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Geoffrey Oryema (born 16 April 1953) is an internationally renowned Uganda n musician. In 1977, 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, after the death of his father, Erinayo Wilson Oryema , who was a cabinet minister, beginning a life in exile. Today his songs keep alive the languages of his youth - Swahili language|Swahili and Acholi language|Acholi and return to the lost country - the 'clear green land' of Uganda.
Oryema earned his international reputation following the release of his second album, Beat the Border . He has collaborated with, amongst others, Peter Gabriel . Gabriel's record label, Real World Records|Real World , helped with the first three of Oryema's albums, until his move to Sony International , a label established in France where Oryema resides since his exile. Besides his two native languages mentioned earlier, he also sings in English language|English and French language|French .
In July 2005, he performed at the Live 8 concert, Eden Project|LIVE 8: Africa Calling concert in Cornwall , and with 1 Giant Leap at the Edinburgh 50,000 - The Final Push|Live 8 Edinburgh concert.
http://www.realworldusa.com/albumpages/oryema/default.html Real World: Geoffrey Oryema: Night To Night
http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/feature/oryema.html A conversation with Geoffrey Oryema, an interview by Opiyo Oloya
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