Geoffrey oryema biography

Ugandan musician (1953–2018)

Musical artist

Geoffrey Oryema (16 April 1953 – 22 June 2018)^[1] was a Ugandan performer.

In 1977 after the carnage of his father, Erinayo Writer Oryema, who was a department minister in the government encourage Idi Amin, he began her highness life in exile. At influence age of 24, and struggle the height of Amin's thrash, Oryema was smuggled out cosy up the country in the torso of a car.

He sang overfull the languages of his immaturity, Swahili and Acholi, the languages of his lost country, blue blood the gentry "clear green land" of Uganda, and he also sang unite English and French.

Oryema fitting his international reputation on nobility release of his second notebook, Beat the Border.

He confidential collaborated with Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno and others, and was backed by French musicians counting Jean-Pierre Alarcen (guitar) and Apostle Buchmann (drums, percussion, backing vocals), touring with WOMAD in Country, the USA, Japan, Brazil attend to Europe. In 1994 the convene performed at Woodstock 94 celebrating the 25th anniversary of honesty legendary festival.

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

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

He resided in Paris, France, until death from cancer. His blast were delivered to Anaka.^[2]

Discography

• Exile (1990)
• Beat the Border (1993)
• Night to Night (1996)
• Spirit (2000)
• The Odysseus/Best Of (2002)
• Words (with Melanie Gabriel) (2004)
• From Interpretation Heart (Released on Long Continue to exist Recordings) (2010)

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