Usiende Ukalale: Omutibo From Rural Kenya, by Various Artists

Usiende Ukalale: Omutibo From Rural Kenya

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1.	Jimmy Bongo - Lumumba Is Dead 02:30	buy track
2.	Omari Machio - Usiende Ukalale (Don't Sleep) 01:46	buy track
3.	Johnstone Ouko Mukabi - Nili Kwenda Safari (I Went For A Journey) 03:16	buy track
4.	Ndeshela Omwana (Leave The Child With Me) 02:57	buy track
5.	Zachariah Omufumbwa - Ndarula Ebutsetse (I Left Ebutsetse) 05:08	buy track
6.	Jimmy Bongo - Mulochi (The Curser) 03:43	buy track
7.	Fanuel Amimo - Dickson Omuranda 04:11	buy track
8.	Johnstone Ouko Mukabi - Kwetu George (I, George) 02:48	buy track
9.	Shem Tupe - Adui (Enemy) 05:33	buy track
10.	Zachariah Omufumbwa - Ndogo Ndogo (Small Ladies) 05:17	buy track
11.	Sukuma Bin Ongaro - Mama Lucy 06:01	buy track
12.	Peter Akwabi - Malenya 02:58	buy track
13.	Johanias Kiunya - Mungu Nisaidie (God Help Me) 07:45	buy track

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"Omutibo", a uniquely Kenyan style of acoustic guitar music, was invented by George Mukabi in the late 1950s, and quickly adapted by his neighbors in a region that proved truly fertile for guitarists. In 2016, Cyrus Moussavi (Raw Music International) set out along the banks of the River Yala to document the songs of the old days. Recorded on location in homes and yards, these are the songs and stories of a golden era Kenya on the brink of Independence, beautifully resurrected by the songwriters themselves, over 50 years later. Featuring performances by, and interviews of: Johnstone Ouko Mukabi, Shem Tupe, Fanuel Amimo, Jimmy Bongo, Sukuma Bin Ongaro, Peter Akwabi, Zachariah Omufumbwa, Omari Machio, and Johanias Kiunya.

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released September 18, 2017

Co-released by Raw Music International and Mississippi Records. LP version distributed by Mississippi Records.

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