Geoffrey Oryema is a Ugandan musician who is very popular in the 1970s for his songs in multiple languages such as Swahili, Acholi, English, and French. Geoffrey Oryema was born on 16 April 1953 at Soroti in Uganda.
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Geoffrey Oryema came to the limelight of the media when he released his second album, “Beat the Border” which was celebrated all over the world. Geoffrey Oryema had teamed up with Peter Gabriel and others, and was supported by French performers including Jean-Pierre Alarcen (guitar) and Patrick Buchmann (drums, percussion, backing vocals), visiting with WOMAD in Australia, the USA, Japan, Brazil and Europe.
In 1994, Geoffrey Oryema’s band performed at the Woodstock 94 celebration on the 25th anniversary of the festival. Geoffrey’s songs has gained international recognitions and has won many awards. Geoffrey moved from Ugandan to France after his father was murdered in 1977 during the rule of Idi Amin. He stayed at France for 40 years before moving back to Uganda. Geoffrey’s Ashes was returned to his hometown, “Anaka land” when he died.
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Geoffrey Oryema Songs
Geoffrey Oryema has released many songs in his life time. Below is a list of some of his songs.
- Land of Anaka
- Makambo
- Ye Ye Ye
- Lapwony
- Omera John
- Solitude
- Biko
- No Ballads Ballads
- Spirits of my father
- Nomad
- Piri Wango Iya
- Mara
- Listening Wind
- Market Day
- Piny Runa Woko
- Lubanga
Geoffrey Oryema YouTube
Geoffrey Oryema is not having an official YouTube channel for his videos. However, there is a particular YouTube channel created by his fan to share his videos. The Channel was named after Geoffrey Oryema.
Geoffrey Oryema Cause Of Death
Geoffrey Oryema has been suffering from cancer for a very long time. On 22 June 2018, Geoffrey Oryema died of cancer.
Geoffrey Oryema Wife
Geoffrey Oryema was married to Regine and are blessed with three children, Chantal, Ajoline, and Oceng. However, much information is not available about Geoffrey’s wife.