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Exile (Geoffrey Oryema album)

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Released
  
March 19, 1991

Length
  
37:23

Artist
  
Geoffrey Oryema

Label
  
Real World Records

Genre
  
World music

Recorded
  
1990

Exile (1990)
  
Beat the Border (1993)

Release date
  
19 March 1991

Producer
  
Brian Eno

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Exile is Ugandan artist Geoffrey Oryema's debut album. It was produced by Brian Eno at Real World Studios and released in 1991.

Contents

Exile designates Oryema himself who had to escape his country after his father was assassinated in 1977, during the rule of Idi Amin. Many of the songs contain nostalgia about the land and the people Oryema had to leave. Peter Gabriel provides backing vocals for tracks 2 and 4. David Bottrill was co-producer and played the percussion.

Track listing

  1. "Piny Runa Woko"
  2. "Land of Anaka"
  3. "Piri Wango Iya"
  4. "Ye Ye Ye"
  5. "Lacan Woto Kumu"
  6. "Makambo"
  7. "Jok Omako Nyako"
  8. "Solitude"
  9. "Lubanga"
  10. "Exile"

Songs

1Piny Runa Woko3:51
2Land of Anaka5:22
3Piri Wango Iya2:38

References

Exile (Geoffrey Oryema album) Wikipedia
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