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Prior to a lot of travel and his eventual settling in England, Ayub Ogada was a member of the Luo tribe from a wedge of northern Kenya pinched between Uganda and Tanzania. Ogada's music is based on repetitious patterns plucked on the nyatiti, a stringed instrument reminiscent of the lyre. On En Mana Kuoyo (meaning "just sand"), he sings mellifluous, almost hypnotic, and yet ultimately lackadaisical melodies concerning home, his instrument, the weather, and injustice. By way of attempting a subtle fusion of African and European (not to mention urban and rural) styles, Ogada is accompanied by a small ensemble that adds s
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Manufacturer: Real World
Release date: 18 June 1993
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0017046233521 UPC: 017046233521
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Release date: 18 June 1993
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0017046233521 UPC: 017046233521
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