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01. Odd Okoddo - Aora Odinona Yo
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02. Odd Okoddo - Joka Awuor
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03. Odd Okoddo - Auma
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04. Odd Okoddo - Okitwoye
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05. Odd Okoddo - Ngoma Ni Mzito
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06. Odd Okoddo - Hera Kende
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07. Odd Okoddo - Muziki
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08. Odd Okoddo - Mama Yo
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09. Odd Okoddo - Adhiambo
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ARTIST
ODD OKODDO
TITLE
Auma
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
PINGIPUNG
CATALOG #
PING 068LP
PING 068LP
GENRE
WORLD
RELEASE DATE
10/25/2019
Odd Okoddo
is a Kenyan/German duo consisting of
Olith Ratego
and
Sven Kacirek
. The two artists met in Kenya, around 2009, when Sven Kacirek was recording his
Kenya Sessions
(PING 020CD, 2011), an album that put Kacirek on the map of outernational producers. It was reviewed as a "
World Music 2.0
" (de:bug magazine), whose "
fascination endures
" (The Wire). Olith Ratego also made an appearance on the
Kenya Sessions
, on the track "Too Good To Be True". The duo formed the project Odd Okoddo in 2018, with the two musicians joining their various talents which dovetail in perfection. Ratego writes the lyrics and vocal melodies while Kacirek composes, records and produces the arrangements of all nine songs on
Auma
. They create a colorful, dynamic sound which is defined by both Ratego's enormous vocal compass and range of timbres as well as Kacirek's outstanding skills as a sensitive percussionist. Olith Ratego sings in a musical style called "dodo", which originates from the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya, high in pitch and soulfully expressive. He refers to his music as "dodo blues". His lyrics touch upon the topics of politics, family and of course: love. As a skilled luthier, Ratego builds his instruments himself, like the five-stringed Okodo which lends its name to the project. Sven Kacirek is a multi-instrumentalist who has been commuting between Germany and Kenya for many years now. In the past he has closely collaborated with various international musicians, among them
Nils Frahm
and
Shabaka Hutchings
. Kacirek's sound builds upon a powerful bass marimba which is present throughout the album. It sometimes invokes the sound of a tuned 808 kick-drum. He works with Kenyan an arsenal of percussion instruments as well as household objects and found materials. Kacirek has now settled into a signature sound which has been described as "
thrilling and dizzyingly inventive
" by the Australian magazine, Cyclic Defrost. LP comes with a printed inner sleeve with liner notes by
Tabu Osusa
from the Nairobi based label, Ketebul, as well as explanations about the song lyrics.
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