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Track Listings
| 1. Piny Runa Woko |
| 2. Land Of Anaka |
| 3. Piri Wango Iya |
| 4. Ye Ye Ye |
| 5. Lacan Woto Kumu |
| 6. Makambo |
| 7. Jok Omako Nyako |
| 8. Solitude |
| 9. Lubanga |
| 10. Exile |
Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review
Entertainment Weekly (4/12/91) - "...Half the cuts are moody, rolling folk-rock, with subtle backing from art-pop pals like Brian Eno and Peter Gabriel...This is a quietly startling record, best heard way past midnight when a troubled world seems to offer no quarter..." - Rating: A-
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Another landmark Real World record from 1990, Exile informed the world of the struggles of Ugandan singer-songwriter Geoffrey Oryema. Exiled at a young age after the suspicious death of his government minister father, Geoffrey's songs are a resilient riposte to a life forced upon him, as well as an unconfined celebration of the culture of his homeland. A statement of poise, gravity and elegance, Exile merges both the personal and the political, all narrated by that gently persuasive voice. Contributors include Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first came across this album back in 1997, as a tape I found in my new flat. Nothing was written on it, but as soon as I put it on, I knew I liked it. For a while I listened to it every night. It seemed to make me feel at peace, and relaxed, yet demanding my attention with it's rhythmical intricacies and it's instrumentation. All that tuned percussion (is that a thumb-piano?)gives Geoffrey Oryema a beautiful texture on which to lay his vocals.
For years I tried to discover the identity of this singer- through a friend, someone from the Africa centre heard it, but could not identify it either.
Then, by chance, I heard it in a film, "Beguiled", and I knew my search was over.
For me, the songwriting on this album is inspired, and has an honest feel about it. I recommend this album to anyone with an open mind.
For years I tried to discover the identity of this singer- through a friend, someone from the Africa centre heard it, but could not identify it either.
Then, by chance, I heard it in a film, "Beguiled", and I knew my search was over.
For me, the songwriting on this album is inspired, and has an honest feel about it. I recommend this album to anyone with an open mind.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This fast became one of my absolute favorite cd's and the first weeks I had to listen to it daily. It's a fantasic meeting of african and european music where each side shows the greatness of the other. I bought all of his cd's - but this is the best. (and I have bought this many times as gifts)
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Mysterious and spiritual!
25 April 1998
Format:Audio CD
A self cleansing project filled with Oryema's life story. Includes the haunting tracks like Makambo which talks of his exile from his native Uganda and Solitude a song of comfort to his widowed mother. Makambo and Solitude are featured in the Pure Moods collection and also in Zalman King's movie Red Shoe Diaries.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
A haunting classic
16 May 2004
Format:Audio CD
This is my all-time favorite CD of African popular music. The tracks are alternately infectious and uptempo, and deeply moody and sorrowful -- apparently informed by Mr. Oryema's heartsickness over the political turmoil in his homeland. The result is a consistently tasteful and affecting blend of cultural influences that has remained a top fave on my CD rack for many years. (I actually played it for my boyfriend, a musician, on our first date, and we've been together almost ten years -- he found it to be a revelation as well.) I haven't felt quite the same connection with Mr. Oryema's later work, but "Exile" is a gem.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Beautiful
13 Mar 2003
Format:Audio CD
I give it 5 stars for the thumb piano, the guitar, the vocals, and the melodies. This music is beautiful, soothing, and relaxing. However, behind the calm, the rhythms and patterns created by the instruments are complex and almost hypnotic.
This is not rock music; rather, I would call it a mix of sophisticated pop and traditional Eastern African music. This album may be a bit too 'Pure Moody' for some people; however, I don't particularily like new age music, but I like this: I feel the intricacy of the music rescues it and keeps it from being too bland. As well, the lyrics are hardly the stuff of easy-listening music, dealing as they do with the assassination of the composer's father, and Oryema's exile from his homeland.
Of course, the meaning of the songs is obscured from most of us in the West. Only one song is in English; the others are sung in Swahili or Acoli. The liner notes provide a summary in English of each song's meaning.
This is a beautiful cd. From experience playing it at work, most people like it on first hearing, and, due to its complexity, the music will continue to grow on you.
This is not rock music; rather, I would call it a mix of sophisticated pop and traditional Eastern African music. This album may be a bit too 'Pure Moody' for some people; however, I don't particularily like new age music, but I like this: I feel the intricacy of the music rescues it and keeps it from being too bland. As well, the lyrics are hardly the stuff of easy-listening music, dealing as they do with the assassination of the composer's father, and Oryema's exile from his homeland.
Of course, the meaning of the songs is obscured from most of us in the West. Only one song is in English; the others are sung in Swahili or Acoli. The liner notes provide a summary in English of each song's meaning.
This is a beautiful cd. From experience playing it at work, most people like it on first hearing, and, due to its complexity, the music will continue to grow on you.
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