Ayub Ogada

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Ayub Ogada was a Kenyan musician and singer renowned for his evocative performances on the nyatiti, blending traditional Luo music with contemporary world music influences.

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Ayub Ogada canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1970s ⓘ
associatedAct Peter Gabriel ⓘ
Real World Records artists ⓘ
birthName Job Seda ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kenya ⓘ
culturalHeritage Luo ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1956 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2019-02-01 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Luo people ⓘ
fieldOfWork music ⓘ
performance ⓘ
genre traditional Luo music ⓘ
world music ⓘ
hasInstrumentRole nyatiti player ⓘ
hasVocalType male voice ⓘ
influencedBy Luo musical traditions ⓘ
instrument nyatiti ⓘ
knownFor minimalist vocal style ⓘ
use of traditional Kenyan rhythms ⓘ
name Ayub Ogada ⓘ
nationality Kenyan ⓘ
notableAlbum "En Mana Kuoyo" ⓘ
notableFor blending traditional Luo music with contemporary influences ⓘ
evocative nyatiti performances ⓘ
notableSong "Kothbiro" ⓘ
notableWork album "En Mana Kuoyo" ⓘ
song "Kothbiro" ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performanceLanguage Dholuo ⓘ
English ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kenya ⓘ
Mombasa ⓘ
placeOfDeath Kenya ⓘ
Kisumu County ⓘ
recordLabel Real World Records ⓘ
residence Kenya ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
workFeaturedIn film "The Constant Gardener" ⓘ
film "The Good Lie" ⓘ
linked to: The Good Lie

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Ayub Ogada → name → Ayub Ogada ⓘ