Product Description
On this Album, the Powerful Roots of Oryema's African Heritage have a More Subtle Influence on his Music. One of the Cornerstones of this Recording is French Guitarist Jean-pierre Alarcen, who Wrote the Music for 'hard Labour' and Co-composed 'the River'.
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Beat the Border,Geoffrey Oryema,Real World,Africa,African,African Folk,Afro-Pop,Alternative Pop/Rock,Ambient Pop,Int'l & World Music,Pop,Uganda,World Music,Worldbeat
Average customer rating:
- This is Oryema's Best Album
- If you want to get away, here is a good place to start
- Very strong CD
- BEAT ALL BORDERS WITH ORYEMA
- Different from his other CD"s but still beautiful
|
Beat the Border
Geoffrey Oryema
Manufacturer: Real World
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Ambient Pop
| Indie & Lo-Fi
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Africa
| International
| Styles
| Music
Uganda
| Africa
| International
| Styles
| Music
General
| International
| Styles
| Music
Pop Rock
| Pop
| Styles
| Music
Similar Items:
- Exile
- Night to Night
- African Odysseus
- En Mana Kuoyo
- African Voices
ASIN: B000000HOX
Release Date: 1993-11-05 |
Tracks:
- The River
- Kel Kweyo
- Market Day
- Lapwony
- Umoja
- Gang Deyo
- Hard Labour
- Payira Wind
- Lajok
- Nomad
Album Details
On this Album, the Powerful Roots of Oryema's African Heritage have a More Subtle Influence on his Music. One of the Cornerstones of this Recording is French Guitarist Jean-pierre Alarcen, who Wrote the Music for 'hard Labour' and Co-composed 'the River'.
Customer Reviews:
This is Oryema's Best Album.......2006-11-11
"Beat the Border" is Oryema's definitive album. The music will transport your mind and conjure near tangible visions of Afrika within the first glorious beats. His lyrics, guitar, and distinctive voice resonate powerfully in this moving album.
If you want to get away, here is a good place to start.......2005-04-07
Like many of the reviewers I discovered G through a music sampler. Market Day was the song (also on this record). Oryema's voice really caught my ear with his awesome lows. There is a somber tone to most of his songs here, but they are very captivating and powerful in a empathetic way. You can feel the hurt/pain in his voice sometimes. Some songs are in English, others are in Acholi, which the book notes kindly translate. Though I only have this cd, I anxiously await the others I have already ordered! This guy has me hooked. I don't have a vast knowledge of contemporary African music, but I enjoy his mixture of traditional and modern sound/technology. I would recommend this CD to anyone who want ot hear something new and unique from the doldrums of the garbage the radio churns out on a daily basis.
Very strong CD.......2003-06-05
This is a very good example of world music; Oryema has integrity and his music is both fraught with feeling and charged with the masculine strength of African beats and rhythms. Perhaps no better example of this exists anywhere than in the opening track "The River," which offers gripping backup vocals and a powerful sense of place. The entire CD follows up well, particularly with the moving "Hard Labor" that touches effectively on the various walks of life in a damaged African society. An exile from Uganda, Oryema displays a greater sense of time and place than most Western musicians. this one is a hands-down winner, and I will be buying more of Oryema's work.
BEAT ALL BORDERS WITH ORYEMA.......2002-12-29
You never forget your first one, right? This was my intro to Geoffrey Oryema and I loved the song, "The River" so much that it was several weeks before I could bring myself to play the others, all sublime. You can do it. Go for it.
Different from his other CD"s but still beautiful.......2001-09-27
When I first heard this CD I was shocked. I was expecting a style more like his CD 'Exile' and it was not the same. It does have more of a Western influence but there is a deep beauty and sadness in this CD as well.
I have not seen 'Night to Night' is other CD listed on Amazon.com but I do recommend it as well. It too is different from the previous two (Exile and Beat the Border) but incredibly poetic.
Average customer rating:
- This is Oryema's Best Album
- If you want to get away, here is a good place to start
- Very strong CD
- BEAT ALL BORDERS WITH ORYEMA
- Different from his other CD"s but still beautiful
|
Beat the Border
Geoffrey Oryema
Manufacturer: EMI/Real World
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
Ambient Pop
| Indie & Lo-Fi
| Alternative Rock
| Styles
| Music
General
| Africa
| International
| Styles
| Music
Uganda
| Africa
| International
| Styles
| Music
General
| International
| Styles
| Music
International
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
Similar Items:
- Exile
- Night to Night
- African Odysseus
- En Mana Kuoyo
- African Voices
ASIN: B000024ZQW
Release Date: 1999-08-19 |
Tracks:
- The River
- Kel Kweyo
- Market Day
- Lapwony
- Umoja
- Gang Deyo
- Hard Labour
- Payira Wind
- Lajok
- Nomad
Album Details
On this Album, the Powerful Roots of Oryema's African Heritage have a More Subtle Influence on his Music. One of the Cornerstones of this Recording is French Guitarist Jean-pierre Alarcen, who Wrote the Music for 'hard Labour' and Co-composed 'the River'.
Customer Reviews:
This is Oryema's Best Album.......2006-11-11
"Beat the Border" is Oryema's definitive album. The music will transport your mind and conjure near tangible visions of Afrika within the first glorious beats. His lyrics, guitar, and distinctive voice resonate powerfully in this moving album.
If you want to get away, here is a good place to start.......2005-04-07
Like many of the reviewers I discovered G through a music sampler. Market Day was the song (also on this record). Oryema's voice really caught my ear with his awesome lows. There is a somber tone to most of his songs here, but they are very captivating and powerful in a empathetic way. You can feel the hurt/pain in his voice sometimes. Some songs are in English, others are in Acholi, which the book notes kindly translate. Though I only have this cd, I anxiously await the others I have already ordered! This guy has me hooked. I don't have a vast knowledge of contemporary African music, but I enjoy his mixture of traditional and modern sound/technology. I would recommend this CD to anyone who want ot hear something new and unique from the doldrums of the garbage the radio churns out on a daily basis.
Very strong CD.......2003-06-05
This is a very good example of world music; Oryema has integrity and his music is both fraught with feeling and charged with the masculine strength of African beats and rhythms. Perhaps no better example of this exists anywhere than in the opening track "The River," which offers gripping backup vocals and a powerful sense of place. The entire CD follows up well, particularly with the moving "Hard Labor" that touches effectively on the various walks of life in a damaged African society. An exile from Uganda, Oryema displays a greater sense of time and place than most Western musicians. this one is a hands-down winner, and I will be buying more of Oryema's work.
BEAT ALL BORDERS WITH ORYEMA.......2002-12-29
You never forget your first one, right? This was my intro to Geoffrey Oryema and I loved the song, "The River" so much that it was several weeks before I could bring myself to play the others, all sublime. You can do it. Go for it.
Different from his other CD"s but still beautiful.......2001-09-27
When I first heard this CD I was shocked. I was expecting a style more like his CD 'Exile' and it was not the same. It does have more of a Western influence but there is a deep beauty and sadness in this CD as well.
I have not seen 'Night to Night' is other CD listed on Amazon.com but I do recommend it as well. It too is different from the previous two (Exile and Beat the Border) but incredibly poetic.
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