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Release Date: 10-04-2006
Label: Karuna / Triloka
Catalog Number: TRICD82071
Barcode: 801298207122
Musical Style: World
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Embalasasa [04:04] | 6 | We Can Do Better [05:25] |
| 2 | Olusoka [04:43] | 7 | Nalubale [06:38] |
| 3 | Nawe Okiwulira [04:14] | 8 | Not Alone [03:04] |
| 4 | Kakokolo [05:09] | 9 | Olugendo [05:42] |
| 5 | Look For The Sunset [03:51] | 10 | Setula [06:37] |
Description:
Samite's newest recording, Embalasasa interweaves many subjects dear to Samite-native African fables and their morals, musings on the journey of life, of the experience of grief, of childhood, and of nature. His virtuosic performances (vocals, kalimba and flute) imbue the album with heartfelt emotion that Billboard Magazine noted when it said that 'Samite wraps his warm voice around melodies that seems to rise up off the Ugandan plateau, caressed by his kalimbas and other native instruments.'
'Embalasasa' is the name of a colourful lizard, purple, red, blue and yellow, which inhabits Uganda. Beautiful, yet deadly when touched, it is a symbol which Samite uses in this album to typify how AIDS, a deadly disease transmitted through the most beautiful, vibrant and natural act of sex, has come to ravage much of Africa.
Samite's interest in the issues facing children in war-torn countries is reflected by the fact that proceeds from the sale of each copy of Embalasasa will go to the organization Musicians for World Harmony.
Biography:
'I am convinced', says Samite, 'that we are all moved by the same desires, needs and emotions, regardless of the language in which those feelings are expressed.'
