Protected: Geoffrey Oryema, 1953-2018
One of Real World's most loved musicians, Ugandan-born Geoffrey Oryema, has died at the age of 65.
Sat, 23 June 18
Walking On
Released 13 September 1999
- Walking On
- Tori
- Pluck
- Alma Ata
- Jungle Symphony (Live)
- Betelnutters
- Tanusree
- Throw Down
- Love & Passion
- Reverse
- Streets Of Calcutta (Live)
Liner notes
When lightning hit the Big Room at Real World on the last day of recording we knew the music would be electric.
Ananda was born in Almora, Utta Pradesh in 1942. The son of dancers Uday and Amala Shankar and the nephew of Pandit Ravi Shankar, he was raised in an artistically creative atmosphere. He went on to produce some of the most influential tracks of the sixties, and to jam with the likes of Jimi Hendrix among others. Walking On saw Ananda pushing his talent yet further, and teaming up with acclaimed London DJ and producer Sam Zaman, aka State of Bengal.
State of Bengal’s eclectic mix of Indian classical music with breakbeat, hip-hop, tabla driven beats and melodic vocals seemed perfect as a 1990s response to Ananda’s sound. Fresh from work with Bjork, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Massive Attack, Sam Zaman found time off from making his own album (Visual Audio on One Little Indian) to throw himself fully into the project, working with the legend whose music had inspired him since his teens.
Walking On today stands as a beat-laden, melody-rich, timeless tribute to the collaboration of these two late, great artists, both of whom made their exits far too soon.
Further Listening
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Released 14 May 2001
Temple of Sound was created by Neil Sparkes and Count Dubulah (former members of Transglobal Underground). This album brings them together with Pakistan’s powerful and passionate Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali in a brilliant collaboration. -
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook
Released 06 October 1997
From the Asian Underground, the new stars emerge to interpret the greatest singer of Qawwali music. This album features a series of remixes of songs which originally appeared on Nusrat and Michael Brook’s albums Mustt Mustt and Night Song.
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