Geoffrey Oryema
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Biography
[Edit]Most artists have to pay their dues, but very few have to be smuggled out of their birth countries to avoid death on the way. But for Geoffrey Oryema, that was the only way to survive. Born in Uganda, he was the son of a civil servant who was a police chief and then a cabinet minister and from his father he learned the local folk music, as well as the nanga (the harp), in addition to studying Western music in school. However, these were dangerous times in the country, with the mad dictator Idi Amin in power, and in 1977, Oryema's father fell victim, being one of many who was murdered by the armed forces. Oryema knew he was likely to be killed soon, unless he got out. Thanks to friends, he was smuggled across the border to Kenya in the trunk of a car to safety. Or, rather, relative safety. He was in a place with no family or friends and began his wanderings, which saw him eventually making his way to Paris.
In the early '80s, Paris was Africa central, at least as far as music went. But it was the Africa of the dancefloor, given a quick studio spit-and-polish with synthesizers and drum machines — all very far from the more introspective musicality of Oryema's songs. However, he persisted, becoming influenced as much by rock & roll as anything else, eventually creating a shimmering kind of strongly rooted African pop which attracted the Real World label. He was paired with producer Brian Eno for Exile, which was very much the curate's egg — good in parts, especially Oryema's parts, but too atmospheric elsewhere. With that under his belt, he began to play the WOMAD international circuit of world music festivals, returning to the studio for 1993's Beat the Border, where his lush melodies and open-voiced singing created a lush whole. Four years later came the third album, Night to Night, which was decidedly more Western in its influences, melding Africa, Europe, and the U.S. into a whole (in part thanks to producer Daniel Lanois), without dilution of any of the strands. Now based in the French province of Normandy, he continued to live quietly, releasing Spirit in 2000.
Title: Beat The Border (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Geoffrey Oryema
Genre: Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop
Collections
Title: Real World 25
Genre: World Music
Title: Putumayo Presents World Yoga
Genre: New Age
Title: A Week In the Real World, Pt. 1
Genre: World Music
Title: Voices of the Real World
Genre: World Music
Title: 30 - Real World At Womad
Genre: World Music
Title: Live 8 At Eden: Africa Calling
Genre: World Music
Title: Real World: Remixed
Genre: World Music
Title: ΤΟΥ ΚΟΣΜΟΥ ΟΙ ΜΟΥΣΙΚΕΣ / TOU KOSMOU I MOUSIKES
Genre: World Music
Title: Kosmos Vol. 2 - Ethnic Collection CD 1
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Ethnic
Title: One World One Voice
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: I'M Your Fan: The Songs Of Leonard Cohen
Genre: Rock
Title: The Djoon Experience (CD1)
Genre: Deep House
Title: 100% Pure Music (CD2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Spirits Of Nature - Vol. 4
Genre: New Age, Meditative
Title: Real World Presents
Genre: Soul, World Music, Funk, Folk
Title: Nuits D’Afrique - 30 Ans (Compilation Retrospective)
Genre: Reggae, Dub, World Music, Latin
Title: Afro Music Party 2017 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Ethnic
Title: In-Akustik Burmester Selection Vol. 1
Genre: World Music, Pop, Folk
Title: Burmester Selection Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Pop, Classical, Folk
Title: My Way. The Best Collection. Vol. 24
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: My Way. The Best Collection. Vol. 30
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Country, Folk
Featuring albums
Title: I Dreamed of Africa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Maurice Jarre
Genre: World Music, Theatre/Soundtrack