Geoffrey Oryema (16 April 1953 – 22 June 2018) was an internationally renowned Ugandan musician. In 1977 after the murder of his father, Erinayo Wilson Oryema, who was a cabinet minister in the government of Amin he began his life in exile. 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.
Womad 1994
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W.O.M.A.D. Jul 16, 1994 Wantagh, New York, United States Uploaded by Sc Musicman
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Geoffrey Oryema has had 8 concerts.
Geoffrey Oryema is most often considered to be Folk, World, Afropop, World Music, and African.
The last Geoffrey Oryema concert was on July 02, 2005 at Eden Project in Bodelva, England, United Kingdom. The bands that performed were: "Africa Calling" / Angelique Kidjo / Tinariwen / Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited / Geoffrey Oryema / Shikisha / Maryam Mursal / Akim El Sikameya / Daara J / Peter Gabriel / Coco Mbassi / Ayub Ogada / Modou Diouf / Chartwell Dutiro / Youssou N'Dour / ______.
