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Geoffrey Oryema

Geoffrey Oryema (16 April 1953 – 22 June 2018) was a Ugandan musician. In 1977 after the murder of his father, Erinayo Wilson Oryema, who was a cabinet minister in the government of Idi Amin, he began his life in exile. At the age of 24, and at the height of Amin's power, Oryema was smuggled out of the country in the trunk of a car.

He sang in the languages of his youth, Swahili and Acholi, the la…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
France
Born
April 16th, 1953
Died
June 22nd, 2018
Labels
Saint George
Real World
Last updated: November 12th, 2018

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