Exile
Geoffrey Oryema
Nearly 200 albums later, Real World Records is looking back over its rich back catalogue as it launches a new initiative - Real World Gold.
Exile will be re released as part of the Real World Gold collection on the 21st May 2012.
Politics, particularly the politics of repression, are familiar as raw material for the singer-songwriter, but few have had the experiences that motivate Geoffrey Oryema.
At the age of 24, at the height of Idi Amin's power and following the death of his father, a prominent government minister, in a mysterious car accident, Oryema had to be smuggled across the border in the trunk of a car, thus beginning a life in exile. This exiled existence has been the theme of many of his songs.
Today, his songs keep alive the languages and folklore of his youth when he was surrounded by a close-knit family of singers, dancers and musicians. Geoffrey is accompanied by Peter Gabriel - a big fan - on backing vocals, Brian Eno on keyboards and vocals, Gabriel's guitarist David Rhodes, and David Bottrill on percussion.
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Exile (Real World Gold)
CDNearly 200 albums later, Real World Records is looking back over its rich back catalogue as it launches a new initiative - Real World Gold.
Exile will be re released as part of the Real World Gold collection on the 21st May 2012.play Piny Runa Woko Geoffrey Oryema 3m 49s play Land Of Anaka Geoffrey Oryema 5m 16s play Piri Wango Iya Geoffrey Oryema 2m 36s play Ye Ye Ye Geoffrey Oryema 4m 23s play Lacan Woto Kumu Geoffrey Oryema 3m 22s play Makambo Geoffrey Oryema 4m 58s play Jok Omako Nyako Geoffrey Oryema 2m 15s play Solitude Geoffrey Oryema 3m 50s play Lubanga Geoffrey Oryema 2m 44s play Exile Geoffrey Oryema 3m 48s Nearly 200 albums later, Real World Records is looking back over its rich back catalogue as it launches a new initiative - Real World Gold.
Exile will be re released as part of the Real World Gold collection on the 21st May 2012. -
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