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ekuka morris sirikiti - ekuka - nyege nyege tapes - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: African

1. Pwan En Obalo Gum Waa
2. Aruba Iwi An Dyere Adako Omako
3. WiloKoti Me Kwalo Orango
4. Pwoc Bot Lira Dpi Miyo Pikipiki
5. Jo Ame Aparo Loc
6. Acoc Acoc Twol Iye Akayi
7. Omaro Cil Pacu
8. Kwon Otino Anyira
9. English Record
10. Peko Me Kin Calo
11. In Balonyo For Ayinet
12. PQ Ekuka Rework

Amazing comp of thumb piano songs by Ekuka Morris Sirikiti, a legendary Mbira player from the Lango people recorded from Ugandan radio c.1978-2003

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Hailing from the Langi tribe of Lira, Northern Uganda, legendary local griot Ekuka Morris Sirikiti performs his music in various situations - festivities, market days, and other gatherings - on a homemade foot/drum contraption coupled with the Lukeme; a small, handheld thumb piano that produces flurries of metallic rhythmelody under deft digits, and is maybe best known as an Mbira in its heavily distorted use by the DRC’s amazing Konono Nº1, as well as myriad other recordings from the vast Central and East African region.

Entirely comprising recordings of the original radio broadcasts made on various devices, the music on ‘Ekuka’ is distorted to differing degrees, resulting in a broad spectrum of fidelities that are both unavoidable and inherent to the music, its reception, and its perception by those who didn’t catch the broadcast as it happened.

The 12 songs selected zig-zag across the timeline 1978-2003, with an alternating patina of ferric noise that camouflages their chronology - it’s difficult and unnecessary to discern their recording dates, as the songs serve a timeless social purpose, from everyday reminders to be a good husband; take your kids to school; and don’t disturb the wife of your son; to Government commissioned warnings about venereal diseases, drinking alcohol and paying taxes.