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Umoja (album)

Umoja is the seventh studio album by the Dutch rock band BLØF, released on 3 March 2006. It was produced with the help of numerous international 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 "unity".

A documentary about the album was made in September 2007.

Track listing

Personnel

BLØF

  • Paskal Jakobsen – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Bas Kennis – keyboards, accordion, backing vocals
  • Peter Slager – bass guitar
  • Norman Bonink – drums, percussion, backing 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

Mens

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
  • Arlia de Ruiter – first violin
  • Lorre Trytten – second violin
  • Mieke Honingh – viola
  • Bastiaan van der Werf – cello

Arrangement by Tom Bakker Lyrics translated by Annet Jimènez Rodriguez and Peter Slager

Wennen Aan September

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

Lyrics translated by Mila Vidal Paletti, Cristina Branco, and Peter Slager

Vreemde Wegen

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

  • Jigme Drukpa – vocals, dranyen, lingm
  • Ugyen Tshewang – cymbals
  • Dung Norbu – French horn
  • Tsagay – horn
  • Tashi Wangchuk – drum

De Hemel Is De Aarde

Eén En Alleen

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