Umoja (album)
Umoja is the seventh album from the Dutch band BLØF, released on March 3, 2006. It was produced with the help of many foreign artists. 50,000 copies of the album were pre-sold before it was released, and it became the number one album sold in the Netherlands in the month after its release date. The title of the album is Swahili for 'be one'.
| Umoja | ||||
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| Released | March 3, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2005 | |||
| Length | 60:05 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | BLØF, Holger Schwedt | |||
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A documentary about the album was made in September 2007.
Track listing
| Track | Title | English translation | Made in | Recorded | Length |
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| 01 | Binnenstebuiten (Yele) | Inside out | Nairobi, Kenya | October 2003 | 6:03 |
| 02 | Mens | Human | Antalya, Turkey | December 2003 | 3:56 |
| 03 | Aanzoek Zonder Ringen | Proposal without rings | Sado, Japan | September 2005 | 4:43 |
| 04 | Hemingway | Hemingway | Havana, Cuba | March 2004 | 3:41 |
| 05 | Wennen Aan September | Getting used to September | New York City, United States | July 2004 | 4:19 |
| 06 | Geen Tango | Not a tango | Buenos Aires, Argentina | January 2005 | 4:37 |
| 07 | Laag Bij De Grond | Close to the ground | Lagos, Nigeria | September 2004 | 4:21 |
| 08 | Herinnering Aan Later | Memory of later | Óbidos, Portugal | June 2004 | 3:19 |
| 09 | Vreemde Wegen | Unknown roads | Celbridge, Ireland | October 2005 | 4:16 |
| 10 | Donker Hart | Dark heart | St. Petersburg, Russia | November 2005 | 4:07 |
| 11 | Een Manier Om Thuis Te Komen | A way to get home | Wangdue Phodrang, Bhutan | May 2005 | 5:11 |
| 12 | De Hemel Is De Aarde | Heaven is earth | Adelaide River, Australia | September 2005 | 4:31 |
| 13 | Eén En Alleen | One and alone | New Delhi, India | March 2005 | 7:01 |
Personnel
The thirteen countries where BLØF recorded Umoja.[1]
BLØF
- Paskal Jakobsen – vocals, guitar, mandolin
- Bas Kennis – keyboards, accordion, vocals
- Peter Slager – bass guitar
- Norman Bonink – drums, percussion, vocals
Additional musicians
Binnenstebuiten (Yele)
- Harry Kimani – vocals
- George Odero Achieng – orutu
- Ongeri "Magao" Magati – percussion
- Charles Obuya "Charlotti" Owino – percussion
- Wicyllffe Chagala "Kaboge" Idah – percussion
- Urvin Magarita – percussion
Lyrics translated by Harry Kimani
Aanzoek Zonder Ringen
- Kodo
- Tsubasa Hori – oke gun
- Eiichi Saito – oke daiko
- Yoshie Sunahata – oke daiko
- Tomohiro Mitome – chu daiko
- Kazuki Imagai – chu daiko
- Mitsuru Ishizuka – hirado
Hemingway
- Eliades Ochoa – vocals & guitar
- Alberto Rodriguez Pineda – tres
- Haruhiko Kono – quiro
- Gustav Klimt Kwartet
Arrangement by Tom Bakker
Lyrics translated by Annet Jimènez Rodriguez and Peter Slager
Wennen Aan September
- Counting Crows
- Adam Duritz – vocals
- David Immerglück – electric guitar, mandolin
Dutch lyrics by Peter Slager, English lyrics by Adam Duritz
Geen Tango
- Carel Kraayenhof – bandoneón
- Orquesta Tipica Sans Souci
- Leonardo Ferreya – violin
- Fabian Bertero – violin
- Guillermo Ferreyra – violin
- Sophie Lussi – violin
- Felipe Ricciardi – bandoneón
- Raúl Salvetti – bandoneón
- Afredo Gomez – bandoneón
- Eleonora Ferreyra – bandoneón
- Silvio Acosta – double bass
- Leonardo Fabricio Fernández – piano
Arrangement by Carel Kraayenhof and Tom Bakker
Laag Bij De Grond
- Femi Kuti – vocals, saxophone
- Saidi Obara – percussion
- Adekunle Adeyemi – percussion
- Tiwalade Ogunlowo – trombone
- Emmanuel Abowoba – saxophone
- Olugbenga Laleye – trumpet
- Tayo Olajide – vocals, dancing
- Anthonia Bernards – vocals, dancing
- Yemi Oriyomi – vocals, dancing
- Comfort Adenike Michael – vocals, dancing
- Olayinka Anjorin – vocals, dancing
Herinnering Aan Later
- Cristina Branco – vocals
- Custódio Castelo – Portuguese guitar
Lyrics translation by Mila Vidal Paletti, Cristina Branco and Peter Slager
Vreemde Wegen
- Terry Woods – bouzouki, concertina
- Paul Harrigan – uilleann pipes, tin whistle
- Shane Martin – bodhrán
Donker Hart
- Natalia Sergeeva – violin
- Liana Zingarenko – violin
- Olga Vikovisheva – viola
- Liubov Pavlova – cello
- Elena Abrosimova – double bass
Arrangement by Peter Bauwens
Een Manier Om Thuis Te Komen
De Hemel Is De Aarde
- Mark Atkins – didgeridoo
- Mark Robinson – didgeridoo
- Bronson – vocals, clapsticks
Eén En Alleen
- Pravin Godkhindi – bansuri
- Rafiuddin Sabri – tabla
- L. Kishore Kumar – sitar
- Santosh Mishra – sarangi
- Dhroeh Nankoe – vocals
References
- Official website on Umoja
- Umoja (Media notes). BLØF. 2006.CS1 maint: others (link)
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