Geoffrey Oryema

Film & TV

Soroti, Uganda

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…

Known for

• Vivement dimanche — Self1998
• Taratata — Self1993
• Victoires de la musique — Self1985

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

France

Active from

1953-04-16

Active to

2018-06-22

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

101,662

Total plays

799,110

Geoffrey Oryema (16 April 1953 – 22 June 2018) was an internationally renowned Ugandan musician. In 1977 after the murder of his father, Erinayo Wilson Oryema, who was a cabinet minister in the government of Amin he began his life in exile. At the age of 24, and at the height of Idi Amin's power, Oryema was smuggled across the Ugandan border in the trunk of a car. He died on June 22, 2018 in Paris, France. He sang in the languages of his youth <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Geoffrey+Oryema"

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Geoffrey

Gender

male

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Soroti

Place of death

Lorient

Occupation

singer

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

indie rock

Record label

Real World Records

Official website

geoffrey-oryema.com

Image

Geoffrey Oryema Fnac Rennes février 2012.jpg

Number of children

3

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