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Geoffrey Oryema

African music
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Geoffrey Oryema was an iconic singer from Uganda who fled Idi Amin's brutal regime in 1977 when he was just 24 and, based in France, became an internationally famous performer acclaimed for singing in Swahili, Acholi, English and French languages. He died from cancer in June 2018 and received accolades from around the world. Born in eastern Uganda, he learned to play traditional music as a child and toured the nation with the national dance company led by his mother. He started to write songs and had taken an interest in drama when his politician father was murdered and he w...
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Beat the Border

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From fhe Heart

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Words

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The River

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Beat the Border

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Spirit

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