Geoffrey Oryema
Geoffrey Oryema (* 16 Gwakuna 1953, Soroti) kiri muyimbi omusajja, munnayuganda. Yaffa 22 Gwamukagga 2018.
Geoffrey Oryema munnayuganda eyamanyiddwa ennyo mu myaka gya 1970 olw'ennyimba ze mu nnimi ez'enjawulo nga Swahili, Acholi, Olungereza n'Olufalansa. Geoffrey Oryema yazaalibwa nga April 16, 1953 mu kibuga Soroti mu Uganda. [1]
Geoffrey Oryema yatongozza oluyimba lwe olwokubiri olwa 'Beat the Border' olwatuumibwa ensi yonna. Geoffrey Oryema yali yeegasse ne Peter Gabriel n'abalala, era yayambibwako abayimbi Abafalansa okuli Jean-Pierre Alarcen (guitar) ne Patrick Buchmann (drums, percussion, backing vocals), ng'akyalira WOMAD mu Australia, Amerika, Japan, Brazil ne Bulaaya.[1]
Mu 1994, bbandi ya Geoffrey Oryema yayimba ku mbaga ya Woodstock 94 ku mukolo gw'okujaguza emyaka 25. Ennyimba za Geoffrey zimanyiddwa nnyo mu nsi yonna era ziwangudde engule nnyingi. Geoffrey yava mu Uganda n'agenda e Bufalansa oluvannyuma lwa kitaawe okuttibwa mu 1977 mu bufuzi bwa Idi Amin. [1]