Ayub Ogada - His final performance and interview

On our last day in Lake Region, we paid a visit to Ayub Ogada, probably the most internationally acclaimed Kenyan musician, whose use of the nyatiti in different musical genres is both original and pertinent for our Masters of the Nyatiti story. We spent the day at his home in Nyahera location, not far from Kisumu town, and conducted a long yet free of form type of interview. Although a Luo himself, Ayub had never learned how to play the nyatiti in a traditional setting. He picked it up later in his career and studied from a player/teacher at the national cultural centre of Bomas of Kenya in the 1980s. He remembers he had gone for 6 lessons (at a 100 shillings) only and then continued practicing and experimenting by himself. It was equally interesting to hear his theory of the name nyatiti, which he translated from the Luo word nyar as queen and titi, making it “the queen of the clan”.
You can read the full field report here: www.singingwells.org/stories/...

[@Ushna]

Something so pure about this man

[@khumbuzileprecious8879]

🤞😫

[@hamesortiz6324]

Sure @Ushna

[@dreamwalker3699]

YES HE RADIATES QUITE THE AURA.

[@rexxsimba]

I knew Him well ..
We played together ...
We went to High School together ...
We worked together as Trainee Accountants ...
He introduced me to the music of Santana , Jimi Hendrix and OSIBISA ..
I watched him grow musically in the African Heritage Band ...
And lost sight of Him when he emigrated to London to extend His Horizons ...
+ + +
A Great Man , a Great Musician and a Great Soul ...
Rest In Peace , Dear Brother ...
Until We Meet Again +++😪😪😪

[@dreamwalker3699]

JUST WHEN I DISCOVERED THIS INCREDIBLY TALENTED INDIVIDUAL, I FIND THAT HE HAS AWAKEN FROM THIS REALITY. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE AND IN ALL OF OUR HEARTS. NAMSTE AYUB OGADA.

[@AjwogTHUM]

Thank you for capturing this moment and the lesson.
I'll be coming back here often to remind myself of this important lesson.

[@richardgaya3965]

Indeed a cultural Icon!!

[@wyclifejoseph8463]

Ogada's music inspired the world, I cant believe how much this song has been sampled by great artist like Kanye, Royce, the game and many more. RIP legend

[@wyclifejoseph8463]

@Ra, The Sun Of God Koth biro has been sampled by many artists including Royce in his latest

[@deserteaze3596]

Black Savage by royce da 59

[@davidbargoria]

Jim Jones - State of the Union ft. Rick Ross, Marc Scibilia

[@irenechanzu7173]

Which song for Kanye?

[@deserteaze3596]

@@irenechanzu7173 yikes

[@charlesesibikhwa6493]

When i want something inspiring, i always check your music out. RIP Ayub.

[@greggmckenzie7132]

A great man! I knew Ayub very well during his 20 years in London - perhaps better than he knew himself!

[@khaliphadumani2988]

Now I want to know you, if you knew such.

[@lusimyer]

R.I.P Mr Ayub Ojada. ❤

[@mkhululimhlaba1262]

Much Respect and Love.

[@gumbabruce8453]

😧😧😧@ayubogada,rest with angels though you are gone your music is still with us.

[@ogodo]

his speaking voice is also everything

[@greggmckenzie7132]

In Ayub's final year he truly was honoured by 'Kothbiro' being played for Kenyan gold medalists at the Summer Olympics instead of the Kenyan national anthem 'Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu'... Real World re-releasing his only album 'En Mana Kuoyo' on vinyl 25 years after it's first release... Kenyan artist 'King Kaka' pastiche'd 'Kothbiro'... and Kanye West purloined a 250 millisecond sample from the original 'Black Savage' version of 'Kothbiro' to use in one of his songs, I can't remember which...
R.I.P. brother Job Seda/Ayub Ogada

[@greggmckenzie7132]

To be fair, Ayub did make a second album. His performance on it is fantastic. Someone also bought and set-up website ayubogada . com... however to this day that website doesn't even mention our brother's passing, and still says 'Ayub Ogada is a musician....' - 'is'! I've written to 'Bozas' and 'Long Tale' asking to update the site named for the great man - no response! Hmnnn...

[@lylalex7807]

So earthreal

[@solomonkihia8703]

Rest with the angels great man 🕊️🌹

[@fredrich.bernard]

Came here after iko nini podcast.

[@jaovao]

RIP Maestro 👍🏾

[@wamwam9135]

Sa musique fait du bien à mon âme.

[@kjstarry7784]

Brilliant

[@NihonDream]

Pumzika kwa Amani, Rafiki. 🕯

[@deafdave6468]

Can we see more please?

[@geethulekshmi6340]

Rip sir...

[@MoveOverProd]

RIP king 👑

[@rudolfarcibaldrajs7855]

RIP🙏

[@livefromplanetearth]

+1000000

[@EubulusKane3259]

Just heard he died, so sad

[@JustAThought155]

Gosh. What happened to him?

[@markkeogh18]

Sad to hear he passed away. Was he ill?

[@inovartesmedialdainovartes2041]

What happened?

[@8KILLSTEP]

He died XD