Geoffrey Oryema

Geoffrey Oryema was a Ugandan-born singer-songwriter who lived much of his life in France and died in 2018. His music blended East African melodic and rhythmic elements with Western folk and pop arrangements, characterized by a warm, plaintive voice and often understated acoustic and ambient textures. He frequently sang in his native Acholi and other languages, and his songs commonly explore themes of exile, memory, and home.