Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - TE-KWARO ALANGO-EKUKU (2024) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: Ekuka Morris Sirikiti
- Title: TE-KWARO ALANGO-EKUKU
- Year Of Release: 2024
- Label: Nyege Nyege Tapes
- Genre: electronic, afrofuturism, world
- Quality: MP3-320 kbps; 16-44100 FLAC; 24-44100 FLAC
- Total Time: 39 min
- Total Size: 94; 255; 457 MB
- WebSite: Album Preview
The first studio album from lukeme maestro and legendary Langi griot Ekuka Morris Sirikiti, 'TE-KWARO ALANGO-EKUKU' is an emotional and historical milestone. In 2018, Nyege Nyege Tapes combed through the artist's work forensically on 'Ekuka', picking out the finest examples of his sound from recordings made by keen-eared listeners who caught his performances on Ugandan radio. Ekuka had never kept any of these tracks; living frugally in Lira, Northern Uganda, he doesn't even own a device to listen to the music. So when he eventually heard the anthology, it triggered an epiphany. The songs - recorded between 1978 and 2003 - brought memories flooding back; some of his bandmates have long since passed away, and Ekuka was suddenly reminded of old friendships and long-forgotten life events.
Following this revelation, and for the first time in his life, Ekuka finally stepped into a proper studio, spending two weeks re-discovering and re-recording his old songs. These new versions capture the artist's virtuosity in microscopic detail: the characteristic rattling sound of his lukeme, an ancient African thumb piano, takes pride of place, but his assertive, agile voice also sounds as if it's been unlocked. On previous recordings, his words were often obscured by saturation, distortion and radio static, and here they're presented with startling clarity as he deconstructs social issues, telling winding, poetic (and often humorous) stories in the griot tradition. Sparse polyrhythmic percussion rattles against the euphoric rhythmelodic thumb piano tones, while Ekuka's voice anchors the music in the daily realities of Northern Uganda.
On the opening track 'MITO MON OMEGU', Ekuka stacks quivering lukeme phrases into a tense rhythmic foundation, dancing around the buzzing notes with clipped, casual rhymes that untangle the stresses and strains of romancing a brother's wife. And he travels further into the moral grey zone on 'ICO AWILO KOTI ME KWALO ORANGA', telling the tale of a man who buys a coat to steal beans over an irregular, woody rhythmic knock. The album's de-facto single 'TEC ME OT JOK' is about local witch doctors, and is the first song Ekuka has accompanied with a video. Colorful and cinematic, it juxtaposes footage of his performance - showcasing his lukeme playing in vivid detail - with local dances and narrative snippets that dramatize the interplay between a medicine man and his community.
Eukua is an endlessly inquisitive presence, mixing public service announcements ('ONYO OCOLO' is about paying taxes, while 'CIL PACO' details personal hygiene) with questions about village morals, like on 'OPWODO DAKO PI KUNYU OMOGO' when he recounts an incident when a woman is beaten for harvesting cassava. Everything's presented with an invitation to dance and to reflect, delivered with pathos and mischievous charm by an artist who's seen life's full spectrum in intimate detail.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - MITO MON OMEGU (4:04)
1.02 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - AKEMU MEDE IPWODO DAKO (3:21)
1.03 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - KWALO JAMI AMON TOO (3:54)
1.04 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - ICO AWILO KOTI ME KWALO ORANGA (3:48)
1.05 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - TEC ME OT JOK (4:12)
1.06 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - PE IYEL CWARI ABONGO BAL (5:28)
1.07 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - ONYO OCOLO (2:46)
1.08 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - NYEGENYEGE OYOMO YII JO (3:25)
1.09 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - OPWODO DAKO PI KUNYU OMOGO (4:55)
1.10 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - CIL PACO (3:29)
Following this revelation, and for the first time in his life, Ekuka finally stepped into a proper studio, spending two weeks re-discovering and re-recording his old songs. These new versions capture the artist's virtuosity in microscopic detail: the characteristic rattling sound of his lukeme, an ancient African thumb piano, takes pride of place, but his assertive, agile voice also sounds as if it's been unlocked. On previous recordings, his words were often obscured by saturation, distortion and radio static, and here they're presented with startling clarity as he deconstructs social issues, telling winding, poetic (and often humorous) stories in the griot tradition. Sparse polyrhythmic percussion rattles against the euphoric rhythmelodic thumb piano tones, while Ekuka's voice anchors the music in the daily realities of Northern Uganda.
On the opening track 'MITO MON OMEGU', Ekuka stacks quivering lukeme phrases into a tense rhythmic foundation, dancing around the buzzing notes with clipped, casual rhymes that untangle the stresses and strains of romancing a brother's wife. And he travels further into the moral grey zone on 'ICO AWILO KOTI ME KWALO ORANGA', telling the tale of a man who buys a coat to steal beans over an irregular, woody rhythmic knock. The album's de-facto single 'TEC ME OT JOK' is about local witch doctors, and is the first song Ekuka has accompanied with a video. Colorful and cinematic, it juxtaposes footage of his performance - showcasing his lukeme playing in vivid detail - with local dances and narrative snippets that dramatize the interplay between a medicine man and his community.
Eukua is an endlessly inquisitive presence, mixing public service announcements ('ONYO OCOLO' is about paying taxes, while 'CIL PACO' details personal hygiene) with questions about village morals, like on 'OPWODO DAKO PI KUNYU OMOGO' when he recounts an incident when a woman is beaten for harvesting cassava. Everything's presented with an invitation to dance and to reflect, delivered with pathos and mischievous charm by an artist who's seen life's full spectrum in intimate detail.
Tracklist:
1.01 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - MITO MON OMEGU (4:04)
1.02 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - AKEMU MEDE IPWODO DAKO (3:21)
1.03 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - KWALO JAMI AMON TOO (3:54)
1.04 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - ICO AWILO KOTI ME KWALO ORANGA (3:48)
1.05 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - TEC ME OT JOK (4:12)
1.06 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - PE IYEL CWARI ABONGO BAL (5:28)
1.07 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - ONYO OCOLO (2:46)
1.08 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - NYEGENYEGE OYOMO YII JO (3:25)
1.09 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - OPWODO DAKO PI KUNYU OMOGO (4:55)
1.10 - Ekuka Morris Sirikiti - CIL PACO (3:29)
Year 2024 | World | Electronic | FLAC / APE | Mp3 | HD & Vinyl
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