{"id":12074,"date":"2018-06-23T16:20:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T13:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ug\/?p=12074"},"modified":"2018-06-23T16:20:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-23T13:20:19","slug":"geoffrey-oryema-a-musician-from-uganda-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ug\/geoffrey-oryema-a-musician-from-uganda-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoffrey Oryema, A Musician From Uganda Dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The entertainment industry is dark once again, after the loss of another musician, Geoffrey Oryema. This is one of the men, who have broken it in the world of music, through effort, hard work and determination. Oryema became a Global sensation when her released his second album,<em> Beat the Border<\/em> in 1993. Oryem has performed in various stages around the world, like Berlin, Australia, Russia, Europe and Japan. In 1990, he performed at the Nelson Mandella Concert at Wembley Stadium in the UK.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12080\" style=\"width: 393px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/06\/1hq-omUb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/06\/1hq-omUb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/06\/1hq-omUb.jpg 393w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/06\/1hq-omUb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/06\/1hq-omUb-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uganda has indeed lost true talent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>WHAT KILLED GEOFFERY ORYEMA<\/h5>\n<p>Last Friday, Oryema was laid to rest at 65 years old, after battling cancer for a long time. Geoffrey is a son to<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> Erinayo W. Oryema, who was the first African Inspector General of Police in Amin&#8217;s cabinet. In 1977, a his father was murdered and Oryema fled to exile, since then. He crossed the borders outside Uganda in a car trunk.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Geoffrey was a creative artist, and his music was in Acholi, Kiswahili, English and French. Many refer to him as\u00a0 a legendary musician. He arrived in Uganda after 40 years\u00a0 in December, to visit his motherland. May his soul rest in peace<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entertainment industry is dark once again, after the loss of another musician, Geoffrey Oryema. This is one of the men, who have broken it in the world of music, through effort, hard work and determination. Oryema became a Global sensation when her released his second album, Beat the Border in 1993. 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