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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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
human
musician
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 2010s
activeYearsStart 1970s
associatedAct Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED
Real World Records artists
birthName Job Seda NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kenya NERFINISHED
culturalHeritage Luo NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1956
dateOfDeath 2019-02-01
ethnicGroup Luo people NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
nationality Kenyan NERFINISHED
notableAlbum "En Mana Kuoyo" NERFINISHED
notableFor blending traditional Luo music with contemporary influences
evocative nyatiti performances
notableSong "Kothbiro" NERFINISHED
notableWork album "En Mana Kuoyo" NERFINISHED
song "Kothbiro" NERFINISHED
occupation composer
musician
singer
songwriter
performanceLanguage Dholuo NERFINISHED
English
placeOfBirth Kenya NERFINISHED
Mombasa NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Kenya NERFINISHED
Kisumu County NERFINISHED
recordLabel Real World Records NERFINISHED
residence Kenya NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
workFeaturedIn film "The Constant Gardener" NERFINISHED
film "The Good Lie" NERFINISHED

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