16 April 1953 – 22 June 2018) was an internationally renowned Ugandan musician. In 1977 after the murder of his father, Erinayo Wilson Oryema, who was a cabinet minister in the government of Amin he began his life in exile. At the age of 24, and at the height of Idi Amin's power, Oryema was smuggled across the Ugandan border in the trunk of a car.

He sang in the languages of his youth, Swahili and Acholi, the languages of the lost country, the 'clear green land' of Uganda, and he also sang in English and French.

Oryema earned his international reputation on the release of his second album, Beat the Border. He had collaborated with Peter Gabriel and others, and was backed by French musicians including Jean-Pierre Alarcen (guitar) and Patrick Buchmann (drums, percussion, backing vocals), touring with WOMAD in Australia, the USA, Japan, Brasil and Europe. In 1994 the band performed at Woodstock 94 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the legendary festival.

Gabriel's record label, Real World, helped with the first three of Oryema's albums, before his move to Sony International, a label established in France, where Oryema had lived since his exile.

In July 2005, he performed at the LIVE 8: Africa Calling concert in Cornwall, and with 1 Giant Leap at the Live 8 Edinburgh concert.

Discography

Exile (1990)
Beat the Border (1993)
Night to Night (1996)
Spirit (2000)
The Odysseus/Best Of (2002)
Words (2004)
From The Heart (Released on Long Tale Recordings) (2010)

Spirits Of My Father
Geoffrey Oryema Lyrics

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Hard Labour Next to the parking lot Stood a man in uniform He heard…
Land Of Anaka In this land of Anaka They called us Payira In this land…
Listening Wind Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill Mojique thinks …
Magical Stone If you were born in heaven, girl, I'd understand so…
Makambo Ngibathe Ngicelu Xolo Ngatholi nzondo Ngibathe Ngecelu thand…
Market Day -Anlat! Neden sürekli düşünüyorsun? -Sevgilim kendinle alıp …
Nomad The other day I looked at myself In the mirror Do not h…
Piny Runa Woko Mojique sees his village from a nearby hill Mojique thinks o…
Sardinia Memories Ka atamo piri Lapal cwinya iya weng maada An apo ikare ma…

Suzanne Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can…
The River Paint me a picture of a river And let it flow Just…
Tyena Rem I really know that you are my love Awinyo tyena rem Your…

Ye Ye Ye Na ma kanguwe O na ma kanguwe O na ma kanguwe Ni na…

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