Exile (Geoffrey Oryema album)
| Exile | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | World Music | |||
| Length | 37:23 | |||
| Label | Real World | |||
| Producer | Brian Eno | |||
| Geoffrey Oryema chronology | ||||
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Exile is the debut album by the Ugandan musician Geoffrey Oryema.[1][2] It was released in 1990. The album has sold more than 50,000 copies.[3]
Oryema escaped his country after his father was assassinated during the rule of Idi Amin, as chronicled in "Solitude".[4] Many of the songs contain nostalgia about the land and the people Oryema had to leave.
Production
[edit]The album was produced by Brian Eno, with Eno and Peter Gabriel providing backing vocals on some songs.[5] It was engineered by David Bottrill.[6] Oryema played the lukeme, among other instruments.[7] He sang in Acoli, English, and Swahili.[8] The title track calls for an end to tribal fighting in Africa.[9]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Los Angeles Daily News | [11] |
| Select |   [12] |
The Los Angeles Daily News stated that "Oryema is a folk artist who sings in a syncopated style to the minimal backing of percussion, acoustic guitars and a seven-string harp called a nanga."[11] The Syracuse Herald-Journal wrote that "the music is lively, the vocals intense."[13]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written and composed by Geoffrey Oryema, unless noted.
- "Piny Runa Woko"
- "Land of Anaka" (Geoffrey Oryema and Brian Eno)
- "Piri Wango Iya"
- "Ye Ye Ye"
- "Lacan Woto Kumu"
- "Makambo" (music from "Likambo Ya Ngana" by Franco Luambo, uncredited)
- "Jok Omako Nyako"
- "Solitude"
- "Lubanga"
- "Exile"
References
[edit]- ^ "Exile by Geoffrey Oryema". Interview. 21 (4): 38. Apr 1991.
- ^ Loop, Dwight (4 Mar 1994). "Loop de Loop". Pasatiempo. The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. 16.
- ^ Levesque, Roger (31 Dec 1993). "Real World sounds really taking root". Edmonton Journal. p. E4.
- ^ Elder, Bruce (January 22, 1991). "Opportunities for the Adventurous". News and Features. The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 12.
- ^ Chadwick, Alex (Mar 17, 1992). "'Exile' Album by Ugandan with Folk Tradition". Morning Edition. NPR.
- ^ Jennings, Nicholas (3 July 1996). "Ugandan singer Oryema's Canadian connections deep". Toronto Star. p. D1.
- ^ Maples, Tina (5 Sep 1993). "Geoffrey Oryema". The Milwaukee Journal. p. E10.
- ^ Eng, Monica (September 10, 1993). "World Stops Here". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 5.
- ^ Daly, Mike (February 4, 1993). "Rich Womad musical weave". Green Guide. The Age. p. 10.
- ^ Roberts, John Storm. Exile at AllMusic
- ^ a b Shuster, Fred (May 10, 1991). "Sound Check". Los Angeles Daily News. p. L47.
- ^ Sexton, Paul (October 1990). "Geoffrey Oryema: Exile". Select. No. 4. p. 110.
- ^ Bourke, Brian G. (July 25, 1991). "Groove to a World Beat". Syracuse Herald-Journal. p. HJ9.
