Geoffrey Oryema - Makambo
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'Makambo' is taken from Geoffrey's album "Exile", originally released in 1990 and is available on re-issued 180g vinyl, CD, and digital.
Tonight I accidentally found this song, it's late and everybody is sleeping. It's just me and the moon enjoying this moment which will pass and forever fade away, since it can't be never again repeated in the same way. Greetings from Serbia
Hold those moments inside your heart, hold them tight. I can imagine such an interlude, we never want them to pass, do we? Your post is beautiful, I'm glad I happened to see it. By fate or happenstance, I am grateful. Greetings from Oregon, United States. 💕
There will be more times like this for you
It indeed just sets the mood to help one to sleep...
Not TRUE
Here I am sitting in Costa Rica in the afternoon listening to the birds in the trees and this song and thinking about the moon shining over Serbia.
Makambo is taken from lingala, a language spoken in Congo-Brazza and Kinshasa by Bantu people and that has strange common resonance with Zulu sometimes. Lingala is very emotional, a very poetic language where few words say it all and this is exactly what Geoffrey Oryema does, here. Hardly translatable. That said, the song is a lament from someone who is sad because people are gossiping about him and badmouthing him (a common human, destructive exercize). He feels heaviness in his heart: he has a lot of problems (makambo), he is all his problems. So for the lingala part, here are the lyrics:
Oh ngai na makambo eh → Oh, I am deep in trouble
Ngai na makambo eh → I am deep in trouble
Likambo na motema → There's a problem in my heart
Songui-songui bandeko → People keep badmouthing me, my friends
RIP Geoffrey Oryema and thank you for this beautiful piece. Kende malamu (means "May you go in peace" in lingala)
Thank you for this translation and explanation Murielle.
@@lisafeldmann9863 Glad I could help, Lisa :)
@@revuerevolution Kende malamu indeed.
Thanks so much @Murielle Mobengo.. I used to wonder what the Lingala part meant. I am an Acoli so I will add the translation for the Acoli part..
Lutuwa wun wuwek lweny ---- > My people stop fighting
Wun wupara ki leb Acoli ba lutuwa ------> You worried about me in Acholi language
Wun wupara ki leb Munu ba lutuwa -----> You worried about me in using the white man's (munu) language (leb)
Lutuwa lutuwa lutuwa ..... ---------> My people, my people my people
It is worth noting that Mr. Oryema had to flee the country to exile at such a very young age, Only God knows the problem he went through knowing your father was murdered and now you in a foreign land, only God knows how tough those times was, our people could not do anything to save him, they only could worry and hope God would keep him. This is why he says his people worried about him in Acoli language and also the white man's language. Mr. Geoffrey Oryema is also telling his people to stop fighting, stop fighting.. because during this time, Northern Uganda was undergoing war (rebellion) that turned to the killings of local people and most of the people involved in this killing were fellow tribes men.
The Acoli culture has alot in common with what you have said about Lingala.. The tone of how a word is sang and emphasized makes it very important with emotions and cut deeper into the soul.. Most of the world's problems can't be well articulated, they can only be felt.. And music is the way we can save the emotions that can speak to generations across time and space.
Thanks both of you for your translations - I’ve been asking people for years but my understanding was it was Alcoli! Such a beautiful song, and such a talent.
The dad of Geofrey Oryema was called Eronayo Oryema, he was the first Inspector General of Police in a post independence Uganda. He was murdered by dictator Idi Amin. My dad was his driver. That is how he ended up in exile in the1970s in France where he lived until his death.
I sincerely believe this is one of the greatest songs ever recorded.
Alone at home, overthinking..... Healed by this piece of music. Thank you God.
Oryema wrote (inside the Vinyl, or theCD I guess) : "This song relates the pain that people go through when left with no other choice but to leave their motherland." Powerful
When I came to the USA, this song was my companion...
That's there was a time when there was war in our matherland. Many people died, he said lutuwa wun oweke lweny. Meaning people of my land stop fighting
Reading this comment makes me want to cry. You have to leave your home and your country for your own wellbeing, but it hurts because home will always be home.
That made me cry. At least, that got people out of their comfort zones, and gave people a reason to stand up for freedom and peace and whatnot. But it does make me sad to think of any race being pushed out of their own land, harmed or enslaved. It's time to make a hugemungus change, unity is coming! It IS already here!!! I don't care how far away it seems or if others think that it is impossible. Because TO ME it's possible!!! I kove you all so much. Eternal blessings and I hope you're haivng a very memorable and exciting or even an even keel and nonchalant sort of a experience. Enjoy yourself no matter what stage in life you are in. You are beautiful, unqiue and strong everyone!!! ✌🌎 ♥
This music sounds so good late at night wen everything's quiet and wen in low volume..best feelin' ever
I feel you
This is what i did during the lockdown.
This is so immensely powerful. I was listening to it while driving and just started to cry. I have no understanding of the language being spoken, but it reached to something deep within my soul and brought some unspoken grief to the surface. So powerful….thank you for this gift.
Hello 👋
I wish I could like this 1000 times. I heard this song years ago when the movie came out, might have even had the soundtrack and it touched me even then as a 20 year old with no cares in the world. In the 23 years since I haven't once thought about it, but today I came across it and it unearthed an amazing amount of emotion. So much Ive gained and lost over those years. In the next few days I have a few scans for something that might be very bad, and Im scared. This song made those emotions uncontrollable.
Healing
it's my language acholi (LUO )🙏❤😍
It's basically luo input into the genre,trying to tell the pple to stop fighting😊,the thoughts of his people missing him in a language which is acholi and English,the fact is that he integrated several languages from different originations 😅,another soul to rest in power
"You're gonna make some mistakes along the way, everybody does. If you open up your heart and open up your mind, you'll get it."
Bedazzled
@@ig0td0ugh28
Same
Godspeed to you, Mike 91MDK, in all your endeavors!
We don't speak the same language, yet he's expressing my sadness for me as my fellow human being...
When you hear real music created by a true artist, it puts everything on hold. The world freezes, time slows to a drift, and you are captivated. The singer's voice breathes life into your lungs, the strings play your soul, and the drums beat the pulse of your heart. It's like finding your way back home when you didn't even know that you had been lost.
This is one of the most moving songs I have ever heard.
Oui...
SAME
In that case, you should listen to *Kothbiro*. it will rip your heart out.
Not you . Everybody! This is Africa!!🔥
All of a sudden, you can speak to the worms as they eat your body in the grave, you can hear the soil cry, you can hear the wind sing, the moon call you to the heavens. You are now a part of the universe that you came from. (That is what this somg does to me)
I heard this song on an African music playlist, it was the first one, and I felt a mixture of peace and sadness at the same time without understand the lyrics, it seemed like a prayer for me, and I went to find out what it said, and now I'm even more passionate about this song. This song sends its message without you understanding the lyrics, very intense and deep. Listening from Brazil!
That’s wonderful. Are you familiar with west Africa music? Artists like youssou N’dour and salif Keita, for example
@@karmaking1263 no, I'm not. Just discovering these amazing music now!
Africa is calling
the song comprise of two languages lingala from congo and acholi from Ug, with few words in it which repeatedly demanding peole to stop the war.
Ugandan and bacongo mixture
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
I heard this barely on Bedazzled, So Calming, Sings to my Soul😇💯
Hello 👋
Me too! I ended up purchasing his CD because of Bedazzled, of all things. Very soul-stirring song.
What’s bedazzled?
Me too. Love this song
@@leonyeko94A movie
Wow, i've listen to this song like 20 years ago. My dad played it on his car. From that moment I've tried to find it on all platforms. Once or twice in a year I whould search this song without sucess until today! I'm so glad that I was able to find it so I can listen at least one more time! Such a peace... Such a music.
As a Ugandan who only recently discovered the beauty of African classical music you can forgive me for not knowing this powerful soul. We are forever indebted to you Mr Oryema. Thank you for sharing the soul of Africa to the World
Hello, Please can you share a transcription of the lyrics, and their meaning? Thank you very much.
@@mayoumaloumouamou633 there's a couple of comments above, from 2 years ago, on that!
Here's a rough translation I found in case anyone besides me was looking:
I've been asking for Peace
But all I got was war
I've been looking for love
But I didn't find togetherness
What is wrong with the world?
What is wrong with the people?
Why don't we want peace? ...
Justo lo que necesitaba, Thanks !!
A world without conflict is not worth fighting for i guess??
O na ma kanguwe
O na ma kanguwe
O na ma kanguwe
Ni na ma kanguwe
U lu pa la ki lé ba tu li ba lu kuwa
Lu kuwa
Lu kuwa u lu we (we)
Lu kuwa u lu we (we)
O na ma kanguwe
Hié ééé
Ni na ma kanguwe (ééé)
O na ma kanguwe
Hié ééé
Ni na ma kanguwe
U lu pa la ki lé ba tu li ba
(lu kuwa) x 21
O na ma kanguwe
Ni na ma kanguwe
Zandi zanbi ba lé koé
Ni na ma kanguwe iééé
O na ma kanguwe
U lu pa la ki lé ba tu li ba lu kuwa
Lu kuwaaa
Lu kuwa u lu we (we)
Lu kuwa u lu we (we)
O na ma kanguwe
Ni na ma kanguwe (ééé)
Ni na ma kanguwe (ééé)
U lu pa la ki lé u lu pa lu kuwa
U lu pa la ki lé ba tu li ba lu kuwa
Lu kuwaaa
Lu kuwa u lu we (we)
(lu kuwa) x 21
O na ma kanguweééé
Ni na ma kanguweééé
O na ma kanguwe
Ni na motema
U lu pa la ki lé u lu pa lu kuwa
Lu kuwa
Lu kuwaaa
Lu kuwaaaaa uenluwe
O na ma kanguweééé
Zandi zanbi ba lé koé
Dé kambo la motene
Ni na motema
U lu pa la ki lé u lu pa lu kuwa
Ni na ma kanguwe
Hozza #TheWestAfrican-AmericanLive ......more fire for sharing, is it actually what is about, "find togetherness....." it is a class room for I.
@@JohnnyEMatos Thanks
I don't understand the language, but I feel the emotion. thank you
Triste nouvelle sur la disparition de Geoffrey Oryema qui était devenu Breton de cœur dans le pays de Lorient .Un grand musicien Africain vient de nous quitter .Mais tu resteras toujours dans nos cœurs en compagnie de tes superbes chansons . Kenavo Geoffrey !
C est une immense peine que de le savoir parti. Je l ai vue en concert à Toulouse et à graulhet dans le Tarn pour la fête de la musique.. Heureusement, nous avons les CD. De ce fait. Il est toujours là avec nous par ses chansons, sa musique que j écoute en boucle. . 😔. Mike.
Greetings from a Russian living in the Czech Republic. This song is amazing, so chill, so beautiful!
I firstly heard this song few years ago. Here, in the Czech Republic, I went to Mokoomba concert. They were performing in the quite small town in the north. I went alone, I was curious, because I didn't know who they were. Except their own songs, which were absolutely outstanding, they played this song too. I didn't know it wasn't their song, but that was the only time I heard a soul. It has a huge effect on me. I couldn't even speak the language but it was the last thing that mattered. I just listen to the music, close my eyes and left the music went through my veins. I felt like I was in heaven and hell at the same moment trying to rescue myself, trying to fight my demons. Then I totally forgot this song exists. Nowadays, several years later, I felt like I needed to listen to african music, I love it and it calms me and I needed some mix to study. I randomly picked one, and the first song which came out, was this one. And suddenly I feel like I just need to relax, slow down and remind myself who I am, who we are, where we came from and what life means. This is what this song means to me. A reminder that we are all the same, we all are human beings, we all deserve love, peace and life.
AFRICA we LOVE you from ATHENS GREECE🙏🏿
Bedazzled brought me here because this song is absolutely breathtaking 💜
Unbelievable that this piece is from a comedy movie 🍿
Fantastic comedy movie.
This is music that speaks to the soul...
I haven’t heard this song since the late 90s. I had it on a New Age CD and fell in love it, and it has stood the test of time. just feeling the music like so many others on this comment thread.
This song makes this grey rainy day in Orlando even better:)
🌸YES! Pure Moods 😌👌🏽
Rest in peace... its sad that we didnt even celebrate you as much in Africa... may God comfort your family.
truth
Wait, what happened to him?
@@EricKiambati he has unfortunately passed away
2018
Just a friend brother, just a real good friend...
🙏
Bedazzled 🥺
Everyone thinks that that "good friend" was God, but in fact he was an angel. Harold Ramis says that on the director's commentary.
My favorite part of the movie
@@SR-uf8pt literally the archangel Gabriel, right ?
The skin of my entire body experienced waves of goosebumps each time his voice spoke, feeling like billions of little sparkling stars on the surface of each skin cell. Transcendent.
Same❤️❤️❤️
Africa Calling
Same, same
What a beautiful song..my dog really loves this song too, he always sings along to this song when I play it.
wow, merci beaucoup Geoffrey, d'où tu es désormais, pour nous avoir laissé ça, pour cette merveilleuse musique éthérée, et ta magnifique voix si relaxante, cette prière, ça me fait du bien et apaise mon âme... Amour et Paix.
Hello 👋
To everyone seeking refugee from our day to day disappointments and frustrations.. To everyone that wraps their bodies in their own arms seeking comfort from loneliness.. To star gazers.. To whoever still believe that even though life is hell but there’s always glimpses of joy and hope. Hang in there one day we all shall be united.
Beautiful post
Très belle mélodie Africaine. Africains, Africaines ; voici de quoi à écouter pour se relaxer en lieu et place des classiques occidentaux.
Thank you 🙏 it was the only comment "accidentally" read.
I heard it once, then twice on Radio Paradise. Was immediately drawn to it and searched for it because that softly vibrating voice reached my soul. Geoffrey Oryema will count as one of my favorite voices in world music!
Beautiful music. Love from Poland. 🇵🇱🧡🧡
greetings, neighbour! I like this track, too!
A fellow tribesman of his who is a friend of mine directed me to this song. I'm glad he did.
Bedazzled 2000 😊
20 years and still remember this music
The same reason I remember it.
The vibration of this song man........ i felt it in my soul... God Bless 🙏
This is the song that turned a bad trip into the best night of my life!!!
Too bad that we don't have a love button for this amazing song.
Rest in peace Oryema, legend never dies
Ah oui nana makouboé.
J'espère que tu es en paix.
(2023)
RIP Beautiful Musician! 😥 ❤
RIP!
One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs I have ever heard.Been listening to it for 20 years.💗
African Blues forever....God bless Geoffrey.
I came across this song on the Pure Moods CD 25 years ago. Out of all the songs, this one stood out to me. I listened to it like a lullaby when I would fall asleep at night. It is achingly beautiful, and even though I don’t know what he’s saying, I can feel the emotion in his voice. I’m sad to hear he has passed on - I hope he knew how many people he touched with his music.
This song knocks the anxiety right out of me. It's like a lullabye.
Wow, so did I around the same time as you! Being a kid back then, I didn't understand the language (what kind and meaning) but I low-key liked the track. Now that I'm older, I find this song more beautiful.
Its like the Earth is singing to you at night while you're gazing at the stars and the Moon!
that is such a beautiful point of view.
Yes👍👍
These is a song from the universe...it’s a message that we should love one another with a war free world
Literally
All of sudden, I realized why it sound familiar to me, while I running cafe in Yunnan, some of my clients gave me his songs
I can't believe you're gone brother...
You have made my world a better place and I thank you for that!
Rest eternally brother...
still heartbroken that hes gone..but his spirit is the winds of Africa...
Don't know the language but always amazed my mom's when I used to do it acapella with my little bro... 20 yr plus. Life was more appreciated and simple. Music was life.
To all of you, writing a song, singing a sweet melody, filming a movie, dancing, designing universes, I want to say thank you, because in a world where there are people who want to destroy everything, who want to grab all they can at all cost, you are the difference, you plant the seed of hope over the world!
What a beautiful soothing voice - perfect example of how music transcends languages
Finally found it! Heard a snippet of it on the movie Bedazzled but couldn't for the life of me find it. This is a true gem.
You know, it has the song title in the credits, right? :P
Yeah but i couldn't tell which song played right at that moment. It played for such a short time I wasn't even sure it had lyrics to it lol.
Hahaha... I first heard it on the "pure moods" cd...One of the compilation cds they used to put out on tv . But heard it again when I watched Bedazzled the other day. Great song....and horrible movie...except for how HOT Elizabeth Hurley looks throughout the movie, These are the cookies my grandma used to make.
Christopher LePore LOL! Yes that was such an awesomely bad movie and yes Elizabeth Hurley was definitely hot. Red dress was my favorite. XD
AmonRa1081 i know what you mean dude it took me ages but is almost a nightly thing for me now b4 go to bed lol
What a wonderful piece of art...
Beautiful song. Touches deep to the soul. Listening to it when driving with my family.
Regards from Lithuania 🇱🇹
After 3 years ago I came back to listen to this song, every time when I listened to it I realized that nothing is wrong and just me and myself fighting I hope you guys understood i feel free but unfortunately with pandemic 2020 I hope life comes as it was. #freeyourmindandcleanyoursoul from Morocco 🇲🇦🇲🇦
Greetings from Greece my brother!I'm glad for you!
@@nikolasmhtrousias2293 bro thanks I am next to u lol living in turkey
@@MrSouhail676 hope you are ok and if you come to Greece let me know!
Happiness, health and peace to you and your family. This song has transported me to a place of calm for decades.
@@michaelobrien8392 good to hear that mate we really do need to find our peace
I LOVE THIS SONG! I first heard it on the movie Bedazzled.. with Bredan Frazier .. and always wondered who it was... 🖤🖤🖤💜💜💜
You are correct my friend. It's played when he is in jail contemplating what to do about the deal he made with the devil 🙂
How awesome is a song that brings peace and relaxation to those who listen. Not just a song but Artwork.
Merveilleuse chanson écoutée et reecoutee sans cesse . Que d'émotions et quelle sensibilité
First time I listen to this song, I was seeing a movie called Bedazzled, that scene in Jail touch my heart and this song too. So deep feeling.
Who else recognizes this song from the film Bedazzled? It's when Elliot is in jail and has that talk with the Angel 🙂
You are right, it was the key scene of the movie
Yeah, mee too, is so relax this song, I love IT, to think, to stay alone, elliot Richard great actor.
Au revoir Mr Oryema et merci pour tout ce que vous nous laissez! R.I.P Mister Oryema & thanks for all you give us! ':(
To my daughters Rebecca and Madison, who I’ve been fighting to see for the past 3 years in Family Court… Daddy loves you so much
I Love this song! Haunting. I have NO clue what he's singing about, but, still ... it warms me.
It's about a person seeking why people choose to harm others, instead of seeking peace.
@@newhorizon1355 tambien sale en nip tuck si es como dices viene de acuerdo con el capitulo
I cannot complete a single session of painting at night without hearing this song a few times for inspiration. I thank the voice that provides me with clarity and peace. I also thank the tranquility and the reality that everything may not be perfect, but brief moments of happiness keep me going.
Thank you ♥️♥️
Finally found this. Some comments indicate I'm not the only one. The rhythm of the guitar is so beautiful
This song is very healing for me. It’s beautiful. So thankful for it!
you are a vision xo
Its crazy how that song touch my soul
I’ve been searching for this song for 20 years .. then I attended a yoga class my daughter was giving and she puts this song on during the class.. through my daughter I found it again.
It’s a beautiful soothing late night song.
The next African songs I need to find are 90s African music with rain playing in the background. Still can’t find it.
Calm song ...love from Sri Lanka 😄
Back in the day I would randomly download songs that showed up at my searches. I'm so glad I did, as it really helped me discover treasures like this one, that I would otherwise have no chance to. I was captivated by the first seconds! So sad he is gone :(
Just beautiful... voice and music.. healing song!
I stumbled upon this song just some days ago, what a find! I am amazed. So calming, but also so sad once you read about its origins.
Can't wait to take this song with me into the wilderness, and listening to it while being snuggled into my sleeping back and glaring at the stars.
I heard this on bedazzled 20 years ago and immediately grabbed my guitar and didn’t put it down till I figured it out , haunting and beautiful.***
One of those songs that makes me proud to come from my country, the same origin as he, the great Oryema.
This song touched my soul. How peaceful....❤❤❤
I met his niece after first listening to his music. I met her in Miami, she's a model, and not knowing they're related, I looked at her and played this song. She immediately started crying and asked her if I should maybe stop the song and she said no. People in Amerikkka hardly plays her uncle's song and it's so shocking to hear. Beautiful, but shocking. Then she showed me photos of them together, said he's a beautiful man. That whole night was beautiful 🌹
Cette chanson me donne le frisson c'est de la plénitude a l'écouter .Merci à cet artiste .
Very Beautiful
You live in my hearts Oryema
He is telling his people (Lutuwa; stop the fighting. End war)
Everybody needs to appreciate the genius that is Brian Eno. He produced this gem and many, many other iconic tunes too..
but.. this aint brian's work
stop lying
Heard Geoffrey at WOMAD years ago. It was a a beautiful sunny afternoon and just laid on the grass listening to this sublime music. Wonderful. Nothing else to say - just listen.
I have this on my “Pure Moods” album. Perfect album/song to find inner peace.
We all have this on our Pure Moods album.
Gone to soon. I was introduced also from the Pure Moods cd.
It's a song from the heavens
Most relaxing soothing song of all time puts me right to sleep
A beautiful emotional song - thank you - R.I.P.
What a gem from my beloved Africa ❤
excelente melodía, cuando la adversidad esta presente en tu vida, es cuando los sentidos se afinan. en la cima de la montaña podemos ver la grandeza de la vida, brota el amor por nuestra tierra ..quisiera que este sentimiento no tuviera fin. pero hasta la muerte hace parte de la perfección. descansa Geoffrey, vuelve a ver tu querida tierra desde lo mas alto en eterna paz...
I can't begin to explain how deep the mushroom experience can get listening to this by a fire, but thank you to the creator for some unforgettable times
I heard this song also through a mushroom journey. This song is so intense and beautiful
Beautiful song!
My husband and I fell in love to this song decades ago. When I hear it, I’m back there with him.
RIP Geoffrey Oryema :( 1953-2018
R.I.P...so sad .we lost a hero in our tribe
My sympathy x
Wow sad
Σοβαρά; Πότε και πως το έμαθες; το τραγούδι μπορώ να πω ότι με καθήλωσε εδω και πολύ καιρό που το είχα πρωτοακουσει..
No way. What the hell?!
25 years ago, my dad used to play this song for me to help me fall asleep, now my 2 year old listens to it to fall asleep. This song is so special to my family.
This is absolutely beautiful. So sad to be reading comments that this artist has passed on and become an ancestor!
Heard that music first time in my life 20 years ago.. tried to find all my life never found it.. was passing by the living room and it was playing on a movie on the TV.. man i even cried.. dont know why but that song marked my childhood .. yEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
This song touches my soul so deeply and in such a way that makes me cry, makes me think of where my life is going, and where I hope to be when it's my time to leave this earth and soar among the stars.
Rest in peace my brother, your music, is peace for the whole world. In Africa there is only
One language that we all understand, MUSIC, we love you in South Africa.
Music is spiritual and this is the definition of it ! Introduced to it by my friend Erika and I'm glued !
Legendary! Greetings from🇿🇼
Rest in peace! U have no idea what your music means to me
👌🔙🔛🔝
Just found this song mentioned in a novel called Petit Pays, Kleines Land, by Gael Faye.... wonderful song, wonderful book.
This song is beautiful. I have to really struggle to look for beautiful meaning full music. Radio stations and promoters are under performing in this East Africa of ours. RIP Geoffrey
Durante muchos años pensé que esta canción era solo un fondo instrumental de una escena en la película "Al diablo con el diablo"; siempre me fascinó por la paz, la calma y la resiliencia que transmite ese arpegio, pero ahora vengo a saber, gracias a Shazam, que es una canción real y me encanta poder tenerla disponible para apaciguar mi alma cuando lo necesite.
RIP to this brilliant artist...