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Geoffrey Oryema

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Born
16 April 1953
Born In
Soroti, Soroti, Eastern, Uganda
Died
22 June 2018 (aged 65)
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 reputat… read more
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'… read more
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 … read more

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1 Play track Moods Series, The Makambo
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2 Play track Exile Land Of Anaka
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3 Play track Exile Exile
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4 Play track Exile Ye Ye Ye
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5 Play track Beat the Border The River
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6 Play track Exile Piri Wango Iya
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7 Play track Night to Night Passage At Dusk
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8 Play track Exile Solitude
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9 Play track Exile Lacan Woto Kumu
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10 Play track Exile Jok Omako Nyako
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    1990 · 10 tracks

    Exile
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  2. 22,954 listeners

    10 Sep 1990 · 10 tracks

    Exile (Real World Gold)
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