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Beat the Border

Geoffrey Oryema

'Beat the Border' is Geoffrey Oryema's second album for Real World Records. One of the cornerstones of this recording is French guitarist Jean-Pierre Alarcen, who wrote the music for 'Hard Labour' and co-composed 'The River'. He is joined by producers Bob Ezrin and David Bottrill.

On this album, the powerful roots of Oryema's African heritage have a more subtle influence on his music. The songs are now more universal, expressed in English, his second language, and influenced by Alarcen's pop-rock roots.

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    Beat the Border
    CD
    play The River Geoffrey Oryema 6m 27s
    play Kel Kweyo Geoffrey Oryema 4m 8s
    play Market Day Geoffrey Oryema 3m 18s
    play Lapwony Geoffrey Oryema 3m 56s
    play Umoja Geoffrey Oryema 4m 12s
    play Gang Deyo Geoffrey Oryema 4m 31s
    play Hard Labour Geoffrey Oryema 4m 28s
    play Payira Wind Geoffrey Oryema 4m 15s
    play Lajok Geoffrey Oryema 2m 45s
    play Nomad Geoffrey Oryema 3m 20s
Beat the Border at realworldrecords.com